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sunnygirl
loving life
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english teachers
i mean english as in you teach novels to students
i am currently a reading teacher where i have to teach the skills and strategies of reading comprehension, while it is very important i don't enjoy it anymore
i was thinking about taking some classes to teach english i guess on a high school level
my question is where did you go to school? - i know i will need to go back to school for this
how/what do you teach? - are you teaching the themes/concepts of the novel?
any special requirements?
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Candy Girl
Candy girl- you are so sweet!
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erin
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Re: english teachers
I've been an English Lit. teacher for eight years. I am pretty sure there are a few more of us on this board. I got my undergrad from NYU in English Ed. 7-12 and then an MA in English from Brooklyn College. You can go back to graduate school for a Master's in Secondary English Ed. and that would fulfill your requirements. It is only 30 credits. Good luck! FM if you have any more questions.
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| Posted 3/13/08 6:32 PM |
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MrsAT
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/07 881 total posts
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Allison
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Re: english teachers
I got my masters from Fordham. I came in through an alternative route (teaching fellows) and am licensed to teach English 7-12. It was a great deal at the time because my entire masters was paid for. They've changed the program now, as they have with many other alternate route programs, so be careful if you go this route.
That said, teaching English has changed. I do teach literature. (My class is reading Of Mice and Men right now). A lot more is expected from English teachers because students enter high school at such low reading levels. I teach literacy first. I still cover basic reading and writing strategies that should have been mastered well before entering 9th grade.
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| Posted 3/13/08 7:00 PM |
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nel
LIF Adult
Member since 5/06 1173 total posts
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Re: english teachers
Posted by sunnygirl
i mean english as in you teach novels to students
i am currently a reading teacher where i have to teach the skills and strategies of reading comprehension, while it is very important i don't enjoy it anymore
i was thinking about taking some classes to teach english i guess on a high school level
my question is where did you go to school? - i know i will need to go back to school for this
how/what do you teach? - are you teaching the themes/concepts of the novel?
any special requirements?
Hi! I've been an English teacher for 8 years now. I got my BA in English from Tufts and then my Master's in Secondary Ed./English from Queens College. I liked the program at Queens (because I also had to get certified there). I teach novels/plays/non-fiction/poetry -- depends on the class. I do teach in a high school, so there's a lot of variety. And yes, I teach themes, but I also cover all of the literary elements in each work I teach, so of course that includes characterization, conflict, setting, etc. There's so much variety in what we do. Tomorrow, for example, I'm showing a scene from Lord of the Rings to explain how Tolkien alluded to Shakespeare by referencing Macbeth. It's so much fun to make these things come alive for them. Good luck! It's definitely worth it. 
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Erica
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Re: english teachers
I'm not english - but I was going to mention queens college - they offer a certification program (not masters) that you might fit into - to get into the field faster
Message edited 3/14/2008 10:35:50 AM.
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sunnygirl
loving life
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Re: english teachers
thanks for all the info i might check out queens because part of my problem is i really don't have the undergrad english prereq courses since i majored in elem education
most prgrams i looked it i need 30 undergrad eng courses which is alot
again thanks
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| Posted 3/14/08 10:49 AM |
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