You need to apply to a four year university, major in special education and early childhood, and become a special education early childhood teacher.
Do so for 2006-2007. Start looking into universities now. Take any and all tests needed in the summer or at the earliest point you can. Then start looking into the application process.
Please cyph0r! It would benefit everyone if you did.
Like I said before. Some school districts have programs that pay for parapros to go back to school to become a teacher.
I loved early childhood, and I have lots of ideas to share - both from daycares and the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities.
The thing is that if you have your own classroom, you set the mood and the atmosphere. If you are excited about working with the kids, everyone else will be as well.
The bitching about management didn't really occur at too many of the places I worked at, but I am not surprised. The pay for daycare workers is a slap in the face, and I frequently questioned decisions that were made in the name of money and not the child's best interest - like moving them up into the next age group before they demonstrated readiness because space was needed to squeeze in another kiddo. The change was always traumatic for the child. I worked with babies and toddlers a lot, so that may not be a problem where you work.
Actually I have been looking at continuing my studies and getting a degree. The main obstacle i face is not being able to receive any financial aid whatsoever. I was actually thinking of getting an associates in early childhood special ed from a community college (cheaper) and then move on from there. Truthfully I have no clue and really need to make an appointment to get some guidance. do u think doing it this way is ok?
I don't know for sure, because I'm not sure what an associate's in early childhood would do except allow you to lead teach at a daycare.
My gut instinct is to say that going straight into a four year teaching program would be better (specializing in special education and early childhood).
I guess I recommend looking into all options: 1. find out what prevents you from financial aid and fix that as you can, don't forget scholarships and the fact that if you get a job with the school district they might pay for it. Getting some classes out of the way at the community college might be a possibility until funds come in,a s community colleges are generally cheaper.
2. You can schedule an appointment to talk to an advisor at a four year college to discuss which classes you will need to get a teacher certification, and they could probably give you advice on which classes would be okay to take at the community college. It would probably be an advisor for education or teacher education.
3. Even if it seems like you won't be able to pay for the four year college, I would still talk to admissions advisor to find out what you need to do to apply. After you do this, make a checklist with dates. Hang it up on the wall. Even if you can't apply immediately, at least you will be familiar with the process.
All colleges have websites that can give you information about scheduling an appointment with an advisor, programs, etc.
I just really feel like you should be teaching special education in the public schools. Every time you talk about what you enjoy, it seems like you are talking about some of the special education classes I've seen. You already seem to be aware that the job has stress and frustration but that the satisfaction you get would more than compensate. I don't know how much paperwork you had in Singapore. That would be my other warning. Special Education here involves an inordinate amount of paperwork. I just feel like I need to encourage you tons in this area.
Let me know if you need anything that I can help with or any more advice that I might know about.
Do so for 2006-2007. Start looking into universities now. Take any and all tests needed in the summer or at the earliest point you can. Then start looking into the application process.
Please cyph0r! It would benefit everyone if you did.
Like I said before. Some school districts have programs that pay for parapros to go back to school to become a teacher.
I loved early childhood, and I have lots of ideas to share - both from daycares and the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities.
The thing is that if you have your own classroom, you set the mood and the atmosphere. If you are excited about working with the kids, everyone else will be as well.
The bitching about management didn't really occur at too many of the places I worked at, but I am not surprised. The pay for daycare workers is a slap in the face, and I frequently questioned decisions that were made in the name of money and not the child's best interest - like moving them up into the next age group before they demonstrated readiness because space was needed to squeeze in another kiddo. The change was always traumatic for the child. I worked with babies and toddlers a lot, so that may not be a problem where you work.
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My gut instinct is to say that going straight into a four year teaching program would be better (specializing in special education and early childhood).
I guess I recommend looking into all options:
1. find out what prevents you from financial aid and fix that as you can, don't forget scholarships and the fact that if you get a job with the school district they might pay for it. Getting some classes out of the way at the community college might be a possibility until funds come in,a s community colleges are generally cheaper.
2. You can schedule an appointment to talk to an advisor at a four year college to discuss which classes you will need to get a teacher certification, and they could probably give you advice on which classes would be okay to take at the community college. It would probably be an advisor for education or teacher education.
3. Even if it seems like you won't be able to pay for the four year college, I would still talk to admissions advisor to find out what you need to do to apply. After you do this, make a checklist with dates. Hang it up on the wall. Even if you can't apply immediately, at least you will be familiar with the process.
All colleges have websites that can give you information about scheduling an appointment with an advisor, programs, etc.
I just really feel like you should be teaching special education in the public schools. Every time you talk about what you enjoy, it seems like you are talking about some of the special education classes I've seen. You already seem to be aware that the job has stress and frustration but that the satisfaction you get would more than compensate. I don't know how much paperwork you had in Singapore. That would be my other warning. Special Education here involves an inordinate amount of paperwork. I just feel like I need to encourage you tons in this area.
Let me know if you need anything that I can help with or any more advice that I might know about.
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