"There are three good reasons to be a teacher- June, July and August."

Unknown has the right idea there. Hahaha, just kidding. Donna Jacobs, dean of Education at UNA, assured us that, despite the misconception of the unavailability of teaching jobs, there are plenty opening up. ("Look to Alaska and Nevada!" she said with a huge smile.) She also said that teaching jobs offer a very good amount of pay... that is, however, dependent upon how long you teach or what degree from college you have when you teach.
Obviously there are certain criteria that must be met in order to be a teacher. (Duh, not EVERYONE can be a teacher!) Candidates must have speaking and writing skills (a no-brainer if you ask me); they must be interested in what they are teaching (I would make an extremely bad math teacher because... let's just say it's not my forté nor does it interest me as much as, say, YouTube); and they must be dedicated to their job (I had a teacher who never, EVER missed a day of school; how she did that, I have no clue).
During the process of becoming a teacher comes the dreaded (at least most of the time) student-teacher evaluations. I had some good student teachers in my time, but most of them... =/
During these wonderful or eternal weeks, the prospective teacher goes to a school, observes a teacher and eventually teaches parts of the class. The teacher being shadowed must report back to the student-teacher's administrators and rate them with different qualifications: exemplary/exceptional (YAY, you're ready to be a teacher!), good/proficient (pretty good, almost there), acceptable/basic (eh... not quite, but maybe someday) or unacceptable/deficient (go ahead and pick another career, pal).
Once you are a teacher, there are values to uphold, such as professionalism, integrity, and trustworthiness. Oh, it also helps to have a sense of humor (by the way, Dean Jacobs was absolutely hilarious) and be sarcastic every once in a while. Teachers must be caring, mature and responsible. "Don't distract students," Dean Jacobs told us, "aid them." Teachers must have goals, a good (if not WONDERFULLY FANTASTIC) resumé (having two languages on there helps =D), and pride in their work.