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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a labor shortage.  This is not unique to mcps.[/quote]

There isn't a shortage of qualified teachers. There is a shortage of qualified teachers willing to do the job. There's a difference.[/quote]

I would disagree.

There are retirees as boomers and others leave the workforce.  There is pandemic burnout taking others out of teaching.

Interest in being a teacher is waning.  We are not graduating from college and producing enough certified teachers.        Exit > Entrants
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Wonder why when there are active posters here saying their kids “strive to be better than education majors.” This county is full of terrible people who demand teachers while belittling teachers. Hypocrisy at its finest. [/quote]

I’m not sure students are swayed away from majoring in education after leaving high school because of posts on DCUM. Students are dissuaded by the lack of earning potential after college with an education degree. First year teachers make a fraction of what other majors make and the long term career trajectory remains a fraction of other majors.

My daughter’s starting salary as a Finance major was $80,000 with a $10,000 signing bonus. After a year on the job, she was told that she will be receiving a 15% pay increase. She has one Friday off a month in addition to four weeks of paid time off. Her department also only recently went back to the office but only for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Computer Science majors and Engineering majors are on an even higher trajectory.

It’s economics that cannot be ignored. Public education will struggle to fill jobs for in person positions if they remain so much lower than other fields.

The double downside is then keeping the teachers already on staff. My daughter has a friend from high school that did become a teacher. She is currently a first year teacher in a Title I school. She teaches third grade with 27 kids. The demands of the job is exhausting with no mentorship and students who probably need an IEP but she is discouraged from referring them. As a result, she is trying to individually meet all her students needs which is an impossible job. As a result, she is rethinking her career choice.[/quote]

Teacher here-we are just sick and tired of the people who constantly disparage us all while basically begging we exist. I don't even have a teaching degree. I went a different route- BS in business and MS in cybersecurity. I'm teaching your kids how to have a better future in high school. I could be making so much more. MOST teachers could be doing better for themselves...We are here. I'm not asking for applause, just asking that people shut up when they continually talk about things they have no idea about. [/quote]

Parents aren’t your problem. Your martyrdom complex is the problem. Instead of aiming your anger at parents, you should join their advocacy for teachers receiving higher salaries comparable to other industries. Parents aren’t the ones who failed to keep teacher salaries up to date. It’s MCPS administrators who make 3 times your salary who limits teacher raises.[/quote]

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