Dan-nesha+Johnson+Career+profile

__[|TASKS]__
====Elementary School teachers **teach children how to read and write.** They also **make lessons**. Additionally **they assign homework** ** and class projects. **They use games, videos, computers, and other tools to teach children different subjects.====

__**[|LEVEL OF EDUCATION]**__
====The highest level of education you need is **you need to complete a 4-year program before submitting an application for a license**.You will need to go to a college that has elementary school programs for teaching.To be an Elementary School teacher you need to **pass the teacher certificate test.** For example in Washington you need to pass the[| Washington Educator Skills Test Basic.] **You need a 4-year degree, and most schools you will need a 2 year bachelor degree which is another 2 years.**====

Teachers beginning with a bachelor's degree earned an **average of $33,227.** **A full-time teacher makes $34.06 a hour.**
====Teachers can raise their salary in a many ways. In some schools, teachers receive extra money for working with students in extracurricular activities. **[|Teachers have excellent benefits] which they can take a 3 month vacation.**====

__**CHANCES OF GETTING THIS JOB/FUTURE PRO'S AND CONS**__
====**Getting a job in New York is very hard.** School officials and estimate that more than 150,000 teachers could lose their jobs next year due to the financial issue.**Right now the city has an [|hiring freeze]meaning they are not hiring anybody.**==== ====For example in Jericho, N.Y, has [|963 people to choose from for five spots in special education], more than twice as many as in past years.====

**__AVERAGE HOURS SPEND ON THE JOB__**
====Teachers spend Monday through Friday working on getting lessons ready and **Spend 7 hours teaching. Most [|teachers work more than 40 hours per week].** Teachers also plan lessons and projects after school. also teacher may also work over the summer.====

__**[|WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IN HIGH SCHOOL]**__
====Teachers **must attend college** (Also must have an bachelor degree)**. You should be getting all A's or B's to get in a good college**.Get a well education if you want to teach in elementary school because it [|covers subjects from English to math.]====

__**WHAT DO I NEED TO STUDY IN COLLEGE**__
====You will need to take some classes in education when you are in college.You will also need to work with an more[| experience teacher. like going to be a student teacher for a while.]====