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Early Childhood Special Education Teachers: General Info
The main advantage of working with disabled children is seeing them grow and overcome their handicaps. The work can be both physically and emotionally challenging. Special education teachers need patience, good communication skills, compassion and to be physically able to lift and move students. An early childhood special education teacher can find employment in traditional school settings, early learning centers, private daycares, corporation's with large employee childcare centers or in government programs for families. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, states that as of May 2006 special education teachers earn a median annual pay of $46,360 with those in the lower 10% bracket earning less than $31,320 and the upper 10% pay bracket earning $73,620.
Graduate Degrees: General Information
A graduate degree is an advanced academic degree awarded by universities and graduate schools. The most common graduate degrees are master's degrees and doctoral degrees. A master's degree program typically takes one to two years to complete and serves as preparation for employment of doctoral studies. A doctoral degree program, which is the highest level of graduate study, can take up to five years to complete.