THANKS FOR ANSWERING my question no i think they are wrong that dosent help.

and the answer is know you actually have to be educationed to teach people, whats the point in having a stupid teacher?

In Texas, we have “Alternative Certification”. If you hold a bachelors degree you can go through the Regional Education Center and get just a little more training and become a “real teacher”. We veteran teachers who spent 4 years to get our teaching certification and degree in education and those of us who spent another 4 years to get or Master of Education, and those of who spent even more time getting certified as Master Reading Teachers, Master Science Teachers, and Master Math Teachers, don’t hold much with the concept. We have seen these teachers who come in with alternative certification stay a year or two and then leave because they just can’t hack the regime.

You cannot be a teacher without a credential.

There are some exceptions:

District Interns: -Some schools partner with universities accepting a candidate into a 2-3 year program where they work as a teacher but do their credentialing coursework at nights. The agreement is to continue teaching you must be in the program. Often there is a five year teach for the district clause. Only districts with high need offer this.

University interns – similar to above. university has an agreement with a school district and places candidates who are working on their credentialing requirements.

Subsitutes – Often districts will hire substitutes who do not have their credential. preference in placement and calling list goes to those with credential.

Private schools – Often private schools do not have the same requirements as public.

The simple quick answer is no, but….

It depends on the level you want to teach (elementary or secondary)

It depends on whether it will be full-time or sub (full-time requires being credentialed for the appropriate level (elem or secondary).

Full teacher certification program sometimes take 5 years to complete (includes practice teaching). So if you have a BA, there are some classes you need to take to be certified. If you teach at the secondary level, a major subject area is required. (Elem grades have a single teacher teaching multiple subjects. Secondary teachers tend to teach in the subject area of their major.) And some states require an exam AFTER you graduate. You can get exact requirements from your State Dept of Education, teacher credentialing.

NOT all colleges and universities have teacher training programs…so check your own campus first.

Hope this helps. Best wishes in your endeavors.

Here in California you can be a substitute teacher K-12 with a Bachelor’s in any subject and pass the CBEST. To be a certificated teacher you must do a year of graduate work and get a credential. I believe you can teach in the community college level with just a bachelor’s also.

Ideally you should have a bachelor’s degree in an academic subject that you will be teaching. And you will need to have a teaching certification. Otherwise you will not be considered as a ‘teacher’.

Having said that, you can become a relief teacher with a degree qualification. But that does not make you a teacher. Its the pedagogical knowledge that makes you one.

It kind of depends on the school and how desparate they are. Schools prefer teaching degrees, but places like CA that have many people and great need for teachers will take whatever as long as you have a bachelors. Check with a school district you’d be interested in.

I had a Bachelors when I started, but I was working towards a Masters…..you have to be certified….but you can just have a BA.