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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a national teacher shortage.  Educators were already feeling burdened by the expectation that beyond teaching content, they have been expected to be social workers.  Then along comes a pandemic, rising school shootings, racial upheaval, political polarization.  And their friends are all working from home and that looks really appealing.

So yes.  Veteran teachers area burned out and quitting.  The number of college students who are majoring in education or say that they'll pursue a career in education?  Those numbers fell off a cliff in recent years.

Treat your children's teachers well. Pay them. Discipline your children and teach them to show respect.  It's a really hard job and it's paid poorly. 
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Adding another plus one. We're in a K-8 Catholic school and every time a teacher leaves, feels like the replacement is way less skilled. They have a hard time filling positions because they are so underpaid, it's ridiculous. The bonus of working at a Catholic schools, other than religious commitment, used to be discipline policies--classroom management should be easier than in public because they get to choose who attends. But I think since COVID that's no longer true. Even the veteran teachers seems flummoxed by kids' inability to focus and stay on task. And there seems to be more kids with learning differences than ever. It's too much for the teachers to manage without more staff, which isn't coming.[/quote]

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