Is it easy being a teacher in new york city?

Moving to New York City and becoming a teacher?

• Hello! I turned 18 in August and I was just planning on moving to New York City with a friend who already lives there. Right now I am enrolled into business college in Toronto (first year) but I've been thinking about becoming an Italian teacher since it is my second language. How would I go about becoming one in New York City? Should I drop college here in Toronto and start off in NY? Thank you very much for your help.

• Answer:

  To teach in NYC you'll need a bachelor's degree in Italian, with 12 credits in education. Within 5 years you will need to finish your Master's degree. It takes 23 years to reach top pay. With a Masters plus 30 above. Why would you limit yourself to Italian? How many schools still offer Italian in NYC? Not many. Take a BA in SPANISH. Inner-city kids take Spanish, Every school offers Spanish. Then again why would anyone want to teach in NYC? - teacher in NYC for 35 long, painful years.