You’re probably right about that, though at least in the U.S., there’s
additional revenues for school districts who have children with disabilities
enrolled with them, I know, not enough. Parents are having to do more and more
themselves.
Linda G.
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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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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.
