Senin, 20 Juni 2011

Librarians And An Education Career

By Tom Addison


In today's society, positions in schools can vary from teachers, counselors, and librarians to administrators. A teacher's education career begins with a four year degree from an accredited college or university. Graduate degrees with schools in mind specialize in careers of counselors, librarians, and administrators.

Prospective teachers begin their education careers by taking classes that will certify them to teach either elementary or secondary level students. Educators with the gift to work with K-3 or 4-6 grade level students will be certified to teach in elementary schools. This type of educator has to have a base knowledge of all subject matter at this level due to inclusion of classes. If a teacher decides to work with grades 7-12, then the secondary classroom is the best fit. This type of educator specializes in a subject area.

A teacher can then decide to specialize in the areas of counselors, librarians, or administrators. Counselors are at schools to help students through emotional issues, but they also are there for helping students achieve academic success through standardize testing. Secondary counselors have an added duty of aiding students with college scholarships.

Another education career in schools is school librarian. A degree in library science certifies a teacher to become a media specialist. This is an evolved position that not only has typical librarian duties, but also a technology element. In today's society, a media specialist must be just as familiar with computers as he or she is with print media.

School leadership can vary from on-site administrators to central office staff. Principal and assistant principals run schools daily. Superintendents lead the school system while other administrators within the central office work on curriculum, professional development, federal programs, and school safety. The size of the central office staff is in relation to the size of the school system. Many systems also have legal services in house with lawyers specializing in educational law. This can cut down litigation costs for the school system as a whole.

In today's world, occupations in the areas of teachers, counselors, librarians, and administrators are all options for education careers. Globalization is constantly influencing the occupational choices of many prospective students. Knowing the options of different job possibilities provides educated choices for educators.




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