Education and Teaching Bachelor Degrees

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Postsecondary Teacher

Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a wide variety of academic and vocational subjects beyond the high school level that may lead to a degree or to improvement in one's knowledge or career skills. These teachers include college and university faculty, postsecondary career and technical education... see more teachers, and graduate teaching assistants. The proportion of time spent on research, teaching, administrative, and other duties varies by individual circumstance and type of institution. Faculty members at universities normally spend a significant part of their time doing research; those in 4-year colleges, somewhat less; and those in 2-year colleges, relatively little. The teaching load, however, often is heavier in 2-year colleges and somewhat lighter at 4-year institutions. Full professors at all types of institutions usually spend a larger portion of their time conducting research than do assistant professors, instructors, and lecturers

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Physical Education Teacher

Physical education teachers teach grade-school age children physical fitness techniques, sports playing, and guide them toward living a healthy and active lifestyle. They typically instruct and coach students to play on interactive sports teams against each other, motivate them during exercises such... see more as running or weight lifting, and teach them fun active techniques such as rope climbing. Physical education teachers construct different lesson plans for classes of different aged children to help them develop athletic skills and enjoy exercising. Many teachers also coach after school sports teams and events.