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Why an Online Masters of Education Could Leave You Unemployed

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By Lorna Collier

cybrarian77/Flickr With teaching jobs scarce, some new grads have abandoned the job search and returned to school. These new wanna-be teachers are signing up for online master's in education programs in record numbers. Their thinking: go ahead and earn a master's of education. When the job market opens up again, they'll qualify for higher paying teaching gigs because of their advanced degree. Be careful using this once-smart strategy, warns author and career education expert Don Asher. By going for a master's in today's economy, you could wind up pricing yourself out of the teaching market. That's right: earning a master's of education, whether online or in residence, may sometimes hurt your career prospects. This is especially true for teachers who lack substantial experience or are licensed at the bachelor's level in low demand teaching areas.
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Online College Teacher and Military Instructor Loves Job on Navy Ship

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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team

As the giant USS Nimitz plows through the Pacific Ocean, online college teacher Linda Beckham sits on board before her computer, hoping her Internet connection stays alive. If not, she will lose contact with another set of military students she teaches—men and women stationed in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Beckham is both an online college instructor and a traveling teacher for Central Texas College Online. You will frequently find her on Navy ships like the Nimitz, teaching online associate degree classes in English and pre-algebra with groups of sailors—sailors who are sometimes so exhausted from their duties that they stand during class, for fear of falling asleep if they were to sit down.
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Online Alternative Teacher Certification?

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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst

roanokecollege/Flickr Question: My dream is to become a high school math teacher. My current bachelor's is in real estate. Do I have to go back to college and earn a second, new bachelor's in education? I've heard there are special online alternative teacher certification (ATC) programs that I can attend through my computer. Can you recommend an online bachelor's in education or ATC program that will let me become a certified teacher? Do Texas teacher licensing standards even accept courses taken through online ATC programs? —Willis in Houston, Texas
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