Choosing a Career

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Choosing a Career

• By
• Mrs. Zanussi

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The Teaching Profession
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Definition and Setting For the Teacher

• A teacher is a person who helps students learn
  and apply concepts in many subjects in a variety
  of ways within a traditional classroom setting.

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The Pros and Cons of Teaching

• Pros
• Seeing students develop new skills and knowledge
  is rewarding
• Summers off
• No shift work
• Being able to help students and hopefully make a
  difference

• Cons
• Low salary
• Stressful at times
• Behavior problems
• School violence
• Generally isolated from colleagues
• Outside school duties
• Dealing with unmotivated students
• Grading papers and lesson planning at night

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Education and Certification

• Pretests to enter program (PPST)
• Maintain a 2.5 average
• Student Teaching Experience
• Exit Tests (N.E.S content test)
• Upon graduation, a provisional license for three
  years issued
• Additional education for salary advancement

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The Salary Of a Teacher in West Virginia

• The average beginning salary of a teacher in the
  state of West Virginia with 0 years of teaching
  experience is 25,336.00

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Median Annual Salary of Various Careers in US
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Here Is a Picture Of Me Doing What I Love Best...
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The End Thanks for Watching!