Comments on: Q&A: Jobs prior to becoming a Special Education teacher? http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: b_friskey http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-567 b_friskey Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:53:09 +0000 http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/#comment-567 Hey, special ed. teachers are SO in demand right now that prior experience isn't important as long as you have the professional credentials. I would suggest you volunteer with special ed. programs, it would look good on your resume. Some suggestions are Special Olympics, a handicapped horse-back program, many city recreation programs have activities for handicapped kids and are always looking for volunteers. If you need a paying job, try substituting for special ed. classes on days you do not have other classes. That REALLY looks good on resumes. Good luck, we need all the good people we can get! Hey, special ed. teachers are SO in demand right now that prior experience isn’t important as long as you have the professional credentials. I would suggest you volunteer with special ed. programs, it would look good on your resume. Some suggestions are Special Olympics, a handicapped horse-back program, many city recreation programs have activities for handicapped kids and are always looking for volunteers. If you need a paying job, try substituting for special ed. classes on days you do not have other classes. That REALLY looks good on resumes. Good luck, we need all the good people we can get!

]]> By: suzie_lea_2007 http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-566 suzie_lea_2007 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:49:12 +0000 http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/#comment-566 Teacher's Assistant. This will introduce you to the way the school system works and give you skills working with children with disabilities. As a paralegal you could try getting into the advocacy area and be a disability advocate. This will give you an understanding of the other side of the system. You'll then be more able to understand what problems parents, students, etc may have with the way the system works which will help you to help them once you become a special education teacher. Teacher’s Assistant. This will introduce you to the way the school system works and give you skills working with children with disabilities.

As a paralegal you could try getting into the advocacy area and be a disability advocate. This will give you an understanding of the other side of the system. You’ll then be more able to understand what problems parents, students, etc may have with the way the system works which will help you to help them once you become a special education teacher.

]]> By: mcc http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-565 mcc Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:58:38 +0000 http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/qa-jobs-prior-to-becoming-a-special-education-teacher/#comment-565 Educational Assistant/teachers aide would be helpful in special education setting. You could also explore being a graduate assistant at the college where you are going - that way you work for the Special Education Department - and professors and get some money toward schooling. Educational Assistant/teachers aide would be helpful in special education setting. You could also explore being a graduate assistant at the college where you are going – that way you work for the Special Education Department – and professors and get some money toward schooling.

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