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SheilaT

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11. Oh, dear. I don't have a four year degree.

Sat May 21, 2016, 01:51 AM

May 2016

I do have an AA degree, with a paralegal certificate.

I've been going to college on and off most of my adult life and have over 200 semester hours of credit. I will brag and say that college professors often think I am one of them.

There are places where you don't need a degree to substitute teach, and I've sort of thought about that, but one friend who did substitute teaching mentioned that you had to be up early, waiting for the phone call. I am NOT a morning person. As far as I'm concerned, the world does not begin until at least 10am. So substitute teaching is simply not a good choice for me.

Most of my working life I've had an afternoon shift. I just love it. I can sleep late enough, wander off to work, and do what's required of me.

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So I'm thinking of moving to Portland...good idea or bad idea? [View all] BreweryYardRat May 2016 OP

I have a son who lives in Portland, and he loves it there. SheilaT May 2016 #1

Why not get your teaching certificate? yeoman6987 May 2016 #4

Does Oregon honor teaching certificates from Texas? nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #5

You'd have to transfer it over and maybe do a class or two yeoman6987 May 2016 #6

Do you happen to have a link to Oregon info? SusanCalvin May 2016 #7

Give me tomorrow and I promise to investigate. yeoman6987 May 2016 #10

Oh thank you! SusanCalvin May 2016 #17

Oregon requires a masters to teach sense May 2016 #23

Got it. SusanCalvin May 2016 #24

No, I don't think so. sense May 2016 #28

Interesting. SusanCalvin May 2016 #29

Start here. LWolf May 2016 #32

Thanks. SusanCalvin May 2016 #33

I know that, LWolf May 2016 #35

Thanks BreweryYardRat May 2016 #8

Teaching is only routine if the teacher makes it that way. SusanCalvin May 2016 #18

Oh, dear. I don't have a four year degree. SheilaT May 2016 #11

Do this if you have infinite patience with children. roody May 2016 #16

You can start out with less than infinite, just a reasonable amount. SusanCalvin May 2016 #19

I've heard really good things about Portland Lodestar May 2016 #2

I have been to Austin, although it was a very long time ago, SheilaT May 2016 #12

How do you feel about bacon and ukuleles? Scootaloo May 2016 #3

Like both (bacon uncured), but hope there's more.... nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #25

I've lived outside of Portland for a year and a half. CentralMass May 2016 #9

My friend moved to Portland area a year ago beveeheart May 2016 #13

I am a Portland native. grasswire May 2016 #14

Are there any places within reasonable driving distance for a weekend day out SusanCalvin May 2016 #20

I'm moving to Springfeild, OR, Oregon was such a wonderful surprise. marble falls May 2016 #15

I agree with glassware. love_katz May 2016 #21

yes, many people are losing their apartments and rentals grasswire May 2016 #22

Yep. San Diego redux. SusanCalvin May 2016 #27

I thought of Eugene, also. love_katz May 2016 #31

I think if you are in Tech or lumber mill automation The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #26

The occasional snort May 2016 #30

if you do this, plan to look for shared housing near the university 0rganism May 2016 #34

Depends L. Coyote May 2016 #36

I grew up in Oregon and moved to Portland when I was 21 davidpdx May 2016 #37

You don't want to move to Portland ;) tm2clean2 Jun 2016 #38

OR has always hated PasadenaTrudy Jun 2016 #39