Certification vs. Experience?
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:41 am
Hey all,
My wife and are planning to dive into the world of international teaching in 2008. We thought about it this year but decided to stay where we are for one more year and then look abroad next year.
Here is our situation:
I have a B.S. Secondary Education and am certified to teach Social Studies and Humanities and will have 3 years experience by the time we will be looking. My wife has a B.S. Art Education and is certified to teach Art and will have 3 years of art teaching experience and 3 years of English teaching experience.
My Question:
We are certainly qualified to apply for Social Studies/Humanities and Art positions. But, is my wife qualified to apply for an English/Language Arts position? She will have 3 years of teaching it and is working towards her certification but will be about 6 credits shy of certification in the field. Should she still apply for English jobs?
We are interested in this because I have seen many more schools with Social Studies and English/LA positions open than Social Studies and Art positions open.
Thanks for any info.
My wife and are planning to dive into the world of international teaching in 2008. We thought about it this year but decided to stay where we are for one more year and then look abroad next year.
Here is our situation:
I have a B.S. Secondary Education and am certified to teach Social Studies and Humanities and will have 3 years experience by the time we will be looking. My wife has a B.S. Art Education and is certified to teach Art and will have 3 years of art teaching experience and 3 years of English teaching experience.
My Question:
We are certainly qualified to apply for Social Studies/Humanities and Art positions. But, is my wife qualified to apply for an English/Language Arts position? She will have 3 years of teaching it and is working towards her certification but will be about 6 credits shy of certification in the field. Should she still apply for English jobs?
We are interested in this because I have seen many more schools with Social Studies and English/LA positions open than Social Studies and Art positions open.
Thanks for any info.