PROCESS.
You are about to begin a process which is meant to help you clarify a huge
personal decision: Should you make a career switch and attempt to become
a public school teacher in Illinois?
Here are links to the steps involved in this process:
- Who am I? Take a personality
inventory and try to determine if your talents and temperament are well
suited to teaching.
- Are there likely to be teacher openings in
my subject area? What is the nature of the teacher job market in
Illinois at this time?
- What schools in Illinois have programs in my
subject area? Can I afford the school? Can I budget the time
necessary to complete the training program?
- What do my friends say? What is the
advice of those around me who mentor me, counsel me, and know me?
- Evaluation. Should I make the
switch?
You may start step one, Who am I?, below...
PROCESS in
The Quest for the Gold...
1. Who am I?
Making a career change is a big decision, which, obviously, should not be
made lightly. One very important starting point is knowing
yourself.
What is your personality? What are your skill sets? Where is your
heart?
Search the net to find a place to take the Keirsey Personality Sorter
test, the Myers Briggs, or similar personality and temperament test. Putting
"Myers Briggs" or "Keirsey" into a good search engine
should help get you there.
Once you have found out your temperament type and personality, check to
see if it is one that seems well suited to the teaching profession.
Here is
a place you can take a simple test designed to help you clarify if teaching
is for you...
You should also think about your performance and your attitude in the
teaching situations you have been in, such as Sunday School, sports
coaching, and work training.
Considering your personality and your teaching-related experience, score
yourself between 1 (lowest, worst) and 10 (highest, best).
Be sure to record your score, for use later...
Now move on to the second step in your
Illinois
Alternative Certification Programs