QUOTE (Pale Hose Jon @ Jun 14, 2009 -> 10:47 PM)
I am not a teacher, but many of my friends are. It is actually a bad idea to get you masters before you have a teaching job. If it comes down to it, and it is you and a teacher without a masters for your first job, they will take the teacher without the masters every time. Schools dont want to pay extra for the teacher with the masters, when both teachers have the same experience in the classroom. Your best bet would be to get a job, and then have the school pay for your classes.
(disregard this if you already are a teacher)
interesting, what are the alternative besides getting a masters? Just getting another bachelor's? or is their programs that are solely just for the certificate?