MCPS faces Teacher shortage next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Really? My friends daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from college this spring with a degree in elementary education. Excellent reviews from her student teaching. A very smart, well spoken and engaging young lady. I could not believe how many jobs she was turned down for. I thought any elementary school in the county would grab her up quickly but instead she was turned down multiple times. I was shocked. All I could think was- "I guess MCPS doesn't want to hire smart, talented, highly motivated young teachers." Fortunately, she's now been offered a teaching position in the county, but she was just about to start looking at Howard and Fairfax. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

Sorry to hear about your friend's daughter but I think it just goes to show that there isn't really a shortage just another fictional point of grievance to complain about.

This happened to me when I applied to county government. They scream they cannot get worked but aren't looking for the best and brightest but ones that fit the diversity and other mold or similar to them. But, no worries, when she does get hired, someone like her will not stay long as she will not be treated well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Good news there fewer and fewer people going into education

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Really? My friends daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from college this spring with a degree in elementary education. Excellent reviews from her student teaching. A very smart, well spoken and engaging young lady. I could not believe how many jobs she was turned down for. I thought any elementary school in the county would grab her up quickly but instead she was turned down multiple times. I was shocked. All I could think was- "I guess MCPS doesn't want to hire smart, talented, highly motivated young teachers." Fortunately, she's now been offered a teaching position in the county, but she was just about to start looking at Howard and Fairfax. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

Maybe she doesn't interview well? (I don't mean that disparagingly) You can have all of the credentials, be brilliant, etc. but don't just don't have interview skills.

Maybe.

I've noticed my principal does not typically hire new teachers unless they really impress her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“As of June 13, there were 581 unfilled positions. Meanwhile, 973 teachers have indicated they will be resigning or retiring.“


https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-faces-teacher-shortage-for-next-school-year/


No mention of staffing for student support or bus driver positions.

Omg omg the sky is falling!

Keep idiotically minimizing. It will go SUPER well for you and your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Really? My friends daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from college this spring with a degree in elementary education. Excellent reviews from her student teaching. A very smart, well spoken and engaging young lady. I could not believe how many jobs she was turned down for. I thought any elementary school in the county would grab her up quickly but instead she was turned down multiple times. I was shocked. All I could think was- "I guess MCPS doesn't want to hire smart, talented, highly motivated young teachers." Fortunately, she's now been offered a teaching position in the county, but she was just about to start looking at Howard and Fairfax. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

Sorry to hear about your friend's daughter but I think it just goes to show that there isn't really a shortage just another fictional point of grievance to complain about.

You’re delusional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, sweet summer child…things got very, very ugly over the last 2 years. I won’t give details of the offenses because I don’t want to make myself identifiable. Some of my colleagues were very publicly harassed, to the point of having to file restraining orders. Admin is terrified of parents and looks the other way.
This shortage isn’t about the superintendent or hiring practices (although mcps has a long history of preferring to hire brand new teachers), this is teacher burnout en masse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, sweet summer child…things got very, very ugly over the last 2 years. I won’t give details of the offenses because I don’t want to make myself identifiable. Some of my colleagues were very publicly harassed, to the point of having to file restraining orders. Admin is terrified of parents and looks the other way.
This shortage isn’t about the superintendent or hiring practices (although mcps has a long history of preferring to hire brand new teachers), this is teacher burnout en masse.

Harassment is never ok and I genuinely sympathize with teachers that are burned out. The kids are burned out too. It's funny, the union always says what is good for teachers is good for kids but somehow they don't seem to believe in the reverse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Really? My friends daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from college this spring with a degree in elementary education. Excellent reviews from her student teaching. A very smart, well spoken and engaging young lady. I could not believe how many jobs she was turned down for. I thought any elementary school in the county would grab her up quickly but instead she was turned down multiple times. I was shocked. All I could think was- "I guess MCPS doesn't want to hire smart, talented, highly motivated young teachers." Fortunately, she's now been offered a teaching position in the county, but she was just about to start looking at Howard and Fairfax. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

Sorry to hear about your friend's daughter but I think it just goes to show that there isn't really a shortage just another fictional point of grievance to complain about.

This happened to me when I applied to county government. They scream they cannot get worked but aren't looking for the best and brightest but ones that fit the diversity and other mold or similar to them. But, no worries, when she does get hired, someone like her will not stay long as she will not be treated well.

I can imagine it's easy to tell yourself this but that's illegal and they don't do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Really? My friends daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from college this spring with a degree in elementary education. Excellent reviews from her student teaching. A very smart, well spoken and engaging young lady. I could not believe how many jobs she was turned down for. I thought any elementary school in the county would grab her up quickly but instead she was turned down multiple times. I was shocked. All I could think was- "I guess MCPS doesn't want to hire smart, talented, highly motivated young teachers." Fortunately, she's now been offered a teaching position in the county, but she was just about to start looking at Howard and Fairfax. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

Sorry to hear about your friend's daughter but I think it just goes to show that there isn't really a shortage just another fictional point of grievance to complain about.

Yep, if they had real vacancies to fill, this wouldn't be true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, sweet summer child…things got very, very ugly over the last 2 years. I won’t give details of the offenses because I don’t want to make myself identifiable. Some of my colleagues were very publicly harassed, to the point of having to file restraining orders. Admin is terrified of parents and looks the other way.
This shortage isn’t about the superintendent or hiring practices (although mcps has a long history of preferring to hire brand new teachers), this is teacher burnout en masse.

Harassment is never ok and I genuinely sympathize with teachers that are burned out. The kids are burned out too. It's funny, the union always says what is good for teachers is good for kids but somehow they don't seem to believe in the reverse.

I read this three times and still have no clue what you were trying to say

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS doesn't actually want experienced, expensive teachers. It wants to hire cheap, impressionable young teachers.

Really? My friends daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from college this spring with a degree in elementary education. Excellent reviews from her student teaching. A very smart, well spoken and engaging young lady. I could not believe how many jobs she was turned down for. I thought any elementary school in the county would grab her up quickly but instead she was turned down multiple times. I was shocked. All I could think was- "I guess MCPS doesn't want to hire smart, talented, highly motivated young teachers." Fortunately, she's now been offered a teaching position in the county, but she was just about to start looking at Howard and Fairfax. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

Sorry to hear about your friend's daughter but I think it just goes to show that there isn't really a shortage just another fictional point of grievance to complain about.

This happened to me when I applied to county government. They scream they cannot get worked but aren't looking for the best and brightest but ones that fit the diversity and other mold or similar to them. But, no worries, when she does get hired, someone like her will not stay long as she will not be treated well.

I can imagine it's easy to tell yourself this but that's illegal and they don't do this.

Yes they do and my supervisor told me after I was hired as she could not find anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, sweet summer child…things got very, very ugly over the last 2 years. I won’t give details of the offenses because I don’t want to make myself identifiable. Some of my colleagues were very publicly harassed, to the point of having to file restraining orders. Admin is terrified of parents and looks the other way.
This shortage isn’t about the superintendent or hiring practices (although mcps has a long history of preferring to hire brand new teachers), this is teacher burnout en masse.

Harassment is never ok and I genuinely sympathize with teachers that are burned out. The kids are burned out too. It's funny, the union always says what is good for teachers is good for kids but somehow they don't seem to believe in the reverse.

I read this three times and still have no clue what you were trying to say

I'm saying the union spent a long time arguing that what is good for teachers is good for kids, but they didn't want to understand that what is good for kids (in person schooling) would be good for teachers. Hopefully we won't repeat this in the future and further decimate our public school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, sweet summer child…things got very, very ugly over the last 2 years. I won’t give details of the offenses because I don’t want to make myself identifiable. Some of my colleagues were very publicly harassed, to the point of having to file restraining orders. Admin is terrified of parents and looks the other way.
This shortage isn’t about the superintendent or hiring practices (although mcps has a long history of preferring to hire brand new teachers), this is teacher burnout en masse.

Harassment is never ok and I genuinely sympathize with teachers that are burned out. The kids are burned out too. It's funny, the union always says what is good for teachers is good for kids but somehow they don't seem to believe in the reverse.

I read this three times and still have no clue what you were trying to say

I'm saying the union spent a long time arguing that what is good for teachers is good for kids, but they didn't want to understand that what is good for kids (in person schooling) would be good for teachers. Hopefully we won't repeat this in the future and further decimate our public school system.

You've seen great resignations in different job fields all over America, watched parents harass teachers for two years, and this is the conclusion you drew? Got it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My wife is leaving mostly because of the parents.

So is my wife.

What did parents do or say that was different this year? If parents were inappropriate, why didn't the administration back your wives up?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, sweet summer child…things got very, very ugly over the last 2 years. I won’t give details of the offenses because I don’t want to make myself identifiable. Some of my colleagues were very publicly harassed, to the point of having to file restraining orders. Admin is terrified of parents and looks the other way.
This shortage isn’t about the superintendent or hiring practices (although mcps has a long history of preferring to hire brand new teachers), this is teacher burnout en masse.

Harassment is never ok and I genuinely sympathize with teachers that are burned out. The kids are burned out too. It's funny, the union always says what is good for teachers is good for kids but somehow they don't seem to believe in the reverse.

I read this three times and still have no clue what you were trying to say

I'm saying the union spent a long time arguing that what is good for teachers is good for kids, but they didn't want to understand that what is good for kids (in person schooling) would be good for teachers. Hopefully we won't repeat this in the future and further decimate our public school system.

You've seen great resignations in different job fields all over America, watched parents harass teachers for two years, and this is the conclusion you drew? Got it

So are teachers resigning because they have to work in person or because parents are harassing them? Or could there possibly be multiple factors, including the difficulty of teaching kids after a year+ of virtual instruction?