Teaching (discovering Careers For Your Future) - 2nd Edition


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DISCOVERING CAREERS FUTURE FOR YOUR teaching SECOND EDITION Discovering Careers for Your Future: Teaching, Second Edition Copyright © 2008 by Infobase Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact Ferguson An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Discovering careers for your future. Teaching. — 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7292-7 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8160-7292-2 (alk. paper) 1. Teaching—Vocational guidance—United States—Juvenile literature. 2. Teachers—Training of—United States—Juvenile literature. LB1775.2.D58 2008 371.10023’73 2007046147 Ferguson books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Ferguson on the World Wide Web at http://www.fergpubco.com Text design by Mary Susan Ryan-Flynn Cover design by Jooyoung An Printed in the United States of America EB MSRF 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Adult and Vocational Education Teachers . . . . . . 5 Athletic Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Career Counselors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Child Care Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 College Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 College Professors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Computer Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Education Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Elementary School Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 English as a Second Language Teachers . . . . . . 41 Guidance Counselors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Math Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Museum Attendants and Teachers . . . . . . . . . . 53 Music Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Naturalists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Preschool Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 School Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Secondary School Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Special Education Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Teacher Aides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Index of Job Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Browse and Learn More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Introduction Y ou may not have decided yet what you want to be in the future. And you don’t have to decide right away. You do know that right now you are interested in teaching. Do any of the statements below describe you? If so, you may want to begin thinking about what a career in education might mean for you. ___I enjoy going to school every day. ___I have leadership qualities. ___I am good at explaining things to other people. ___I enjoy babysitting and being with young children. ___I am good at public speaking. ___I like to lead discussions. ___I am interested in learning new things every day. ___I like to get other people interested in my hobbies (music, sports, computers, or photography, for example). ___I enjoy homework assignments that involve preparing oral presentations. ___If I learn something quickly in class, I am eager to help my classmates understand. Discovering Car
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