The real shortage is not of teachers but of money. Every school board struggles
over money issues, and in this period of time, it still is most important. If
school boards had unlimited resources, there would be no problem of having
enough teachers anywhere. But at this time, the important question is always
how few teachers can we get away with? If we can eliminate assistants, have
larger class sizes, pay teachers less -- it is all for the better.
I don't know if the situation will ever change. This has been going on since
schools began, and I fear it will go on forever or as long as we keep thinking
of schooling as a business.
Tallguy
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{}#yiv2348357314 Interesting how at some times there has been a glut of
teachers and those trained to be teachers who can’t get jobs full time and with
benefits have to work in other occupations. Then at other times, the teacher
shortage is critical. Linda G.
There’s a big shortage of teachers here in Arizona and the biggest shortage
is in the special education field.
