ABCTE -American Board Certification for Teaching Excellence

Do you want to teach? Do you have a Bachelors degree? Do you want to do it in your own time at your own pace and not pay $10,000 to do it? Do I sound like a sales person? lol

Well if you said yes to all of these then do what I did. I'm living proof that a normal, non-genius person with a family and a job can finish an educational program and be on their way to teaching. ABCTE is not perfect but it's fastest, least expensive way to get this accomplished. Passing their tests means you are highly qualified in your content area and meet the standards of No Child Left Behind.

So anyway- check out their website and see what programs are available for you. I've been through it so I'm happy to give support and answer all questions and tell you my experience. It's not the easiest thing to do- but it's not crazy hard either. I think there's a discounted price right now!

In all seriousness, the one thing I have really learned through all of this is- don't wait. Stop putting off something that you secretly know deep down you want to do. Make it a priority. There will never be a better time than now and when you finally come to your senses your only regret will be that you didn't do it sooner. It's like having a baby. No one is ever really ready. You just do it and you're so happy you did. True stuff.

I'm so happy it's done. I can't wait to have a classroom of my own!

Ps. If you decide to do this, please let them know I recommended you. 

http://abcte.org/

I Passed

Well I didn't get the job but I passed my test! It took two tries and a lot of tears but I passed my freaking test!

I was pretty upset about the last rejection. I have been rejected A LOT in the last year. I can't tell you how many times I have applied for jobs and how many times I have been told no. I've been rejected by people, by jobs, and by the last test I took. To my surprise it hasn't all been so devastating. I thought the last job rejection would kill me because I want so badly to put our financial issues to rest, but I guess now I'm mature enough to realize that if it's not meant to be then something better is coming. And something better is coming. I passed. I really passed. I can apply for certification to be a real Language Arts teacher in the state of Missouri.

It's not the best time of year to finally get certified and be able to find a teaching job but there is always hope that I can get hired somewhere in the middle of the year. Until then I'll just keep on subbing. I really want to be at Platte City Middle School or Barry in KC.

Sometimes you think it's never going to happen. You can dream and work hard but it all seems so far away. Then as quick as you're ready to give up something happens to perk you right back up. I can't wait to start my teaching journey.

If you want information on how I became a teacher (after college) then see my next post and feel free to ask me any questions.

I passed!