{"product_id":"the-essential-career-guide-to-robert-w-maloy-9780897895590","title":"The Essential Career Guide to Becoming a Middle and High School Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the country, a growing number of college students, recent college graduates, and mid-career adults are thinking about becoming teachers. Teaching in middle and high schools combines a lifelong pursuit of learning, a long-held dream of joining a field that they respect, a chance to work with young people, and an opportunity to make a difference in society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Career Guide to Becoming a Middle and High School Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e offers a step-by-step guide to preparation, certification, and employment as a teacher. It provides guidance about issues and choices facing prospective educators, including making the decision to teach, assessing the differences between middle schools and high schools, identifying an excellent teacher education program, understanding alternative pathways to certification, taking state-mandated teacher tests, succeeding as a student teacher, and finding a first job in the profession. A complete state-by-state listing of programs, including current \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e Top Fifty rankings and certification requirements rounds out this valuable guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Maloy,Irving Seidman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0897895592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780897895590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Robert W. Maloy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087043899647,"sku":"9780897895590","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01dc12e0-30d9-4839-ac96-45e2af437977.jpg?v=1769097978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essential-career-guide-to-robert-w-maloy-9780897895590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}