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try the TEFL Institute. There are a lot of great options and this is a great way to invest in one college course and get an opportunity to get a real teaching experience. I plan to teach in South Korea in the Spring. My program adviser was named Patrick. He was a great resource. The number there I believe is 773-880-5141 x 29. Either way you’ll get some good background on the career opportunities avbl. good luck to you.

Not necessarily. You would need a minimum of a bachelor’s degree to teach (at least in the public school system). As far as running your own school, I think the most important thing will be experience. You will need to teach for a long time to build up a reputation of someone who could head up a school that is worthy of attending. Along the way – while teaching – you can get a masters degree in psych and business, if you choose. These wouldn’t be mandatory, but I can see where they might be helpful. Again, the big thing will be for you to gain a lot of expertise in teh field of education, build relationships, etc. These are things that you will have to have to start a new school from teh ground up. Good luck!

about 4 years to get your bachelor’s in elementary ed. as far as running your own school, that takes lots of money and experience as a principal. you would also want to study what kinds of underprivileged children you would like to teach…what barriers would they have and how will you address them? I would say at least six years of college and 15+ teaching years are in your future.