Praxis Exam: Your Key to a Recession-Proof Teaching Career!
The economic downturn in the past six months is giving many professionals a reason to reconsider their career choices. While retail sales, hospitality, and automobile sales have been hit the hardest, practically every industry has been shaken.
However, this month Reader’s Digest created a list of Nine Recession-Proof Careers (http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/9-recessionproof-careers/article119897.html); and in the #1 spot was education. With the median salary of educators averaging around $50,000 it is easy to see why many would be attracted to a job that pays so well and which has excellent benefits and unbeatable stability.
Mary Stover, a kindergarten teacher from Ohio who had to
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take the Praxis exam could not be happier with her choice to take the Praxis exam:
”My company laid me off and I was devastated. I had only eight weeks severance and no clue where I would find another job in this economy. One of my friends suggested that I take the Praxis and become a kindergarten school teacher. When I was younger I always thought about teaching, so I decided to give it a try. I can’t believe what a difference this job has made in my life. I’m not stuck behind a desk all day. I laugh all the time at the things my kids tell me. I have so much fun at work—I wonder what took me so long to become a teacher.”The National Benchmark
Only a handful of states have their own individual assessment exams; by far the majority of states including Texas, New York and Missouri require that teaching candidates pass the Praxis exam to qualify as public school teachers for their systems. This intensive test is an overall assessment of your knowledge and skills as an educator.
Jeanine Davies tells about facing the Praxis exam for the first time:
“I started teaching in Georgia and I took the GACE to certify as a teacher. But in 2007 I moved to North Carolina, and I had to take the Praxis exam before I was eligible to take a position in North Carolina schools. It was totally different exam than the GACE. Some of the information was the same, but there were major differences that I was not prepared for. I ended up failing the first time and losing out on a job I really wanted. It took me another three months to study before I passed the second time.”
If you are faced with taking the Praxis exam, you can start with getting a reliable study guide. But an even more effective method is to use the services of a professional test coach who specializes in Praxis exam preparation. These individuals can help you to focus on the most important aspects of your knowledge and give you a realistic set of expectations for what is needed to pass the first time. They can also give you encouragement and provide you with a sense of accountability as they meet with you each week to discuss your progress.
One company that provides individualized Praxis exam coaching is Teaching Solutions Test Mentoring. This company limits the number of prospective testers that they accept in to their program each year; ensuring that their clients have all the personal attention they need to pass the Praxis the first time and begin the job of their dreams!
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