? about Education Master degrees

[Theresa7151]

go to American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence | Promoting teacher quality - Impacting student learning
They have a program where you can become highly qualified to teach in Florida (not sure about the other state) and the course is only around $600.00 and about six months to complete. But in Florida, all you need is a bachelor's degree in anything, take their state certification test in high school english if that's what you want to teach and the Florida Professional test as well as general knowledge test and if you pass those three exams, you are considered highly qualified to teach. Actually, you do not need a bachelor's degree to take the exams....my friend already took hers and passed and as soon as she has her bachelor's complete, they will send her the certification. If you check amazon.com, there are plenty of books to help you prepare for the Florida exams.
If you become a teacher in Florida, they have a program that will help you pay for your master's degree so it might be better to hold off....just a suggestion.