These schools offer a one to two-year program that allows you to practice what you've learned in college under professional guidance. When students enter this program, they enter with 19-29 other students and move through the curriculum together as a group. This group movement means students have a built-in support system and never compete with each other for spaces in classes. Another route to look into if you would like to teach but did not graduate from a School of Education is the alternate teacher certification program. We also need to target Hispanic and Asian students as prospective teachers to bring more diversity into the field of teaching.
Teaching needs to become more attractive to people of color.
If African Americans do not feel valued in education, they won't pursue the profession. If a greater percentage of Hispanics teach, and if more Asian populations teach, African Americans will also look more favorably on teaching and follow their lead, said Professor Howard Hill, chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at South Carolina State University. Now might be the time for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to revitalize teacher education on their campuses. HBCUs need to take the lead and establish significant pipelines for the preparation of teachers. College administrators should make education a target and possibly emphasize this profession over some of the more attractive professions such as engineering, pre-law, computer science and mathematics, Hill said.