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Which college would be good to go to if I want to be a teacher?

I'm asking because I want to be a teacher #teacher #college #education

Thank you comment icon Hi Sara, good question. According to usnews.com, the top universities for education majors in your state of Virginia are the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia. If you're interested in the top universities for education majors all across America, you can check out this website: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/va?school-type=national-universities&ranking=undergraduate-teaching. Since you're interested in teaching you should try to double major in education and the subject you want to teach in or at least minor in that. You can do it, I believe in you! Mireia
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Rachel’s Answer

Many colleges provide incredible teaching programs. A few of the best in the nation are Johns Hopkins University, NYU, and UConn


Teaching involves a number of different skills and qualities. I would say the most important are:

  1. People skills - being friendly and working well with others. You will need to be personable, caring, kind, friendly, compassionate, and understanding. These qualities make a great teacher. But you also need to be stern and firm in your directions, rules, and discipline
  2. Public speaking - every day in your class you will need to be able to speak and present information to your students, practice speech, and practice fluency of language and talking in front of others
  3. The subject you plan to teach - become a master of the subject you plan to teach, make sure you know as much as possible and learn as much as you can about the subject you plan to teach. Take as many classes as possible in this subject and learn everything you can about it.
  4. Psychology & Human Development - start reading books and research articles on human development and psych. It will be helpful for you to know how people learn at different stages and the best ways to teach them at these stages (depending on stage of development and schema).
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Comparison of Teacher Preparation Programs
State-Approved School CAEP Accred.?6 Licensing Exams Pass Rate8
University of Mary Washington No 99%
University of Richmond Yes 94%
University of Virginia Yes 98%
University of Virginia's College at Wise Yes 68%
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