Becoming a highschool music teacher

Okay heres my plan if i dont "make it ". I will become a teacher but do i need to take a grade 12 calculus to get into a good university. If i needed to I could do it, but I HATE math.
I hear you should have math because anywhere likes math.

I was wondering if anyone knows if i could get by with high music marks and decent english marks.

Thanks

I LIVE IN ONTARIO,CANADA

Don't quote me on this, but I thiiiiiink you can get into university without pre-cal, but the catch is that you need 2 different grade 12 english credits. This is assuming you're in Canada, which I'm pretty sure I read you are.

Purely my own opinion, but I'd avoid teaching in any public school.
The wages are pathetic compared to what you can make in the private sector.

not to mention unrewarding. for hte most part, at least.

Originally Posted by: schmangePurely my own opinion, but I'd avoid teaching in any public school.
The wages are pathetic compared to what you can make in the private sector.

This is true. I know plenty of teachers and they all say the same thing. If they had to do it again, they would teach at a private school for the money. However, there are a few idealistic ones who don't mind the poor wages because they want to feel like they're making a difference with kids whose parents can't afford to send them to private school.

Guess it comes down to what's more important to you.

I teach a bit, but only privately. I wouldn't teach in school for the folowing reasons (based on the UK system):

Poor Pay
Poor attitude from students
regulation on what you must and/or must not teach

I don't know how that translates to you.

As it is, I charge what I like (within reason obviously), if I have a student who doesn't want to learn I suddenly become too busy to teach him, and I teach what I like according to what I think is important and what the student is interested in learning.

As for maths - I only just got a pass, and I went on to do a University degree no problem....

I see you are from Canada. I live in Canada too and in my province (Québec) to teach at a certain level of education, you need at least a degree in the next higher on.

Meaning, if you want to teach in highschool, you need at least a College degree. If you want college ..... yep university degree required.

Also, don`t only look into the whole money thing, look at the benefits package. Teacher in Quebec have a benefit package that no private sector can offer. I don`t know how it is in other provinces tho.

If you can handle the kids in highschool, you`ll probably be able to handle anyone in the private sector lol The others are right, it`s an ungrateful job sometimes but my friend is a teacher in highschool (history) and when you are able to connect with them, he says it can be the most rewarding one too.

Originally Posted by: Poontang_clanOkay heres my plan if i dont "make it ". I will become a teacher but do i need to take a grade 12 calculus to get into a good university. If i needed to I could do it, but I HATE math.
I hear you should have math because anywhere likes math.

I was wondering if anyone knows if i could get by with high music marks and decent english marks.

Thanks

If you want to be an education major you have to have a "c" or higher in all your general education courses.

All right so i dont know if i read right but general consensus is math is probably what i need.

the problem isnt that i can't do math because i can easily get 80ish if i actually tryed but its just so boring.

If i absolutely have to ill do it though

Where do you live, what school do you want to teach at?

I live in durham region I'm only 16 so i dont really care what school as of yet

Durham Region. That sounds real familiar.
Do you live close to me or something?
Like York Region?

Originally Posted by: Poontang_clanI live in durham region I'm only 16 so i dont really care what school as of yet

Your bus was cancelled today, you bastard!!!
We, in Kawartha lakes had to go to school. :mad: :D

What school do you go to if you don't mind me asking?

Originally Posted by: ericthecableguyYour bus was cancelled today, you bastard!!!
We, in Kawartha lakes had to go to school. :mad: :D

What school do you go to if you don't mind me asking?

Creepy.. but im up for it, dunbarton HS in pickering and no that just meant i had to walk to school

Pickering...that's buy the power plants is it not?

Yes it scares me... but not really