What is a needed academic preparation of a Teacher?
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Teachers need to earn an accredited bachelor's degree at the very least. For future elementary school teachers, they usually major in elementary education. For those who will teach older students and higher grade levels, they will generally major in the subject they’ll want to teach.
If you know you want to dedicate your career to teaching, you should pick a major that coincides with the level of education or specialty (for higher grade levels) that you are interested in instructing.
What education is needed to become a teacher? Here are some common examples of the education requirements to become a teacher of higher grade levels:
For how to become a history teacher: bachelor’s degree in education (preferably with a major in history).
For how to become an English teacher: bachelor’s degree in English (or at least a minor in English).
For how to become a math teacher: preferably a bachelor’s degree in education with a mathematics concentration.
For how to become a science teacher: bachelor's degree in science education (preferably a bachelor’s in the specific scientific field).