Help from PA teachers regarding process.?

With your BA all you need is your teaching certification and that only take one year, check with your local four year college or university, and on-line college.Your students teaching will have to be done during the day while school is operating and that's usual the beginning of the school year, but in the evening or at night you could work if it will fit your family schedule. For on-line try gcu.edu, wgu.edu, drexel.edu-is in PA which is a very good college. PS try an on-line college because it's very FLEXIBLE and you won't have to travel to a college in sit in the classroom for four hours, I am an on-line student with Grand Canyon University. hope this helps

Sorry, but I just sort of scanned through this. If you quit your job, then you won't be eligible for unemployment at all. With SSDI they don't care if your doctor writes a letter saying he believes you are disabled, but instead they will look at your medical records of treatment, what medications you are taking now, what treatments you are receiving, and whether you can reasonably be expected to return to work within 12 months. Go ahead and apply for SSDI. You may be asked to see one of their doctors for a mental evaluation. While you're at SS you can apply for SSI. With SSI you have to meet certain income guidelines, but with SSDI you don't. Both require the same documentation of disability. Go apply in person, and you'll get more information and can ask more questions and get immediate answers. Once you've applied it takes about 3 months to find out if you're approved or denied for SSDI. Contrary to what some believe, not everyone is denied SSDI the first time they apply. I applied and was approved within 90 days. Even if you are denied first time, you can appeal through SS, although most people get an attorney at that point. If you have to get an attorney to get your benefits that's what takes the longest. Sad, but true, that people who are disabled and unable to work often become nearly destitute before they can get their benefits. As I said, apply for SSDI, SSI, and call your Department of Social Services (or whatever it's called in your area) and ask what kind of programs they have available to help you with housing, etc. Most places have low income housing, rent assistance programs, and programs to help with utilitity costs, if you meet their income guidelines. You just have to check into all of those things. Honestly, if you go on long term disability I'm not sure how, or if, that would affect your eligibility for SSDI. That's why if you go in person to SS you can find out answers to those types of questions. You can also post this question on the People with Disabilities section. There are people over there who have worked at SS, and they can probably better answer some of your questions.

My sister went back to college in her 40s to become a teacher. It was a good option for her. Teaching is a great field.