1. Teaching Today EDU 224 | Newberry College

2. Teaching Today Will I be able to get a job? Does it pay to be a teacher? What’s the bad news about being a teacher? What’s the good news? What do I have to do to be admitted into the teacher ed program at Newberry?

3. There is a need for teachers.

4. Fall 2010 Supply & Demand Survey How many jobs are there in SC in your field? (pp. 6-7) How many teachers were hired for the 2010-11 school year in SC in your field? (pp. 7-8) What kind of teachers tend to get hired in SC? (p. 9) In what fields were vacant positions? (p. 10-11) How many and why do teachers in SC tend to leave the classroom? (p. 12)

5. Think about the things you can do over the next four years to make yourself more competitive.

6. Does it pay to be a teacher? As a career… Surgeon$145,600 Lawyer$102,500 Architect$64,200 Teacher$46,300 Paralegal$43,000 Ath Trainer$36,600 Blg Cleaner$25,100 File clerk $22,100 Average teacher salaries in South Carolina… State $47,421 Charter school$36,433 Dillon 1$41,295 Lexington 5$51,345 Newberry$44,587 0 years w/ BA$32,526

7. Becoming a teacher… The Good NewsThe Bad News Improved salarySalary still behind other professions Recognized worthStatus inferior to other professions Excitement of working with youth Little contact with adults Student appreciationLittle recognition from adults Intellectual stimulationRepetition CreativityRoutine Making a differenceLoss of idealism

8. Did you know? In a recent Harris Poll (#77)… Teaching was listed as one of the 3 most prestigious professions in America. Teaching was identified as one of six occupations perceived as having “very great” prestige Over the past 30 years, those who see teachers as having “very great” prestige has risen 25 points from 29 to 54 percent. Teachers are the only occupation, among the 11 tracked, to see a large rise in prestige.

9. Did You Know? South Carolina is ranked Number #1 in the nation in improving teacher quality. Why do you think this is the case?

10. New teacher satisfaction and willingness to enter teaching again

11. What do you have to do to be admitted into the Newberry College Teacher Ed program? Earn a C or better in EDU 224, 230, and 232. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Pass or exempt all three parts of PRAXIS I. Display positive dispositions for teaching. Write and submit an admissions essay. Apply for admission to Teacher Ed using LiveText.

12. What’s Due?