I came across an article in the news this morning about the need for math and science teachers. It was projected that schools will need 200,000 teachers over the next decade. There is a need for teachers in other subjects as well, but the article focused on those 2 subjects.
One of the new teachers who was mentioned in the article was a career changer. His career before becoming a science teacher: a loan officer.
Why on earth would a loan officer want to become a science teacher?
A desire to teach is one possible reason. But there are also financial incentives. There are scholarships. President-elect Obama wants 40,000 scholarships made available to people who want to go into teaching. A special emphasis would be placed on science and math teaching.
The loan officer is receiving a $5,000 scholarship. In exchange for the scholarship, he is committed to teaching in the school district for at least three years. He is able to teach classes while he's going to school. He will have his teacher's license within a year.
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