Creating Your Career in Non-Profit & Education

The Education Industry

Educators work in the public or private sectors in a variety of ways that shape learning. Most careers in education require a credential and/or an advanced degree. National and state legislative changes also affect the credentials needed for becoming a highly qualified teacher. Additional qualifying exams are required such as the CSET, the CBEST, and the RICA. For more information on the single and multiple subject credential programs, please visit the Center for Careers in Teaching in Humanities (H-113) or go to www.fullerton.edu/cct.

If you are thinking about becoming a teacher, take a self-inventory and ask yourself the following questions.

    Why do I want to teach?
    What is my educational philosophy?
    Do I have the time and drive needed to complete a preparation program?
    Do I like to be around children, adolescents, or adults?
    Will I mind the administrative tasks that are involved in teaching?
    
    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
    –William Butler Yeats

Benefits

  • Autonomous work environment
  • Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others
  • High level of job security
  • Well respected occupation
  • Ability to positively effect the next generation
  • Bettering the lives of those around you
  • Modified work calendar

Challenges

  • Public, media, and governmental scrutiny
  • Held to an ever changing ‘standard' and expectation
  • Limited budgets and resources
  • The increase of average classroom size
  • Constant professional development required
  • Continually changing job description

Careers In Education

  • Special Education
  • Alternative Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Library Services
  • Secondary Education
  • Adult Education
  • Higher Education
  • Correctional Education
  • Teaching English
    as a Second Language (TESL)
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