Canada's teachers say ongoing staff shortages creating "crisis." What's behind it?

As children and teenagers return to school for another year, teachers are raising concerns over an increasing number of shortages in their profession from coast to coast to coast.
Teachers say there are a number of factors behind the shortage and many are worried some of the most vulnerable kids will lose the support they need when their educators are taken away to fill gaps in other classrooms.
Sean Previl reports on what teachers have to say and what action they want governments to take.
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[@Christina_320]

Nobody wants to be a teacher AND a psychiatrist AND a therapist AND a psychologist AND a political mediator AND a third parent. Etc etc ! Screw that noise!

[@cheerfulbutterflies1025]

Brilliant

[@ikeones]

Good because there only there to teach and that what the real parents want

[@Smiler2724]

And also no want to be school bus driver

[@Christina_320]

@@Smiler2724 For real

[@swizzlyswallows8250]

​@@ikeones Then the parents on average need to do better. You say that parents don't want teachers to do all this extra stuff which is fair, but teachers also don't "want" to do it either if we could teach all day we would. It's kind of just been forced in our laps as a way of making it through day to day with kids who don't have attentive parents at home. Teachers don't want to have to talk to a student about their depression and anxiety but what happens when the kid reaches out to them and because of Ford's budget cuts no full time in school councillors to help them either. Do you want us to just turn them away saying thats not our job figure it out?

[@joshhubers7357]

Hmmmm I wonder why there are no teachers... probably the same reason we have barely any nurses and doctors...

[@AmazinggGracee-sy2qs]

Well y

[@drbluechipx]

Why is something so obvious such a mystery to the media and policy-makers?

[@ethimself5064]

@@drbluechipx Blind eyes

[@SickndSoul]

@@drbluechipx because they are narcissists

[@illmagical]

Lots of nurses and doctors. We just got rid of the nutty anti science ones. Plenty food service and janitorial jobs available for them. Also Costco is hiring seasonal workers!

[@johnnyboyvan]

I just retired and feel blessed. I loved the profession but it is becoming ridiculous and the changes are nonsense.

[@MrKn0wb0dy]

Have they hired back all the unvaccinated?

[@billclay9511]

@@jumbome7420 Keep your mask on Darren

[@thisiscoloradoliving]

At least Canada doesn't have mass shootings at their schools. I'm a USA substitute teacher in Colorado, and work for 3 school districts. 4 of the high schools I've worked at have had shootings happen at them.

[@olodakun2k84]

You can have a masters degree & be unfit to work with children. Some ppl can do it & some cannot but individual accolades do not directly support that you can be great with children.

[@Joe-Tdot]

What kinda teacher that really want to teach children about fairy tale gender identity.

[@mrpotatoheadandhisfantasti]

Thefairys

[@cheerfulbutterflies1025]

You believe in Jesus and we cannot see him, but we feel him. Same as gender, you may not see it, but it is real and it is felt. Jesus had long hair, wore a dress, and was a gentle soul.

[@donman9154]

​@@cheerfulbutterflies1025: Jesus wore a robe-like garment because men's pants hadn't been invented yet - nice try though.

[@Keepasking123]

@@cheerfulbutterflies1025absolutely false.

[@Brad.777]

Believe in political science but don't believe in biological science! This is an orchestrated event.

[@alexpeters7987]

I'm a teacher and I'm avoiding returning because my students were so tough last year! I cried toooo much, I have substantial training in education, I've received awards, and I've been teaching for over 8 years, but I wasn't trained to be a therapist and leadership is overwhelmed so they just need you to figure it out. The internet, coupled with Trudeau's terrible covid decisions have caused a significant mental health crisis in the country, and the workload just isn't worth it anymore. I'll be supplying this year until I feel like my mental health has fully recovered. Then I'll return to running my own classroom....

[@123durpdurp]

Good luck! I hope you find the R&R you deserve. You’re doing a thankless job for the world’s benefit, which I find admirable.

[@debinbc]

They better be doing the criminal prechecks ‼️

[@monahill7665]

Not one of these people brought up the gender ideologies forced on them, constant violence, disrespect and unruly children they have to deal with daily.

[@k8ng1]

Too many students and FOB's

[@winstonsmith935]

Not enough nurses and teachers.

[@ZenCorvus]

Government run health care failing. Government run education failing. But we should keep doing it.

[@darkenergy410]

Hire homeless ppl

[@hellomyride7793]

I’m not encouraging my kids to attend school. As it’s about morality, and moral compass being messed up with school curriculum !! Which allows incorrect information and learning for children.

[@XXLSSBBW]

If the schools followed these steps: Step#1 STOP forcing kids to learn about all this "woke" nonsense. Go back to teaching the basic essentials. Step#2 GIVE teachers back their authority. Too many students get away with bad behavior it's become a joke. Step#3 FAIL students for missed assignments or if they did a bad job on the essay they were told to write. Students need to learn that life isn't always fair. Sometimes we fail, but failing isn't the end of the world. And it doesn't mean you're stupid. You just need to try harder in the future.

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

They could recruit from the USA. Actually BC just issued me a provisional teaching certificate good for 5 years. I need to take some classes but have 5 years to do so. I have my own health insurance and so would not be burden on the Canadian health care system but even teachers from the US whose education has been certified by ICAS, who meet the language requirements and who have high evaluations in the US still face soooo much red tape in Canada. It was a huge process for me to get that credential but now I have to figure out how to get hired and move there. They need a system to bring teachers from other countries who would fit into their system of education. That could alleviate the shortage. SK put a barrier of one class in my way even though I have 4 teaching credentials in the USA. So I will take that class. But really they could recruit from the USA, UK and Australia.

[@vimukthaariyasinghe8041]

People with M.ed + bachelor in specific field wont still be teachers since they are lack of B.Ed. 🤦‍♂️

[@imeldamogi]

yes, please...

[@charlessantee8329]

Give these teachers a raise problem solved.

[@kimscott8176]

Comments are usually turned off. My mother was offered early retirement after attacked by First Nation student. They blamed 110 lb 63 year old lady from trying to stop this student from killing another classmate. She jumped at the chance. Another family member who is a teacher retires in one month. She can’t wait for the hell to be over. Spends 60 hours a week outside of class time/ school prep and marking just dealing with parents and an administration that blames and dumps it all at teacher. She has about 8 special needs in a 40+ class. Documents everything in great detail as any low grade is challenged and blamed on the teacher. It is never the student’s fault who doesn’t do any homework, show up to school or do any of the bend over backwards resources the teacher is forced to offer. To be a teacher is to gamble with your health and sanity.

[@SickndSoul]

Guess they shouldn't have brought in Vax policy for the cov shots

[@bsellers07]

If you look at the reasons as to why teachers are leaving, or people aren't becoming teachers, your guess wouldn't even be in the top 10.

[@eb.3764]

what ridiculous thought process

[@rogerrabbit8756]

NDP is sure doing a great job in B.C. not!

[@immanuelcan3310]

Let the retired teachers return without docking their pensions. You'll have an influx of experienced, well-trained teachers.

[@XXLSSBBW]

I bet those retired teachers wouldn't even consider coming back. Even if you offered them half a million. Students are out of control. Discipline is no longer allowed in schools. The parents are even worse.

[@immanuelcan3310]

@@XXLSSBBW It would depend on them being properly incentivized, and properly supported, of course. But that could be done, if the will to do it were present. And it wouldn't cost anything much to do it.

[@XXLSSBBW]

@@immanuelcan3310 Sadly they wouldn't be able to cope with the mental stress the students can cause. If any of them tried to discipline their students they'd have to deal with the principal/board of education and the parents. Things are just going to keep getting worst in public schools that they'll eventually start shutting down due to lack of staff. Parents won't be able to afford to send their children to a private school or get in a tutor.

[@immanuelcan3310]

@@XXLSSBBW That can change. If parents gave back to the teachers the authority to exercise appropriate and helpful discipline, such as making learning a privilege again, and allowing the reprimanding, isolating and banishment of bad students, then the problem would end quickly. The bad apples would be gone, and those that could become good apples would do so, because life without education is ultimately dismal and financially awful, and at the end of the day, everybody knows it. I've lived in countries where learning was hard to get, and everybody was desperate for it. Believe you me, the students behave much better there.

[@XXLSSBBW]

@@immanuelcan3310 Well said. It's just a question of 'When'?

[@dixonyaarmouf4630]

FJT and liberals

[@123durpdurp]

Blood cancer

[@straxusloyer7671]

Lack of support from parents, administration and discipline are to blame. Teachers aren't the problem. If you think so, then homeschool them. Problem solved.

[@Keepasking123]

Maybe if school boards weren’t so woke, there would be more teachers in the profession.

[@queeniesteenie]

first of all, please define woke for me. second of all, its because they dont pay enough. lol

[@123durpdurp]

You wrote your comment like a bald person

[@gonehome2]

C OOO VIIII DDDD

[@sammypop160]

😢

[@dillonwood3096]

Ever since the globel covid pandemic there always been teacher and staff shortages more and more teachers should be coming

[@redragna3648]

I have very bad news for you. The schools are in such disarray that no one is coming, they are all running as fast as they can. I can't even begin to explain the level of unprofessionalism that is exhibited in the job from not only administrators but parents. It's the hardest job I've done and I was a manual laborer prior to my teaching career. I would never go back to that clown show and I worked with at risk youths prior to teaching for 5 years.

[@woodsplitter3578]

Bunch of Jaberwalkies. 😊

[@woodsplitter3578]

Marxism is why.

[@shinykazzadragon]

Don't forget that Saskatchewan is giving public money to "approved private schools" (read christian) - even some embroiled in major lawsuits. 75% per student funding of public school goes to the private schools. Those schools do not teach the things public schools teach. If you want a private school that teaches different stuff, pay for it out of your own pockets.

[@hamansing787]

Well public schools shoulndt suck

[@SickndSoul]

When you pay property tax you are given choices on the schooling you want your tax to pay into. So you can't deny them 100%

[@SickndSoul]

Private schools probably teach better

[@shinykazzadragon]

@@hamansing787 public schools are struggling from under-funding and under-staffing, as it states in the news piece. Governments that keep reducing education funding suck.

[@shinykazzadragon]

@@SickndSoul not necessarily.

[@illmagical]

Lol why is this so hard to figure out? Better pay & better benefits. Also protection from right wing loonies. The clownvoy's war on science never ends.

[@davidingels1256]

Lets start with you paying more taxes. Thats simple.

[@illmagical]

@@davidingels1256 Sure I'm actually ok with taxes going to education. I know the anti science party doesn't like it! There's a reason why most with post secondary education lean to the left.

[@redragna3648]

The pay and benefits were fine in my opinion. I left because of parents, bad behaviour never seeing any repercussions, and pressure to inflante my grades (I am not even talking about not failing kids, the VPs legitimately tried to pressure me into raising my average grade and I was already a relatively easy marker). I came in with previous work experience in the trades and didn't put up with any of their nonsense (pressuring people to work extra for the school such as weekends, inflating grades etc., was the norm). Went back to trades for a while then went into HR/Training. Trades you work just as hard/much, but in a different way but you make WAY more. HR/Training is a fraction of the stress, I am done at 5 everyday barring some rare exceptions, and make more money than teaching with the option to go remote. There is zero reason to teach. And mind you, I worked with at risk youth for over 5 years before teaching while doing trades. This was not my first exposure to working with youngsters. Tried three different schools for three years, quit, and never looked back.

[@123durpdurp]

@@redragna3648you’re the only person making sense in this comment section

[@ikeones]

Why don’t we hear from these teachers that have left? News lmfao

[@redragna3648]

I left because of parents, bad behaviour never seeing any repercussions, and pressure to inflante my grades (I am not even talking about not failing kids, the VPs legitimately tried to pressure me into raising my average grade). I came in with previous work experience in the trades and didn't put up with any of their nonsense (pressuring people to work extra for the school such as weekends, inflating grades etc., was the norm). Went back to trades for a while then went into HR/Training. Trades you work just as hard/much, but in a different way but you make WAY more. HR/Training is a fraction of the stress, I am done at 5 everyday barring some exception, and make more money than teaching with the option to go remote. There is zero reason to teach. And mind you, I worked with at risk youth for over 5 years before teaching while doing trades. This was not my first exposure to working with youngsters. Tried three different schools for three years, quit, and never looked back.

[@SaHlGood]

You should start hiring racist teachers they’re tough teachers aren’t they?