Re: Teaching in America

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

If it interests you do, what I did (in reverse).  Get a student visa (grad
student) and be a TA (demonstrator).  Since many schools (at least UCSB did)
require TA'ing as part of one's education obtaining a work permit should be
easy.  Practically speaking,  most research is grant supported, so if one is
accepted, the work permit, I'd think, is automatic.  If in a master's
program, on the side take the courses necessary for a teaching credential
(general secondary? for HS).  If you want to teach at the CC level (Community
College -- somewhat like a college of further ed.), then all one must do is
obtain an MA in the subject area(s).

I did the reverse which was much easier because of the brain drain in the
sixties and England (then) welcomed aliens.  I don't even remember getting a
visa, Keele must have done it for me and a five minute visit with some honcho
at the local labor exchange got me the permit to demonstrate.  My wife even
taught music at a nearby infant school (used Beetles songs as examples) on
the basis of her BA in music ( and a grad year at Berkeley).  There was a
problem when the recession came, she was threatened with redundancy.  I was
invited (to talk about drugs in California) to a colloquium filmed by the BBC
about the grooming of a local young politician.  In the presentation by the
Stoke MP, he said the govt. (Wilson) was not going to reduce the ed. budget.
I corrected him.  She continued teaching!  After I finished my research I was
offered a job (I don't remember searching) by the CEGB. (before your time and
privatization? -- central electricity generating board)

bc

P.s. There is a teacher shortage even here in melanoma ridden California.

Alex Brown wrote:

> Hello I'm a physics grad and am wandering how I go about moving to America
> (from sunny England) and teaching.  Are there any professional bodies I
> should get in touch with.  Is a physics degree OK to start teaching?   Any
> help or suggesting would be greatfully appreciated.
>                            Yours Sincerely
>                                 Alex