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RE: Goal: Music Teacher - natshar - 11-02-2018 (11-02-2018, 04:41 PM)sanantone Wrote:(11-02-2018, 04:37 PM)natshar Wrote: You can't be a music teacher (at least a public school) without a teaching certificate. A degree in music alone won't cut it most places. However, there are lots of alternative route to certification programs or you could do a post-baccalaureate teaching certificate. There is always WGU for a post bach. teaching cert. I just suggested Spring Arbor because they offered a music education degree. Good points. RE: Goal: Music Teacher - cookderosa - 11-02-2018 (11-01-2018, 11:53 PM)dfrecore Wrote: How about WGU to become a licensed teacher, and then a MA in Music somewhere (maybe the Rio Salado program after he's done?)? a good idea EXCEPT that a masters is risky for k12 teachers out of the gate. He'd have a hard time getting hired, especially in NC. If he were already a teacher, I think this would work because he'd have a job and they'd have to give him a raise. My next door neighbor spent 7 academic years as a licensed teacher with a master's degree (she held a BA in something else and her license was integrated in her master's) and after 7 straight years of subbing and no contracts, she finally went into office work. My brother's master's was carefully planned (he is a high school music teacher/band director) but only started after he'd earned tenure at his high school. RE: Goal: Music Teacher - dfrecore - 11-03-2018 (11-02-2018, 07:42 PM)cookderosa Wrote:(11-01-2018, 11:53 PM)dfrecore Wrote: How about WGU to become a licensed teacher, and then a MA in Music somewhere (maybe the Rio Salado program after he's done?)? I should have said "or maybe the Rio Salado program after he's done." The post-bac program. So either: 1) the WGU BA/teaching credential, with a second bachelor's at TESU in music 2) a BA in Music from TESU and then the WGU post-bac teaching credential I'm guessing either one will be the same price and timeline, but you could do spreadsheets for both to see which would be cheaper/faster. But either way, he probably wants to do the teaching credential program when he's young and still living at home if possible, because it's 6 months of no pay - much easier to do when living at home with your parents than when you're out on your own. If that's a possibility. RE: Goal: Music Teacher - cookderosa - 11-03-2018 (11-03-2018, 01:17 AM)dfrecore Wrote:(11-02-2018, 07:42 PM)cookderosa Wrote:(11-01-2018, 11:53 PM)dfrecore Wrote: How about WGU to become a licensed teacher, and then a MA in Music somewhere (maybe the Rio Salado program after he's done?)? Thank you! |