any info on teaching and the types of courses i should be taking to prepare myself for that?
all askastudent knows is that if you are interested in becoming a teacher, that you need “two teachables.” assuming that you are doing some kind of double major/minor in related fields (that i guess can be translated to the public school system), you should be good to go. many students end up doing double majors in general topics like english and geography, which can easily be taught for dumb kids in grade 9.
if you have further questions about specifics, i guess you could always contact the teachers college of your dreams and ask them what courses they reccomend.
here’s what the u of t program states:
Admission Requirements
Applicants are admitted under the general regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must have the equivalent of a University of Toronto four-year bachelor’s degree with standing equivalent to a University of Toronto mid-B or better in the final year. In their Statement of Intent, applicants should describe three significant teaching and/or teaching-related experiences that they have had, especially with groups of children. With reference to these experiences, applicants should identify insights gained about teaching and learning, and explain how, based on these insights, they might contribute to the education of students in today’s schools. Final selection will be based on an interview by a panel of faculty, teachers, and students. Given the limited number of students in this program, not all eligible applicants can be admitted.
Because applicants are applying to a teacher education program, the following items must be submitted with the application:
a a photocopy of a Canadian birth certificate, or in the case of a person who was not born in Canada, documents showing the basis upon which the applicant is present in Canada, including date and place of birth
b a photocopy of a certificate of change of name where applicable
c satisfactory evidence of freedom from tuberculosis (required by the Ontario College of Teachers)
Notes
a Satisfactory evidence of freedom from active tuberculosis is required at the beginning of each academic year.
b A police record check is required for certification by the Ontario College of Teachers and is required in both the first and second year of the program.
my favourite part is that you that you have to have “satisfactory evidence of freedom from tuberculosis”.i mean, where do all the teachers with tuberculosis go?
this site seems pretty helpful too. mostly because they seem to share my confusion of why anyone would ever want to become a high school teacher. sure you have summer’s off, but at what cost?
cheers, askastudent