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[quote=Anonymous]It seems simple to me. If there were truly a teacher's shortage, states would pay people to go to school to become teachers. But today, with an increasing percent of teachers prepared via alternative pathways, citizens are still footing the bill for training, testing, licensing, background checks...  Obviously, if states determined there were this massive shortage looming, they'd entice people to become teachers. They're not.

Also, more states/communities are recruiting teachers in developing countries who're so desperate to escape conditions there they'll willingly shack up in small apartments (Google it) like migrant agriculture workers here in the US to survive on the paltry pay they're offered while working 40, 50, 60... hours a week as teachers in the US, sending back to their countries what few pennies they can save.

Besides, why would smart young people with valuable degrees in science, engineering, technology... give up the chance to pursue careers where they're treated with dignity and respect and can earn enough to survive comfortably while saving healthfully for retirement to instead be the butt of jokes and society's scapegoats--all for high stress, long evening and weekend work hours, relatively little pay (which they're told they should be grateful for), and rampant disrespect from parents, students, and even school administrators?

Enough of the bogus articles on the "teacher shortage." If you want more teachers, entice people to become or remain teachers. It's as simple as that. If you don't want to do it, then be satisfied with the dregs you receive and the consequences. Your choice.[/quote]

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