Education

So I have a passion for life long learning and decided that I want to do a Master's program. The one I have been thinking about is from the University of Phoenix. It would be a online and would take about two years. I would then have a Master's in Elementary Education with a license to teach K-8 grade, all subjects. I probably won't start until Perry completes his Master's so that in case he has to get loans, we aren't over loaded with loans all at once. My program would cost me around $24,000 for the entire program which includes 16 classes lasting 4-6 weeks and you take one class at a time, 100 hours of observing in different grade classrooms to see which grade you would like to teach, as well as student teaching for a time depending on which state you are living in when completing that part of the program. If we are living in Utah is would be about 10-12 weeks of teaching. Between classes I can take up to 29 days of vacation. This sounds like my ideal program. One I don't need to take the GRE to get in. Two I don't need to already have a license in teaching. Three it is online for the most part. I'm excited to start it but I will have to wait a couple years. The time I have to wait will be good to help determine if I really want to do this program or if there is something better or less expensive out there. I would really like to teach higher grades than just Preschool, which I can currently teach and also be an administrator in. By the time I start the program I will probably have 2 children and possible a third coming at the end of it. Crazy! But the goal is that once the children are all old enough to go to Elementary school then I can start teaching and that is why I'm okay waiting to start the program because I would have to re certify myself anyway every so often before I would even work. However, I could be a substitute or do part-time if I feel like it when the kids are all at least Preschool age or older.