I&#x27;ve investigated that. Two problems:<p>1. Your PhD is not a credential that will get you a K-12 teaching job. You need a certificate that usually accompanies a Masters program in K-12 education. That&#x27;s right, it&#x27;s back to grad school to earn a MA alongside your PhD<p>2. The pay is bad. Really, really bad. And the places where teachers are needed is not where you want to live (or where anyone wants to live) and the conditions are not &quot;ideal&quot; and absolutely no one wants you there: not the other teachers, not the administration, not the community, not the parents, and not the students