<p>If I were to pursue teaching with my history degree what would be the best state to end up in? (out of my options) </p>
<p>Maryland, Connecticut, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Illinois, or Rhode Island?</p>
<p>Or, does it not really matter? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>bummmpppp...anyone?</p>
<p>Each state sets its own requirements for Teacher Certification. Some states recognize out-of-state certification, others don't. One thing to consider if you are headed into a teacher preparation program is which states will recognize your certificate, and of those that don't what extra courses you might have to take in that state to fulfill that state's requirements.</p>
<p>Public school teacher salaries depend on the district where you would be teaching. The good news is that this kind of stuff is all public information so you can find it with a bit of research. The hard part is guesstimating the cost of living in the area where you would be working. If you are looking at public schools, you may want to check out the reputation of that state's teacher's retirement funding - are the pension plans stable or not.</p>
<p>Here is a place to start:</p>
<p>Another factor is how much latitude teachers are given to teach in their own way. Some states seem to be very regimented, others are not. (Especially on the elementary level, which probably wouldn't affect you.)</p>
<p>When you look at specific districts, consider such things as support for professional development, requirement to gain a master's degree X years out, etc.</p>
<p>Ny ..........</p>
<p>You just can't beat teaching in small-town Ohio. Teachers here make their jobs look so easy and laid back, and the students are the best. Just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>How's the salary in Ohio?</p>
<p>It's okay.... not the greatest. You'll probably start off at $40,000 a year or so, but the cost of living is way low here, so that helps.</p>
<p>NJ has high pay and lots of good districts. They seem to get raises no matter what too.</p>
<p>NJ has high property taxes though, so with high pay comes high cost of living</p>
<p>If you shop around there are some lower tax districts. Mine was pretty low as we had a large power plant in it that paid most of the taxes. No district requires you to live in it.</p>
<p>yeah, I know...but if I lived in NJ and taught there I would only wanna live in the town I used to live in. Got a nice little connection there, hometown is always gonna be the only place I wanna live in NJ</p>
<p>I know serveral people who teach in CT but live in western MA. It works out well financially.</p>
<p>Which town in NJ are you from?</p>
<p>In Union County, Cranford.</p>
<p>I have heard that is nice. I'm from farther out near Clinton, NJ in Hunterdon County. Many of our teachers lived in Pennsy.</p>