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Certified to teach art, but not very qualified. What are the next steps?
So I have a bachelors degree in English. I have only 9 credit hours related to studio art and art history. I am a self taught artist, so my skills are far from beginner, but no where near mastery. My main mediums are painting and drawing. Print making, sculpture, ceramics, digital media, photography, are all mediums I am not skilled in. I taught art part time for 7 months in an after school program at a high school. I really loved it and knew I wanted to get certified in art and English language arts.
My problem is this. I am currently a teacher in S. Korea and am earning my teaching certification online through TeacherReady's alternative certification program. I am looking through the content exam study guide for the art test and am realizing how much I really don't know and am starting to feel inadequate. I feel as though I can study and pass the exam, but I don't have the studio credit hours to back up my certification. (In my state, you can get certified in areas that you don't have credit hours in.)
My dilemma is this, even after I pass the art certification exam, would you recommend going back to school for a post-bacc in art? Taking a few community college/university courses? Or just practicing on my own to get my skills a bit better? Since I already have decent skills, is another degree necessary? Money at this point is a factor, not so much time...I'm still pretty young.
Thank you!
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- leftcoastlizLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Since I work at a community college, I was going to recommend that you take courses at such a college. What is available at the community colleges will vary from state to state of course & even within the state, depending on the size of the college. Some states also have separate tech schools where they offer a wide range of vocational courses.
Then I saw that you were in Korea & dropped that idea until I saw your final paragraph & that you would eventually be returning with the opportunity to take these courses again. Courses at a community college would probably cost less per unit than a 4-yr school. Perhaps you could see if you're able to get a job easily without the second degree, or if someone with the degree in art has priority & favor among those who are doing the hiring. It could be that just the certification & the community college courses might be enough to go on for a masters, rather than a 2nd BA, after you've replenished your funds. A masters might also qualify you to teach on the adjunct faculty at a community college at first as temporary part-time but possibly being more with time if you show the talent & seem interesting to them.
Aside from your certification & formal needs, I hope that you are able to take advantage of any traditional art techniques that might be available to you while living in S. Korea. Seems like an opportunity you wouldn't want to pass up. Besides, people might ask if you did. Enjoy!
Source(s): no particular source other than being around colleges for much of my life - ?Lv 45 years ago
In most states you could possibly nonetheless need teacher certification guides to get in classes comparable to baby psychology, classroom management, and so on. Some states will permit you to train even as persuing the trainer certification.
