Elementary English & Math Education Tips

Do you make more teaching elementary or high school?

I just finished my general associates degree and it is now time for me to decide if I want a degree in teaching elementary or high school. I love little kids and I would love to teach math in high school. I do not care for the attitudes of junior high kids so thats not in the picture. So I was just curious if one made more than the other. This obviously will not be my deciding factor but it would be nice to know. Oh and one more thing, teachers do get health insurance, right?

Teachers do get benefits, including health insurance.

The best way to find out which direction to go is check in the area of the country you want to teach in. I wrote to several counties in Wyoming and found out the teacher shortage was a myth at the elementary school level, but starting wages (at that time) was around $30,000.

Before you commit, write to the school superintendent in the state you are interested in. Ask these questions:

1. Is there a shortage of teachers? In what areas?

2. What are the starting wages at elementary level?

3. What are the starting wages at secondary level (high school)?

4. What areas do you suggest I study to be more employable in your state?

5. Are there financial assistance programs available for students training to be teachers in your state?

The last one is pretty important. If you are lucky, they will give financial assistance to students planning on an education degree in the mathematics area. It means you’ll be committing to teach in that state for a couple of years, but you’ll have fewer student loans to worry about.

Oh, I dropped the idea of going for an education degree when I discovered there was no shortage of teachers. I went straight for the writing career instead and now have seven books published.

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