13th August 2004, 2:35 PM
Well we have diploma exams administered at the end of grade 12, that pretty much test everything you learned in that course for high school. They have one for all the major courses, Math, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Social Studies, English etc. They are worth 50% of your mark in that class in Grade 12, so if you can't pass the test, you likely won't pass the course.
Teachers on average need 5 years of schooling. They have to have a Bachalors degree in Education. To get into the education program someone would usually already need at least 2 years of University(it's not somthing you can get into right out of high school), though most have already recived a degree in Arts or Sciences. A B.Ed. usually takes 2 years if it's not an afte-degree one or 1 year if you've already obtained a degree in somthing else. The other option is to get a degree in early childhood education, wich you can enter directly from high school, it's a four year program but you specialize in education for young children, so without a normal B.Ed. you could only yeach Kindergarden to Grade 3 with one of these. If you don't have a B.Ed or and early childhood education degree you have almost no chance of getting a job as a teacher, since unlike in the US, there are more certified teachers in some areas of Canada than there are jobs. A few private schools have non-certified teachers, but tehy are usually really small church based schools, and are subject to yearly testing by the Education ministry.
Teachers on average need 5 years of schooling. They have to have a Bachalors degree in Education. To get into the education program someone would usually already need at least 2 years of University(it's not somthing you can get into right out of high school), though most have already recived a degree in Arts or Sciences. A B.Ed. usually takes 2 years if it's not an afte-degree one or 1 year if you've already obtained a degree in somthing else. The other option is to get a degree in early childhood education, wich you can enter directly from high school, it's a four year program but you specialize in education for young children, so without a normal B.Ed. you could only yeach Kindergarden to Grade 3 with one of these. If you don't have a B.Ed or and early childhood education degree you have almost no chance of getting a job as a teacher, since unlike in the US, there are more certified teachers in some areas of Canada than there are jobs. A few private schools have non-certified teachers, but tehy are usually really small church based schools, and are subject to yearly testing by the Education ministry.