Why is their a teacher shortage?
338086
not enough pay and parents are raising  out of controll kids.  and its never the kids falt they do everything perfectly and are never wrong, it must be the teachers fault
992440
because most likely it was the parents who failed those kids  not the teachers.  Who by the way arent paid enough to baby sit the little crack addicted monsters.
430703
Depends where you are.  However, it seems that teaching jobs are extremely cyclical.  Basically, there's a whole bunch that start at the same time and those same ones retire at the same time.  So, at times, there don't seem to be any jobs, and other times there are several.  Right now, I think we're entering into a period where teachers are needed.  Remember also, statistics suggest that more than half of all new teachers leave the profession in the first 5 years.
717540
More reliant on computers and internet. Teachers are lazy so they use websites and computer programs to teach for them.
513732
I think the demand for teachers applies more to the K-12 institutions than to colleges.  If you do not work full-time for a college, in particular small colleges it may be difficult because there are many graduate students who get those 1-2 classes a week jobs, and many colleges have a seniority system in which people who have been teaching part-time always have first right to refuse or accept a teaching assignment.  Have you tried community colleges?  And have you been on www.higheredjobs.com and www.chronicle.com?
301442
This time of year many schools are advertising in local papers or on their web sites for teachers and assistants for the next school year. Do an internet search for schools in your area and check out their web sites. \nPrepare a great resume and good luck!
761718
I can't really understand your question as you have apparently left some words out.  But in the US there are many unfilled public school teaching positions.  So a certified teacher should have no problem finding a position, especially in larger cities...the problem comes in on trying to live on the meager wages offered.
785139
Teachers need to be taught how they should behave in front of their students.  Knowledable teachers are not good enough.  They language they used and how they present themselves are important too.
238301
Oh, but it is. Just not generally in this country. Go to any Western block European country and watch the teachers & professors are teaching out of doors, having interesting & lively conversations with their students in pubs, sitting on the campus lawns when school is out & having discussions, encouraging their pupils & enjoying their successes. Teachers here, as a rule, are competitive and arrogant. They don't truly love teaching or their students. Of course the school systems here are more difficult for them.
944243
The public schools in my city need smaller classes, the teachers are worn out with all these children in one class and trying to teach and quiet half of them do in order to teach,therefore lots of time gets wasted and only 1/2 the lesson planned for that day gets taught.  Also they need books, the teens in highschool barely have homework because they can't take the books home.....I'll just leave it at there
291352
Inner City schools ALWAYS need teachers because the children can be hard to handle to put it lightly.\nThen you have Private schools which generally don't pay as much. But you'll have children that have a different set of issues.\nI applaude you for planning to become a teacher. There's always a need and a chance to make a difference.\nIn CT they have a program where teachers can earn their Masters degree at no cost to them over a summer if they agree to teach at certain schools the following school year.\nGood Luck! Other states may have similar programs, check with area University's in your target area.
364588
Yes.  You hear about the critical shortage of teachers, but the critical shortage tends to be in specific areas such as math, science, reading and special education.\n\nJust because you have a credential doesn't automatically get you a job.  You might try working as a substitute and getting to know the schools in your area that way.  As you get to know the principals, you will hear about jobs coming up before they are posted.  You will also get to know the schools and see which ones you might want to work in.\n\nGood luck!
334313
This problem exists nationwide, not just in Florida. Not enough nurses because there are too many patients. Baby boomer generation is getting on up in years and need more medical care. The supply of nurses is not being met at a sufficient enough rate to keep up. Nurses are in HIGH demand. Their wages are not too low. They demand an enormous salary- with full benefits (deservedly so)- and they get it.\nTeachers, on the other hand are abandoning the teaching profession because of beauratic nonsense that won't allow them to either teach or maintain discipline. Their salaries are insanely low. Why did this country spend more on jails/prisons/inmate care and feeding last year than it did on education? In the community where I live a teacher who has been with the school 20 years earns about $40,000 per year. (S)he spends hours and hours per week trying to educate children. The school board goes out and hires an "Athletic Director" off the street for $86,000! He teaches the kids how to bounce a ball! Where is the equity?
379458
Most of the questions/answers on "Yahoo Answers" are do to the fact that most of the participants are victims of the United States public education system. It's a good indicator that something simply isn't working properly, let alone the fact that "teachers" are spending too much time playing "babysitter" insted of actually teaching our children. \nSad to say, but until we start passing referendums for tax dollars that will aid our failing schools, more "creative" usage of language can be expected.
1154128
Sadly, we don't value our teachers enough in the US, as reflected in the salaries offered. Most US college graduates have student loans to repay. And if you add to it another year or two years to get the graduate work needed for state certification, that adds more to the debt. As a result, many American teachers start off already at a huge disadvantage, and its not like they're looking at the possibility of huge raises over time, either.\n\nOnce they do get started teaching, shrinking school budgets force them to work more with less resources (more students per class, sometimes not enough books or even seats or classrooms!) The burnout factor is really high.\n \nHowever, qualified bilingual teachers can be recruited from other countries because the starting salary here for teachers (grade school and high school) is already much more than what they would be making in their own countries. Conditions for teaching are probably considered an improvement over what they're used to, especially if they come from overcrowded or impoverished areas themselves. Plus, they would be getting the chance to build lives in the US and perhaps even get a green card and sponsor other relatives to come over.\n\nIts actually a very creative solution to make sure that our kids are getting an education while longer-term strategies to recruit and retain locally are developed.
1140130
There certainly are some teachers who love the job so much they would do it for free - if they were already financially independent.  \n\nUnfortunately, less than 1% of all people who would ever TRY to be a teacher have the means to support themselves without being paid to work.  The sad reality of our society is that money has become the base of exchange, and even teachers need money to pay even their minimum bills.  Did you know that in the 5 bouroughs of New York City, the salary a teacher is paid is so low that a full-time teacher still qualifies for welfare?  Same might possibly be true in Los Angeles, and many other big cities.\n\nIsn't it sad that we - as a society - value teachers so poorly that this question would even be asked, but people who never tried to do anything well other than play sports become millionaires in their first year out of college?
931899
As a elementary teacher it alarms me that the kids do not have the support at home!