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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The teacher shortage situation is looking quite grim across the state of Maryland and specifically within MCPS. WJLA dug into this recently: https://wjla.com/news/local/education-maryland-school-districts-work-to-fill-vacant-teaching-positions-teacher-shortages-montgomery-county-public-schools-prince-georges-county-superintendent-millard-house#

[QUOTE]According to MCPS, there are currently 289 full-time openings: 167 at the elementary level, 73 among middle schools, 48 at high schools and one at the county's Virtual Academy.

MCPS tells me 98 of those vacancies are special education positions and that the system is engaged in a variety of recruitment and marketing efforts to attract new employees.[/QUOTE]

So expect a lot of shortages at the elementary and middle school levels. Surprisingly, the high schools are not in that bad of a shape, considering how often the behavioral issues at that level make the news.[/quote]

The teacher shortage looks quite grim across the nation.  Salary is only part of the change that needs to happen.  As a nation we need to look at what is required of the work and how many people in schools would best serve the needs of students.  We need to look at whether all teachers should be 10 month or some should be 12 month.  We need to look at teacher training programs and evaluate if they are providing teachers with all the necessary skills needed for a 21st century classroom.  We need to look at how parents are experiencing schools and how they are being prepared for what to expect.  We need to evaluate funding sources and determine if they are keeping pace with the expectations and demands of consumers and where not explain clearly what cannot happen or what is being cut. ETc. ETC.
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Actually, the majority of the problem is parenting at home. Parents have no expectations for their kids at home-they expect schools to raise them without doing any heavy lifting themselves. That is why as a country, we are seeing huge behavioral problems in early childhood education that only getting worse. [/quote]

This. I taught kindergarten for close to 25 years. In previous years, MANY kids in my classes came to school already reading. Their parents took the time to teach them. In the past few years, we've gotten k-kids who are still in diapers and act feral. There has been a huge shift in parental roles and I don't know where it all got messed up, but it lead to my early resignation. Something has got to give. [/quote]

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