Alternative Teaching Careers
Many second-career professionals are looking to teaching careers as a way to use their employment experience in a way that will benefit society, to allow them more flexibility, or to have a more meaningful occupation. These professionals find themselves in alternative teaching careers.
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Misconceptions
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It is a common misconception that a master's degree or PhD is required for any type of teaching. In fact, some alternative teaching careers require a bachelor's degree, professional certification or work experience only.
Types
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Alternative teaching careers include adult education instructor, corporate trainer, technical trainer, day care worker, nursing care facility instructor, music teacher, hobby instructor, tutor, and wilderness therapy and outdoor educator.
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Benefits
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The teacher gets the benefit of knowing he or she is using previous work experience to train students in skills they will need to improve their lives. The students benefit by having the opportunity to learn from teachers who have life experiences upon which to draw. Society benefits from a diverse pool of talent and experience from which to fill teacher roles that might otherwise go empty.
Significance
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For second-career teachers, teaching can bring fulfillment to workers who may feel they had no further growth opportunities in their first career. For young teachers, an alternative teaching career can reinforce their desire to teach while providing experience and income during the college years.
Fun Fact
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David Tennant, star of Dr. Who, voted ideal celebrity teacher in a 2007 poll by CBBC Newsround and The Children's Society because of his wealth of experience in time and space travel.
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