Where to study to become a teacher
When the further path is determined, it remains to decide where to go to study as a teacher. The first of the possible options could be a teacher training college. You can enter there after the 9th or 11th grade, the difference in education will be one year, so you can save time by going to study with a certificate of basic general education.
In controversial cases, the admission committee gives preference to those applicants who have higher scores in the main subjects for the chosen direction, that is, the primary school teacher should presumably have a good knowledge of Russian and mathematics.
A rare institution enrolls everyone, so it is better to improve academic performance by the end of grade 9, and it is desirable to bring optional subjects closer to the upper bar.
It is better to study in college full-time, although the correspondence option is also possible. Everyone can master general education disciplines on their own, but the practical skills that pedagogical colleges are famous for can only be obtained while sitting in classrooms.
Most often, the teachers of these institutions are practical professionals who are familiar with the work at the school from the inside. During lectures and practical classes, they share with students the intricacies of work, their pedagogical experience.
Extensive practice is a strong point of pedagogical colleges. It is from there that self-confident teachers come out, having stood at the blackboard for more than a dozen hours. After three or four years of study, you will have a diploma in your hands, allowing you to go to work or continue your studies.
It is worth noting that the lack of higher education will stop the bar of career growth at a certain level, so it is better to get it.
Correspondence studies in specialized universities are welcome at any school, so you can start to gain experience and still remain a student. In addition, the current system of remuneration brings the salary of a young teacher as close as possible to the average.
The highest level of education
Getting into a pedagogical university is perhaps more difficult. Many applicants do not even think of connecting their lives with teaching, but having a diploma is so attractive that the competition for some educational institutions is simply huge. Having passed all the difficulties of the exam, you can try your luck at one of the faculties, relying on personal preferences or a lower passing score.
Entering a foreign language and philology is like storming an impregnable bastion. With low rates, you can only hope for paid education. But for geography, biology and preschool education, the demand is lower.
Both full-time and part-time forms pay more attention to the theoretical side of education. Universities graduate specialists who know the subject perfectly, but have not worked it out sufficiently in practice.
Demand and career of a teacher
Where it is better to go to study as a teacher is a matter of choice. In the future, everyone will be happy to be hired by the school, where over time it will be possible to improve the category, implement creative ideas by participating in professional competitions, and earn not only the title, but also the respect of students with good work.
School directors, employees of education departments, and teachers of universities and colleges come out of teachers. It all depends on personal aspirations. The professional ambitions of the teacher do not so much push for career growth as they strive to improve the knowledge of the wards.
Perhaps you will be interested.
Pedagogy is a very broad concept. In the memory of most of us, the phrase "pedagogical institute" is strongly associated with the profession of a school teacher or kindergarten teacher. Many do not even suspect that psychologists, speech pathologists, linguists are graduating... In recent years, psychological and pedagogical education has become more and more popular, and the prestige of social work in the field of education has increased.
TOP 10 popular specialties:
Based on the average passing score of the USE, sociology, economics, foreign languages, philology and linguistics, as well as psychology were the most popular among students of pedagogical universities in 2011. And this is not surprising. After all, a sociologist or an economist can find a prestigious and well-paid job not only at school. And there is nothing to say about foreign languages, serious employers will tear off a person with a professional deep knowledge of several languages. In the field of linguistics, the diploma of the Pedagogical Institute has a very good weight. The competition for these specialties reaches 7 people per budgetary place.
Professions related to the visual arts are also highly rated, the sum of the USE scores here reaches 178. Most likely, this is due to the limited number of places for applicants, because not all pedagogical ones are engaged in teaching creative people. The competition here is not very big - only 3 people per place, but it should be noted that in addition to good grades, an applicant cannot do without artistic abilities - no one has canceled the creative competition.
But what to do if the exam does not reach the required score, and since the 1st grade you have dreamed of becoming a teacher and are firmly convinced that pedagogy is your vocation?
Then it's a good idea to think about the profession of a music worker, a social teacher or a primary school teacher. In order to start training in these specialties, you will need a USE result that does not exceed 110 points.
By the way, if we ignore the dry statistics of points, then in the last 10 years the profession of a primary school teacher and an educator in preschool institutions has been steadily gaining popularity and the competition for these specialties never drops below 3 people per one budget place.
Why? Firstly, if you decide to give your skills and love to kids, you will never be left without a job: the birth rate in Russia is now higher than ever, and secondly, education is very versatile - the first educator and the first teacher do not teach highly specialized subjects, but acquaint our crumbs with a huge and infinitely interesting surrounding world. It often happens that communication with employees of kindergarten and elementary school determines the entire future path of a little person, because, in fact, these are the first adults with whom the baby communicates almost as closely as with his parents.
I would become a teacher... Where do future teachers study?
Applicants who want to get a higher pedagogical education in Moscow have a fairly wide choice. , which offer their services for teaching certain pedagogical specialties on a budgetary basis, contains more than 130 universities, academies and institutes. True, there are not so many institutes in which professional pedagogical education is the main direction, and not one of the various specialties at any faculty.
According to the QIP.ru website survey, Moscow State Pedagogical University (31,248 votes) occupies the first place by a wide margin. This is one of the oldest pedagogical institutes, which has been graduating teachers of various specializations for more than 130 years.
By the way, if you didn’t pass the Unified State Exam as well as you would like, and the points scored are not enough to enter the chosen institute, it makes sense to familiarize yourself with the requirements of other pedagogical ones, perhaps there are not so strict requirements for applicants for the desired specialty.
| Speciality | The minimum passing score of the exam | university |
| Pedagogical education: sociology, economics, law | 224 | |
| Linguistics and/or teaching foreign languages | 87-242 | |
| Visual arts, art graphics | 178 | Moscow City Pedagogical University |
| Pedagogical Education: Philology | 143-210 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow City Pedagogical University |
| Psychology | 170 |
Moscow City Psychological and Pedagogical University, Moscow State University for the Humanities named after M.A. Sholokhov |
| Pedagogical education: chemistry | 167 | Moscow Pedagogical State University |
| Pedagogical education: biology, biochemistry | 105-198 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow State University for the Humanities named after M.A. Sholokhov |
| Psychological and pedagogical education | 85-205 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russian State Social University, Moscow City Psychological and Pedagogical University, |
| Teacher Education: Geography | 92-183 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow State University for the Humanities named after M.A. Sholokhov |
| Pedagogy and methods of preschool education | 92-171 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow City Pedagogical University |
| Teacher education: history | 131 | Moscow Pedagogical State University |
| Defectology education | 69-145 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russian State Social University |
| Pedagogical education: mathematics, computer science, information technology | 78-158 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow City Pedagogical University, Moscow State University for the Humanities named after M.A. Sholokhov, Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics |
| social pedagogy | 93-106 | Moscow Humanitarian Pedagogical Institute |
| Pedagogy and methodology of primary education | 93-99 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow City Pedagogical University |
| Teacher Education: Music | 60-115 |
Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow City Pedagogical University |
Natalia Kogteva
Pedagogy
A teacher is a specialist who carries out practical activities in the field of education and upbringing of children and adolescents. His main task is to pass on to others the knowledge and socio-cultural experience he has mastered, to teach how to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. Other tasks of the teacher are: the formation of a common culture of the personality of each student, communication with parents, ensuring the protection of the health and life of students during the educational process, leading to a conscious choice and development of professional educational programs.
The daily activities of a teacher consist of planning educational material for a particular subject or several subjects, monitoring the implementation of the curriculum in these subjects, choosing and using the most effective teaching methods and means, monitoring progress and observing academic discipline.
Specialties and specializations in the field of pedagogy
Pedagogy as a field of higher education is very broad; in universities it includes several dozen specialties that can be grouped into several groups. According to the levels of education, the specialties of pedagogical universities are grouped into the section of preschool pedagogy, pedagogy of primary education. Correctional pedagogy unites a group of specialties dedicated to working with children with disabilities in mental and physical development. At the junction of pedagogy and related fields of knowledge, specialties arose: "Pedagogy and psychology", "Social pedagogy". In the field of pedagogy in Moscow universities, two-level education is also possible in bachelor's and master's programs.
Most often, as a pedagogical education in Moscow universities, applicants choose training in the specialties: "Pedagogy and methods of preschool education" and "Pedagogy and methods of primary education." These are two specialties in the field of pedagogy that study the patterns of education and training of children of early and primary school age. The primary school teacher will receive the most versatile training, as he teaches all subjects in them. These specialties in the universities of Moscow have many interesting specializations in art and music education, the creation of video and multimedia teaching aids, and the basics of tutoring.
The specialty "Social Pedagogy" is very popular among applicants of pedagogical universities. The task of social pedagogy is to assist children and adults in resolving the problems of self-realization, the formation of a viable personality at different periods of its life in society, in specific social situations. Within the framework of this specialty, Moscow universities also have interesting specializations:
- Legal protection of children
- Social educator - ombudsman (representative of someone's interests, authorized to control the activities of government agencies)
- Social educator - animator.
In pedagogical universities there are a number of specialties in the field of pedagogy, corresponding to all of the above, but with an additional specialty (subject of teaching), for example, "Pedagogy and methods of primary education" with an additional specialty "Foreign language".
What are they studying
Russian pedagogical education is famous for its depth and versatility. In the professional field of the curriculum of pedagogical universities, the circle of disciplines consists of three sectors: forms and methods of teaching, developed for each subject and child; the actual subject of teaching and the sector of pedagogy and psychology, dedicated to the problems of attention and behavior in the classroom. A modern teacher must have the skills to model and analyze educational situations, be able to adapt in various areas of professional activity, be ready to independently design and implement educational programs of various levels, and systematically improve their skills.
Future teachers in Moscow universities study a large number of disciplines from related fields of knowledge: law, medicine, sociology, methods and practices of social work, conflictology, problems of intercultural communication.
Where does he work and how much does he earn
Pedagogical education is unthinkable without practice, so future teachers begin to engage in professional activities from the junior years of universities.
Preschool teachers work in public, municipal and private kindergartens of a general profile and with a priority direction of development (physical, intellectual, artistic, etc.), in orphanages, child development centers, in medical institutions, in preschool education authorities, in educational - methodical centers.
Primary education teachers work in educational institutions: in schools, centers for the development and creativity of children and adolescents, colleges, lyceums, boarding schools, colleges, universities.
Social educators work in the social services of specialized institutions (social shelters, employment centers, exchanges, etc.); in the social services of individual enterprises, organizations and institutions; in departments for social protection of the population; youth public organizations; in leisure and cultural animation services (teenage clubs, cultural centers, sports organizations, parks, playgrounds).
Professional correctional and pedagogical activity takes place in special educational institutions created for children with developmental disabilities; in the health care and social protection system (polyclinics, hospitals, medical centers, dispensaries, sanatoriums, consultations, etc.).
The salary of a teacher depends on several factors. The first factor is rank. A graduate of a pedagogical university receives 8-9 grades. After a year of teaching activity, the category can be increased to 12. The maximum possible category is 14, it corresponds to a salary of 50,000 rubles. The second factor is the number of teaching hours (lessons per year). The third factor - the presence of diplomas, awards, titles increases your salary.
Another salary depends on the amount of extracurricular workload, additional payments for class management, for combining positions. On average, in state educational institutions, teachers in Moscow receive 30,000 rubles a month, in private institutions - more. The salary also depends on the subject of teaching. Foreign language teachers have the highest salary, for example, a 12th grade foreign language teacher receives 21,000 rubles, and a subject teacher of the same grade 11,400 rubles. You can increase your income through tutoring.
