Work
Performed
Worker Requirements
Sample Occupations
Related Clusters
Related MPC Departments
| CAREER CLUSTER BRIEF |
PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHING |
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CAREER AREA - SOCIAL SCIENCES |
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| Work activities in this group primarily involve teaching a variety of subjects in a kindergarten, preschool, or elementary school. The subjects taught range from simple tasks, songs, games, discipline, cleanliness, and cooperation, to English, arithmetic, reading, geography, and history. Evaluating the learning abilities of the students in relation to the subject matter and determining the method, amount, complexity, and kind of instruction which will achieve maximum progress are involved. While most teaching occurs in public or private schools, some is conducted in private homes. |
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Worker Requirements |
| Interest in working with children and ability to communicate with them; intellectual capacity sufficient to acquire necessary academic background and teaching techniques; organizational ability to present facts when answering students' questions and plan programs of instruction; arithmetic ability; and perception for clerical detail. |
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| Teacher, Elementary School |
| Teacher, Kindergarten |
| Teacher, Preschool |
| Teacher, Mentally Impaired |
| Teacher, Aid (Instructional Aide/Paraeducator) |
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| High School, College, and University Teaching |
| Counseling and Social Work |
| Child and Adult Care |
Related MPC Departments |
| Child Development |
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