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My brother was ESL for years (now in administration) and his wife is still teaching math. His thoughts are: “Both are good roads and you can do math and get an ESL certification in addition to Math license. For our district, we actually have all core classes that are structured for ESL students. It’s not the easiest, since you have kids from various backgrounds and education levels, but it was the most enjoyable time I had teaching.
If you have a passion for it, the go for it. We have too many teachers who hate what they do. The testing will be there no matter what, but teachers can make it work. Wife does not stress assessments/testing and still score well. She is able to connect and motivate her kids to learn, so the scores follow.”
Not NYC but I think the above is relevant regardless.
I switched from teaching to PA. Look at edjoin.com for positions. Good luck
I doubt you’re going to have much luck her with people who know details about being a teacher, that’s a pretty big change from PA, and not a step most would take.
..and kids). I was thinking going into Math or ESL since those are my main areas of interest. Can anyone who has first hand experience (family members, etc) suggest the best direction/ specialization for best WL balance? I’m afraid I might be forced to “teach for tests” if I choose math. Don’t know enough about ESL. Is it easy to find a decent job after I do my masters in Ed? I’m in NYC. Thanks guys.
From what I understand, a lot of finding a job is networking. Start talking to teachers and staff at the schools you'd like to teach at for insights whilst networking simultaneously.
Thank you PwC1 and KPMG1!
I wish there was a fishbowl for teachers that I could join lol
Check out the board of ed you choose too. They can be resourceful, especially if their district needs math teachers as well.
Teaching is a joy and hope you get the work life you deserve for you and your kids.
I had a friend that switched to teaching at local community college. Is that an option for you? May only need masters degree but higher the better. If you have more, can even consider private colleges, etc.
Thanks @EY1 - no positions for NY there. Any other (general) resources you can recommend, or any advice for someone changing careers into teaching? I know that if I could talk to newly graduated self knowing what I know now about PA, I might have made a few different moves. Knowledge is power.
Community college and university teaching is hard to break in to, especially with no prior teaching experience. Part time professors also get paid rather awful until you make full time.
My ex was a 4th grade teacher, took home lots of "work", mostly up front with learning her school's methods, but it wasn't terrible. Now she is an ESE teacher. Less grading but more paperwork. Either way, it's a vacation compared to what we work now. And summer's off is amazing.
I was in teaching before PA. You can easily lose sight of the WL balance too, plus anyone who takes about teachers having summers off had never been a teacher! Be prepared for way less pay, less growth, less acknowledgement, and not always having more time than you do now. I’d avoid ESL, as that’ll involve more paperwork that will eat into your “free” time. Math definitely does involve teaching for tests, but there is also a lot of freedom to it. And yeah, definitely look at your state / county and see what the steps are to becoming licensed. Some states are way more lax, you wouldn’t even need the masters. Also keep an eye out, some will have special programs to recruit STEM teachers with non-education backgrounds. And be involved at your kids’ school, plus maybe take up some tutoring on the side, to make sure you like it plus grow your teaching experience.
Also, community college is a solid option if you can make it happen, but that’ll most likely involve the masters. Look into teaching at private schools, in my area anybody can teach there! No official state certification paperwork or anything, just a college degree required.