Here in michigan the problem is that you need an actual teaching degree to become a teacher. I had a business degree so i had to go back for a masters in teaching to become a teacher. Thats was an extra 13 prerequisites and 13 masters classes. I became a teacher when all was said and done at 27 after being in college since i was 18. Programs like teach for america can allow you to become a teacher in a shorter time frame like typically a year but i dont know about their quality. States need to scrap teacher license requirements so we dont have situations like mine where teachers have to essentially become a doctor just to enter the profession. My wife mary became a doctor in 8 years of schooling compared to mine at 9 to become a teacher.