Where are they going to find the teachers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t VA require a master’s degree to teach? In my home state (a unionized, non-RTW state) you can teach with a bachelor’s in education.

No, a master’s degree is not required to teach in VA. I’ve never heard of that being a requirement in any state. It would create such a barrier to the profession given the educational cost in comparison to teacher pay.

Well then you don't get out much. It's been a requirement in NYS for decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s reaching crisis level and no one is doing a damn thing about it.

If DCUM is any indicator, they’re in denial. “Whatever, it’s no worse than any other year.”

They’re delusional.

I'm not sure what you think anyone can do, to create people who aren't there.

Oh, oh I have some ideas!

Pay them better

Put some actual Covid protocols in place so they don't get Covid repeatedly

Give them better leave when they do get sick

Stop listening to the awful parents rights crowd

There are national polls of teachers and the biggest reason for them leaving are the students' mental health issues from the school shut downs and the resulting violence.

Oh I bet you were one of the parents yelling at teachers do your job back in 2020. Let's look at an actual survey.

"Teachers who are thinking of leaving cite compensation, unreasonable expectations, and an inability to protect their well-being as top motivators."

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/education/our-insights/k-12-teachers-are-quitting-what-would-make-them-stay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t VA require a master’s degree to teach? In my home state (a unionized, non-RTW state) you can teach with a bachelor’s in education.

No, a master’s degree is not required to teach in VA. I’ve never heard of that being a requirement in any state. It would create such a barrier to the profession given the educational cost in comparison to teacher pay.

Well then you don't get out much. It's been a requirement in NYS for decades.

Extremely high property taxes there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t VA require a master’s degree to teach? In my home state (a unionized, non-RTW state) you can teach with a bachelor’s in education.

No, a master’s degree is not required to teach in VA. I’ve never heard of that being a requirement in any state. It would create such a barrier to the profession given the educational cost in comparison to teacher pay.

Well then you don't get out much. It's been a requirement in NYS for decades.

Extremely high property taxes there

Sure but you get what you pay for. Much better schools. Much better teachers.

Check out spending on education in NYS vs VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t VA require a master’s degree to teach? In my home state (a unionized, non-RTW state) you can teach with a bachelor’s in education.

No, a master’s degree is not required to teach in VA. I’ve never heard of that being a requirement in any state. It would create such a barrier to the profession given the educational cost in comparison to teacher pay.

Well then you don't get out much. It's been a requirement in NYS for decades.

Extremely high property taxes there

Sure but you get what you pay for. Much better schools. Much better teachers.

Check out spending on education in NYS vs VA.

Define “better.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s reaching crisis level and no one is doing a damn thing about it.

If DCUM is any indicator, they’re in denial. “Whatever, it’s no worse than any other year.”

They’re delusional.

I'm not sure what you think anyone can do, to create people who aren't there.

Oh, oh I have some ideas!

Pay them better

Put some actual Covid protocols in place so they don't get Covid repeatedly

Give them better leave when they do get sick

Stop listening to the awful parents rights crowd

There are national polls of teachers and the biggest reason for them leaving are the students' mental health issues from the school shut downs and the resulting violence.

Only more restorative justice circles will save us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s reaching crisis level and no one is doing a damn thing about it.

If DCUM is any indicator, they’re in denial. “Whatever, it’s no worse than any other year.”

They’re delusional.

I'm not sure what you think anyone can do, to create people who aren't there.

Oh, oh I have some ideas!

Pay them better

Put some actual Covid protocols in place so they don't get Covid repeatedly

Give them better leave when they do get sick

Stop listening to the awful parents rights crowd

There are national polls of teachers and the biggest reason for them leaving are the students' mental health issues from the school shut downs and the resulting violence.

Only more restorative justice circles will save us.

we don’t have that in elementary and I’d still cite behavior as my top concern

[Anonymous]

Of course there are teacher shortages around here. Teacher’s unions in VA & MD have no leverage; they can’t even go on strike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s reaching crisis level and no one is doing a damn thing about it.

If DCUM is any indicator, they’re in denial. “Whatever, it’s no worse than any other year.”

They’re delusional.

I'm not sure what you think anyone can do, to create people who aren't there.

Oh, oh I have some ideas!

Pay them better

Put some actual Covid protocols in place so they don't get Covid repeatedly

Give them better leave when they do get sick

Stop listening to the awful parents rights crowd

There are national polls of teachers and the biggest reason for them leaving are the students' mental health issues from the school shut downs and the resulting violence.

Oh I bet you were one of the parents yelling at teachers do your job back in 2020. Let's look at an actual survey.

"Teachers who are thinking of leaving cite compensation, unreasonable expectations, and an inability to protect their well-being as top motivators."

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/education/our-insights/k-12-teachers-are-quitting-what-would-make-them-stay

+1 to all of this. NP, and I'm not a teacher, but I have eyes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think if admin has a bad reputation and and they are failing to recruit and retain teachers, then they should be reassigned.

Um. Who exactly is going to be the new admin?

I know half a dozen with admin degrees chomping at the bit, actually.

Absolutely.

I work with a lot of teachers who have admin degrees. It’s a great gig. You can stay in education without the planning, grading, and teaching.

Filling admin openings will just make the teacher vacancy issue worse.

Really?! Our admin look so stressed out all the time

APS is constantly advertising their “leadership academy” to teachers because so many are “chomping at the bit.” They even “extended the deadline to apply!” Chomping!

can’t imagine why people wouldn’t want to take on all the stress for less time off and not that much more money in the beginning

This
I notice more principals leaving this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. Not once have I met a transfer from New England. They are mostly local or from the south.

That's weird. I know a ton of teachers around here from the northeast.

From the south. I know several teachers who graduated in Education in the south and moved north for teaching jobs as the pay is so much better. Typically the northeast teacher jobs never open up unless someone dies or retires.

[Anonymous]

looking at potentially six empty homeroom teacher openings at our public school in northern Virginia and the principal’s struggling to fill them. Lawd help us!

Which school, OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t VA require a master’s degree to teach? In my home state (a unionized, non-RTW state) you can teach with a bachelor’s in education.

No, a master’s degree is not required to teach in VA. I’ve never heard of that being a requirement in any state. It would create such a barrier to the profession given the educational cost in comparison to teacher pay.

Well then you don't get out much. It's been a requirement in NYS for decades.

Extremely high property taxes there

Sure but you get what you pay for. Much better schools. Much better teachers.

Check out spending on education in NYS vs VA.

There was better pay, better health insurance and better benefits because of the Union but the quality of teachers and education wasn’t different. - NY teacher who now lives and works in VA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. Not once have I met a transfer from New England. They are mostly local or from the south.

That's weird. I know a ton of teachers around here from the northeast.

From the south. I know several teachers who graduated in Education in the South and moved north for teaching jobs as the pay is so much better. Typically the northeast teacher jobs never open up unless someone dies or retires.

Historically, at least in parts of PA & NJ, you needed to be related to someone in the district to get a job and/or pay a sum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. Not once have I met a transfer from New England. They are mostly local or from the south.

That's weird. I know a ton of teachers around here from the northeast.

From the south. I know several teachers who graduated in Education in the South and moved north for teaching jobs as the pay is so much better. Typically the northeast teacher jobs never open up unless someone dies or retires.

Historically, at least in parts of PA & NJ, you needed to be related to someone in the district to get a job and/or pay a sum.

Yeah, not anymore