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Special Ed & Early Childhood major/teaching jobs..
I'm currently in college to major in Special Education. Where I live, there's a big shortage of special education teachers, and I LOVE working with the students and am excited to hurry up, finish school, and start my career.
I also enjoy Family And Consumer Sciences... well, early childhood development, foods & nutrition, and parenting and child. I'm horrible at (and dislike very much) doing apparel and interior design. I am servsafe certified and plan on keeping that up - renewing my certification.
My question - If I minor in just early childhood development or something of the such, would I be able to get a job as a FACS teacher, also (since I have the education degree with my Special Education major)? I've been pondering this for a while, so I thought I'd see if anyone here had any ideas.
Thanks in advance! :)
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I, too, have thought about becoming a FACS teacher. Family and Consumer Science is really, really great :)
Now, when I went to college, I went to the local college and got my "basics" so that I would have those (basics meaning English, math, science, history). I then started to search out how to do the other part.
The deal is that Family and Consumer Science is not just about children. It's about apparel, cooking, nutrition, parenting, and the family. This being said, you actually have to have all of those classes to become a certified FACS teacher. Some colleges actually have the program. I lived in WV, an there were only two schools in the state that had the FACS education training. Even the college here that is specifically for education majors does not have the required courses to become a FACS teacher!
FACS is more than early childhood development. I've had early childhood development classes and those simply do not prepare you for everything you would have to teach. Sure, you'll need a few of those classes but that definately won't be it.
So, no, having a minor in early childhood development and another degree in special education is not going to allow you to become a Family and Consumer Science teacher. It will probably help you, but it won't qualify you. You actually have to have specific classes in that particular subject to be able to teach it. A B.A. in Family and Consumer Science is required to teach FACS, from what I know.
Ask your counselor what they recommend doing for such things. My counselor helped me find a college (Marshall University) nearby that had the FACS education training. If you have a specific school you're wanting to go to then you can probably go to their website and check out which courses they offer.
For a little more help, I pulled up the course listings from Marshall University regarding a B.A. in Family and Consumer Science, it'll probably give you an idea of what sort of classes you will NEED to have to get your degree in this:
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I also pulled up another college, Fairmont State University, (that also has a FACS major) that has a few of their required courses listed to earn a degree in Family and Consumer Science:
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I wish you well in your college studies. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me! :)
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