(October 9, 2018 at 7:55 pm)Reltzik Wrote:(October 9, 2018 at 4:20 pm)PRJA93 Wrote: I would like to teach myself algebra one of these days. I paid very little attention in high school. Would eventually love to learn calculus as well. Right now, I just read this little book called, The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things by Robert Solomon. Pretty cool stuff. Has all these neat ideas packed into one or two pages per concept and explains formulas and whatnot in very easy to understand language. Awesome little book I sort of use it as a daily devotional or whatever.
Your profile says that you're in the US. Teaching requirements in the US vary by state, but you will usually need a 4-year degree in something, plus post-bacc work getting ready to certify for teaching. Expect to know something like 2 years worth of college-level mathematics as well, maybe more. That will include calculus, linear algebra, finite mathematics, and more.
That said, the essential skill of the profession is NOT mathematics. It's child-supervision and education. Don't think that knowing math makes you a good math educator. It doesn't. You should be highly-organized, good with children, and know how to think about thinking.
Also, expect to be paid very little relative to other people who got a 4-year degree with post-bacc work in a STEM subject. If you do go down that road, have a plan for financing your education pinned down before you commit to anything. Take into account that you will not have much money with which to repay student loans, allow yourself a buffer in case something goes wrong. There are programs that do student loan forgiveness and grants and the like, but a lot of them have some very tangled strings attached, so be cautious.
What do you mean? I want to teach MYSELF algebra. I don't want to teach it to others lol.
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