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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/america-has-a-teacher-shortage-and-a-new-study-says-its-getting-worse/2016/09/14/d5de1cee-79e8-11e6-beac-57a4a412e93a_story.html

Washington Post article claims there's been a dramatic decrease in new teachers entering the profession:

"Enrollment in teacher-preparation programs dropped from 691,000 in 2009 to 451,000 in 2014, a 35 percent decline, according to the study, “A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand and Shortages in the U.S.”"

It also claims nearly 2/3 of teachers leave before retirement age.

If teaching is supposed to be [b]such a cushy job[/b], "summers off, home by 3", and so well paid with great benefits ... why aren't people rushing to become teachers?

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Low pay, low respect, a lot of demands from administration and parents, not enough support for the kids who need it.[/quote]

And being expected to perform miracles and being blamed at the local, state and federal level when said miracles are not performed. Being told that progress isn't enough, there must be proficiency. Never mind that a student who came to you 3 years below grade level made 2 years of progress in one year. It's still not good enough. And if you had cared more and had worked harder, you could have gotten her to make the 3 years of progress needed to score proficient on the standardized test.  But that didn't happen so you're not an effective educator. [/quote]

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