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Career Advice Jobs In Demand: Teacher Assistants by CareerBuilder.com Teachers are busy people. They do recess and lunchroom duty, make photocopies, create lesson plans, tutor kids falling behind in their studies and do clerical work. To help ease the extra pressures of the workday, schools are increasingly hiring teacher assistants to help with the outside work so teachers can - well - teach. If you love working with children but don't have the education or credentials to be a licensed teacher, check out these facts about teacher assistants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Overview Teacher assistants help teachers with instructional work using
the teachers' lesson plans and provide clerical support to allow teachers more
time for lesson planning and teaching. They tutor, supervise children in the
lunchroom, playground or on field trips, and record grades. Although specific educational requirements vary by state,
usually teacher assistants who perform instructional duties receive the most
training. Teachers in Title 1 schools - those with a large proportion of
students from low-income households - must meet one of three requirements: have
a minimum of two years of college, hold a two-year or higher degree, or pass a
rigorous state and local assessment. About 40 percent of teacher assistants work part-time, and
most who provide educational instruction work the standard nine- to 10-month
school year. Watching children grow and develop a passion for learning can
be very rewarding for teacher assistants. In addition, the job can be a
stepping-stone for people interested in becoming a teacher; many school
districts provide time away from the job or tuition reimbursement so teacher
assistants can earn bachelor's degrees and pursue licensed teaching positions. Median annual earnings of teacher assistants in 2002 were
$18,660, according to the BLS. In 2002, about 30 percent of assistants belonged
to unions that bargained with school systems over wages, hours and the terms and
conditions of employment. Employment of teacher assistants is expected to grow somewhat
faster than the average for all occupations through 2012, due in part to a
greater focus on educational quality as required by the No Child Left Behind
Act.
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