More teachers are quitting, and those who remain aren't happy, researchers say

Teachers are in short supply in the U.S., and researchers say there's declining job satisfaction among those who remain. CBS News reporter Bo Erickson examines what's behind the problems.
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[@leonphillips7132]

Too many parents are completely disengaged and view teacher as nothing more than babysitters. They disparage and disrespect teachers and the profession.

[@JessT-vg7ib]

they are babysitters silly

[@kyles3488]

They have to be babysitters. Because of corporate greed, Two incomes plus side hustles are required. So parents don’t have time to raise kids.

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

@@kyles3488 It's because of loose family ties. In most "poor" nations and immigrant communities, grandparents who look after or home-school the grandchildren, while the parents work.

[@mikethemechanic7395]

Not going to lie. I never have valued teachers. I went to private school as a child. My kids go to middle school in the burbs. The suburbs don’t have the problems as much as the lesser schools. We are engaged with our school and PTA etc. I don’t get why anyone would want to be a teacher the last 20 years.

[@leonphillips7132]

@@mikethemechanic7395 I’m a fourth generation educator. My grandmother was an educator. My father was a superintendent. My mother taught high school science. In the good old days, the parents respected you. Most of the students (from my experience) at least knew that they couldn’t get away with disrespecting you. The parents (mostly) were partners in the education of their children. You’re right. It’s different now. Why would anyone want to do it? Some people naturally have a desire to nurture, to teach, to help. That natural desire no longer serves us well here. This is the land of the damned. Teachers became the whipping boy of a particular political category. The populace has been largely indoctrinated against teachers. No on seem to have given thought to who will teach their children. Nor have they given thought to the quality of that education. Some entities prefer a dumbed down population. They have convinced people to revel in ignorance. It’s not good. There can be no positive outcome. For anyone.

[@DisgruntledUSA]

I quit teaching high school a year ago. It is the worst job in America that requires a college degree. Student behavior, abusive administrators, crazy parents, terrible pay, unreasonable expectations...the list goes on and on. There is absolutely no question why there's a teacher shortage and why it will continue to get worse. The entire system is deeply damaged and beyond repair.

[@jrm371]

💯💯

[@sporter7249]

Agreed, teachers are the most abused professionals with a degree. Unfortunately, students know they have immunity to do whatever towards teachers without any real consequences.

[@Trav990]

There’s no accountability or boundaries in America anymore

[@sophiavega1777]

💯💯💯💯YES!!!

[@Liz-wz8dh]

You said it. I actually hope the numbers keep going down until it becomes a serious crisis. The schools are just hobbling along now but it needs to become a crisis big enough that it affects the daily lives of parents for it to be addressed. I'm talking school deserts basically where parents have to take their kids to work with them regularly type of crisis.

[@countrygamer6096]

Not one mention of student behavior and lack of parenting. These people are so disconnected.

[@professorfinesser8289]

I always feared for some teachers

[@debrakelly4505]

Teaching these days is like running a juvenile detention center. I don’t want to spend my days like that.

[@SarahG266]

Yes 🙌

[@dakotatyler2]

You can worry about all that after they get paid a livable wage

[@countrygamer6096]

@@dakotatyler2 I'm paid just fine. It's my fellow teachers that seem strapped for cash all the time. I wonder if that's their own fault.

[@terenceenders9388]

I have taught science for ten years. I don't care about politics. I just want to be paid enough to afford to live in my community.

[@Cocoisagordonsetter]

Did you already buy a home in your community? That makes the big difference. We need good teachers. My kids have had good teachers even in the modern era. We value education big time though and we've sought homes where the public schools are good.

[@ReactNotion]

That’s real.

[@Liz-wz8dh]

And that's a totally reasonable request. Sorry to say you'll probably never get that need met if you continue as a teacher. It's shocking that teachers are treated so poorly in this country but that's the culture.

[@mexalcorta]

ive always wondered how communities can thrive when salaries of necessary jobs cant even cover basic living expenses in that community.

[@danielleandrews2658]

Maybe you should?

[@pennysoutar127]

Yup. I retire next month. I. AM. DONE.

[@Liz-wz8dh]

I hope you have a peaceful retirement.

[@sp_ekriti]

Congratulations!!!

[@kimmayer9007]

Congrats! You made it.

[@Cb20345]

I hope you have a great retirement! I know you are tired of the parents and the kids across the political aisle.

[@zacharyschmidtke3674]

Resigned this year

[@user-hg3xi8gn9v]

The expert on the show is an expert of ignorance. Teachers are leaving the profession because of LOW salary and horrible working conditions with high levels of stress and workload.

[@kyliepechler]

You hit the nail on the head.

[@teirzialeblanc2245]

You are 100% correct! They completely missed the target on this one.

[@jakjak789]

Guys a doofus

[@cj5848]

Exactly!

[@ridgemondhigh4891]

_Cough, Cough_ . . . You can learn more online (KZbin, ChatGPT, Wiki), quickly and easily --- and for FREE --- than trudging through school . . . _Cough, Cough_

[@eddenoy321]

Ask the teachers who have been spat upon, beaten, stabbed, shot, or psychologically broken why they left. Much easier and better paying to be a police officer.

[@sareptasweetie1978]

@eddenoy321 Yes I'm one of those teachers who left the profession after being attacked and having three cracked vertebrae as a result. The student faced no consequences and was allowed to stay at school because his mother "couldn't" get him. Only thing I told this kid to do was to stop pinching other students and that was the catalyst to beat me. I refuse to go anywhere near a classroom no matter the state, the grade or the pay.

[@eddenoy321]

@@sareptasweetie1978 I just worked as a sub and was assaulted as well. I should have gotten a lawyer, but I was sent to that classroom by a Uni that was paying me so I was afraid I might lose the job. I had no real injuries, but I refused to return to that school and the Uni kept me on stipend. Bitter experience.

[@eddenoy321]

@@sareptasweetie1978 i am so sorry that you had injuries and I hope that you were compensated. Though no amount of money can repair the emotional scars.

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

@@eddenoy321 As bad as it is for teachers, it's even more traumatic for "nerd" and "wimp" students in a school full of bullies, jocks, tough guys, cool dudes and cliques.

[@microbios8586]

Yep. I had enough of the sheer disrespect.

[@sareptasweetie1978]

The reason why teachers are leaving is because the pay isn't worth the stress or abuse that staff have to deal with. Kids are more violent, disrespectful, and have a sense of entitlement. I was an educator for 23 years and I was attacked by a student. He broke three vertebrae and he had absolutely NO consequences. Who wants to get beat up or verbally attacked on a regular basis and then you're going through all of this for pennies on the dollar where you can't even afford to live. Parents need to be held accountable and responsible for the behavior of their kids. It starts at home. As long as kids come to school being mean, rude, disrespectful, disruptive, not willing to learn and basically no parental or administrative support teachers are going to continue to retire or change professions.

[@leechjim8023]

You can thank this worthless system that requires no accountability from students!

[@leechjim8023]

Spare the rod, spoil the child! We are reaping the consequences BIG TIME!!!

[@Mug1671]

Very true and well said!!

[@Liz-wz8dh]

And teachers are so stressed out they take their stress out on other teachers as well.

[@jeretso]

Long lockdowns did not help. Kids are behind now and stressed out.

[@SuperStar-jr3nu]

Teachers are also being assaulted in their classrooms by the kids everyday in this country. How much disrespect and violence are teachers supposed to endure from children? Teachers are just people who have their own health problems and mental stability to protect. They're not cops. They didn't sign up to detain children, fight children, hide from shooters, be cursed at, spit on, shoved or even sexually harrassed by kids and their parents. It's too much. PAY TEACHERS. PROTECT TEACHERS.

[@kesia_shani]

Thank you!

[@dr_flunks]

don't you think you should expect it if you live in a predominantly minority district?

[@jrm371]

People who don’t teach, or haven’t had that experience, have no idea what it’s like to be a teacher in today’s America. It is a failed system and needs a complete reform.

[@mexalcorta]

blame social media and brain rot

[@shellysmith1037]

well we kinda know because caught the teachers running their mouths about kids and parents on their website that they though not one paid attention to.

[@stephenschroeder6567]

It is the entire society that needs the reform. The failures you speak about are only a result of the failure of all of us.

[@MsMartinMuses]

As always, ignoring the elephant in the room. Teachers are sick of getting assaulted and nothing happening to the perpetrators. We are then told we have to “build a relationship” with the assaulter when they return the next day. The last time I got hit, was my last time. I quit

[@daydayokay]

The “build a relationship” phrase boils my blood.

[@kesia_shani]

Exactly.

[@dr_flunks]

everyone knows this doesnt happen in white districts. go work for one of those or expect what you get. make sense?

[@millennialaviation]

Not enough pay, bratty children no support..what do you expect?

[@Gr8Incarnate]

How much do they get paid? Please include benefits and vacation time as well.

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

@@Gr8Incarnate The hazardous pay isn't worth it.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Teachers make decent pay, work on average 180 days a year and have decent benefits.

[@shaheemtaylor960]

@@spankyssurprise1361lol u think teachers only work 180 days a year oh boy I wish that was true.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

@@shaheemtaylor960 On average that's what they work...my brother and sister in law are high school teachers...well, my brother was he retired this year with a nice little pension...he's 57.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

Blame the parents, who allowed their children to become spoiled brats

[@leechjim8023]

And the worthless administrators who don't support the teachers!!!

[@kyles3488]

What parents? Children are raised on iPads now.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

@@leechjim8023 they should be sued as well

[@Augfordpdoggie]

@@kyles3488 thanks for correcting me ;)

[@NASALunarLight]

Excuse me? I have been obedient my entire life with middle school teachers? And for what? Only for me to get expelled because I started on a test when the teacher didn’t say start. Now I live my entire life without going to high school, if anything you teachers are the spoiled brats.

[@llamalover02]

Stop expecting teachers to parent your kids for you. Teachers are teachers. They aren't therapists, CPS agents, crisis intervention personnel, nannies, or people that should work for nearly voulenteer status. They are there to educate and inspire the next generation. Hold parents accountable for their children.

[@debrakelly4505]

Everything you described is exactly what teachers do in the classroom every day, it gets old.

[@seminolewind158]

Try telling that to the sun men, who abuse the teachers but you baby them too when they grow a movement and throw a riot!

[@dr_flunks]

ok, youre fired. we don't want you. good luck in your future endeavors.

[@loriar1027]

​@@dr_flunks So, you must be one of the crappy parents.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Least shocking story ever.

[@eddenoy321]

Sad but true.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

True story 💯

[@asianman7232]

even as a non american, not surprised abit

[@ashleystacy-boddapati]

Especially in NC. The wages are embarrassingly low.

[@theresapinilla4913]

A student verbally threatened to hit me Monday afternoon. I made the formal report of the incident. Today is Sunday and I am still waiting for action or even response.

[@cSTEPHEN855]

More likely than not nothing will happen. They are afraid of these kids.

[@smrk2452]

I’m so sorry

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

Did you receive a response yet?

[@thebirdclan]

I had a student push me, and I demanded that he be charged with assault. Nothing happened.

[@misterj3133]

Can teachers sue the school district when they are assaulted?

[@ReillyWilde]

This report is barely skimming the surface of the actual reasons that teachers leave positions and the lack of new educators entering the field. Dig a bit deeper for the truth & avoid sugar coating.

[@Liz-wz8dh]

This topic has been covered a lot. But it's vaguely covered in most news stories I see.

[@ShacklefordR]

It’s a 5min short segment and not a full 60min documentary… 😅

[@-in-the-meantime...]

Supporting argument(s)?

[@dr_flunks]

nobody cares, just leave.

[@stormythelowcountrykitty7147]

The expert is totally out to lunch. I don’t care about the syllabus - I care about student behavior.

[@leechjim8023]

I have a feeling that public education is about to collapse catastrophically! Thank God I am retired!!!😮

[@BinoDist]

Me too.

[@beautifulbull]

Is it a catastrophic collapse or a "seemingly uncoordinated" withdrawal of resources? Collectively, (& it seems based just on this comments sxn alone that many agree), the US has been unable to manage classroom gun violence, physical acts of violence against teachers, & the adequate allocation of resources to teaching children with learning disabilities or those who simply don't learn well in the very outdated format of the current teaching standards (ie, ~30 kids sitting at desks in an indoor classroom being lectured to ALL DAY). Our collective inability to change the way we do things to reflect current ways of life AND the new knowledge we have acquired about education & human psychology is painfully self-evident. Perhaps what's really happening is the withdrawal of resources to a way of doing education that no longer works & really hasn't been for quite some time. This will only be seen as a catastrophic collapse by those who really haven't been paying attention. This has been coming for a while. The COVID Era not only showed us this in real time data (ie NO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS), but it also proved that we can teach virtually, thereby averting many of the issues brought up in this post & so many others, while moving the next generations of kids towards newer, potentially better ways of doing education. Change is feared by many b/c it is new & different, but that does not also mean that it is bad or not needed.

[@Liz-wz8dh]

Let's hope it does. It won't be reformed before that happens, that's for sure.

[@Laz3rCat95]

@@beautifulbull I definitely think the school system needs radical change, but I don't think doing a full COVID lockdown style online school is the solution either. Some skills need to be taught in-person, especially social skills, and making everyone even more isolated from each other isn't going to help the loneliness crisis in our society.

[@beautifulbull]

@PeteFredrickson my comment was in no way intended to imply as much either. My apologies for any confusion💗 Social skills do need to be taught, but perhaps in a more controlled way, where the parents have a lot more to do with said interactions, ie extracurricular activities (sports, art, photography, dance, etc) & birthday parties. We can do life differently, & based on what both children AND parents are experiencing rn w/ respect to our current education system, perhaps it's time that we should...or at least try something new & different😉

[@aarontrompeterrealestatebr6159]

Every criminal in prison and jail, EVER, was in a classroom being a knob to their teacher . . . I left teaching becaue I could make more money working with lesser a-holes.

[@Cocoisagordonsetter]

zero reason not to. Teaching used to have good benefits and obviously more PTO than general population. It doesn't seem like the benefits are worth the trouble anymore, but I'm not sure.

[@raedaw766]

If the “obviously more PTO” refers to summer break, I hope you understand teachers aren’t contracted for the summer months and are actually unemployed. If you know of a teacher getting a paycheck during summer they are getting the rest of their salary that was earned during the school year. PTO…😂😂😂

[@Cocoisagordonsetter]

@@raedaw766 Being a teacher is a choice. There are loads of choices to be made with career choice. The fact that they get off all holidays is also what I'm talking about. As in they officially work when children are in school. Don't @ me with paper grading stuff. That's a separate issue. That represents a whole lot more time than a regular job. If teachers want money in the summer then they can get a summer job to supplement their income which is exactly what my friends parents did in the 80s.

[@BillMiller-ob4vh]

Of course who wants to be around spoiled and entitled kids all day and do it all over again the next day. Talk about a nightmare that never ends

[@AngryPug76]

This is coming from a former teacher. You are already on KZbin. If you really want to know why teachers are quitting there are thousands of videos from former teachers on why they quit. Thousands. Many of them quit under doctor’s orders because the emotional stress and physical abuse had caused lifelong debilitating conditions, and I’m talking about the 20somethings with only a few years experience. Once they realize they are expected to sacrifice having their own children, any kind of social life, social media, and their physical and emotional health as well as accept a life of boarder line poverty just to participate in the industrial world’s worst school system those teachers run away and never look back. Over half of all new teachers quit and completely leave the profession in the first year. Parents, you will be lucky if your school is even open next year because there isn’t enough certified staff to keep to them open.

[@DisgruntledUSA]

Preach. You are absolutely correct. I resigned a year ago because I got tired of praying for a brain aneurysm when I went to bed every Sunday night.

[@JumeckRafeal]

Yet somehow school districts still find a way to layoff teachers from year to year.

[@jenniferabel2811]

I was amazed when, despite the thousands of videos you referenced, and despite the exodus of presumably available-to-explain teachers, it did not occur to the reporter to consult any of them. Instead, we were treated to the comments of exactly the kind of ideologue who is responsible for gaslighting a generation of teachers (and administrators).

[@WendyTalkRadio]

Glad he interviewed teachers.....not...what a joke.

[@Chulitatr]

WHERE'S THE LOTTERY FUNDS THAT NEVER GOES TOWARDS EDUCATiON????

[@zadinal]

It does, it does to college education. It at least on many states that's how it works.

[@dr_flunks]

lottery is a tax on people who didn't learn math.

[@dragonsboon2316]

I have no college degree, have job security, and make more than most teachers. That isn’t right. I don’t blame them they should make more than me. Teaching is the Nobelist profession and the pay should reflect that

[@andrewventura3287]

Sadly, sometimes not all teachers are the best, but now it's the students' turn to be in the wrong

[@NY-ui6hl]

What job do you do?

[@dr_flunks]

i too am unworthy of looking upon teachers. they are the highest and most noble leaders. i have pictures of them on my wall and i praise our dear leaders several times a minute. i am not worthy of you, kim jong il, i mean unionized teachers in need of limitless sycophantic praise!

[@StarDustMoonRocket]

What are you talking about? The market will regulate pricing with the natural intersection of supply and demand.

[@bh5082]

As a teacher of 30 years and counting…this report really dropped the ball. It didn’t even touch a core reason of why teachers are leaving! Student behavior, lack of discipline, and lack of respect are the real issues. Teachers should not have to put up with students verbally and sometimes physically ABUSING THEM. Discipline has been taken out of our hands. Parents run to the defense of their “little angels” and enable the child’s poor behavior. Five more years, and I’m thankful out!!

[@jenniferabel2811]

I've noticed that no mainstream reporting touches these core reasons. They usually cite pay or else blame parents on the right. It reeks of narrative journalism.

[@StarDustMoonRocket]

I assume (and pray) that you weren't a grammar teacher.

[@-in-the-meantime...]

Parents need to put down the social media and get involved in their childs lives.

[@seminolewind158]

I know plastic surgeons who are bullies on social media, while their kids are getting run over by cars while they drink all day! Talk about pathetic!

[@PRINTORO]

Out of any job, teachers are the most important to this country and the most disrespected one. How shameful.

[@RadioLaPrincess]

I considered becoming a teacher but every teacher I know, every single one, told me not to. Said parents are horrible and so are the kids.

[@bradspringer2372]

Social Media influencers are respected and looked up to while Cops and Teachers are trashed.

[@spectre3492]

This country is completely backwards

[@sithe7577]

Influencers that don’t know or care about their wellbeing. Only what they can put in their pockets

[@misterj3133]

Teachers yes, cops no.

[@maxinef6654]

Who in their right mind would want to be a teacher? Not these days!! I grew up in the 70s and 80s and teachers did not go through what they go through today.

[@Marvolo14]

They didnt once mention the abuse teachers suffer.

[@YTuser874]

Yes, I know a teacher that worked at a charter school. She had a student in her class that was allowed to hit her up to seven times a day because he had special needs… I’m a new teacher so idk exactly why this was allowed to happen , but she eventually quit.

[@21truthbetold]

@3:10 This professor doesn't know what he is talking about! Kids are not even reading one level below their grade level. NO teacher wants to teach about racism or sexism to 2nd graders! Those are sociology classes for upper HS/college students. The teachers who are leaving are mostly K-8th grade, and it has nothing to do with them "wanting" to teach about race and sex- he is a liar, and NOT in the public system. Teachers are overworked and disrespected by both parent and student behaviors.

[@annadavis2547]

Elementary teachers cover 9 subjects: reading, writing, math, social studies, science, music, PE, technology, and art. Many schools hire uncertified teachers to cover PE, music, art, technology and library. A teacher in a school that does hire for these subjects gives a teacher about 30 minutes of prep time per day. We are often paid for the half hour before and after school to prepare for the day and to clean-up afterwards. Meetings such as faculty, IEP’s, parent or other duties cut into this time both before and after school. It is not enough time to properly prepare lessons. Many spend around two to three hours each day on their own time to do this work. Several give up personal time on the weekends as well. Teachers are not paid for these extra hours, but they are expected. As a teacher, I have been hit, kicked and spit on. I have been threatened by students that they will come and shoot me. What was my crime, I asked them to complete an assignment or to please listen to the instructions. I have had students who do this to their cohorts as well. They bully each other and I get blamed for it by parents and administrators. Guilty students face no consequences for these behaviors at school or at home. I personally was tired of people blaming me for teaching transgender ideals, sexual conduct, CRT or anything else that is controversial. Teaching these things goes against my own set of values and could likely have cost me my job.

[@StrawberryCocoaPowder]

Elementary schools already teach about slavery, the civil rights movement and women’s suffrage. This is not a new thing

[@rwh1818]

True. Some enter college with a fourth-grade reading level.

[@mariejane1567]

How teachers quitting and getting laid off at the same time 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️😭😭😭

[@danielleandrews2658]

The districts can't pay for teachers so they are shoving more kids in each classroom. They still need more teachers but they can't afford the ones they have. This is happening in poor areas because a lot of tax dollars go to problems associated with poverty like welfare so the kids miss out.

[@lueagle09]

It’s not supporting teachers when they are trying to bring positive things into the classroom and holding them to standards and expectations that are not relevant anymore is why many doubts appear causing many to depart. Unfortunately, I left because I had a community that doubted that I can be my authentic self and still serve with respect.

[@michellefarris3961]

Sounds like you did a favor to everyone.

[@WilliamFromPenn]

I can't believe they are asking that professor for his 'expert' opinion. What kind of research is that guy doing? He's way off. That's not the reason teachers are choosing to leave.

[@smrk2452]

I guess we still live in a patriarchal world

[@stanleycoleman]

The free market has decided it’s more valuable to pay people to write code that makes morale crushing, time wasting apps (many of which are not even profitable) as addictive as possible, or to inflate the salaries of CEOs an infinite amount even when they perform poorly.

[@derrickscott9469]

Don't forget that teachers are underpaid relative to their level of education, while also being expected to pay for supplies out of their own pocket and exposed to rampant abuse and disrespect. Why would anyone sign up for that? Even those most passionate about teaching kids can only endure such crappy treatment for so long until they burnout. I'd rather make a living doing almost anything else.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

They work on average 180 days a year...they are not underpaid.

[@derrickscott9469]

@@spankyssurprise1361 even still... teaching seems like a very unattractive profession.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

@@derrickscott9469 My brother and sister in law are both teachers...well my brother was, he just retired this year with a nice pension...he's 57. They live very comfortably.

[@BinoDist]

Hey spankysurprise: If it's such a good deal working only 180 days a year, what's stopping you doing it? Hurry along then. There's a massive teacher shortage. For sure, they'll welcome you with open arms. (You'll find out).

[@hera7884]

I applaud the teachers for quitting, you don’t owe these parents and children anything and no child of God deserves the abuse you endure on a nearly daily basis. Thank you for your incredible service, but you deserve better pay and better recipients! People who actually appreciate your work, knowledge, and dedication. Maybe these parents will learn how to deal with their kids when there isn’t anymore school to send them to. Best of luck

[@ddellwo]

My wife is a teacher. When I see the complete a-holes that fill her classroom I have NO idea how she does it every year! And the parents of these a-holes are even worse!

[@CNM3]

I blame parents mostly and then social media, cell phone addiction and culture overall. Sure there are bad teachers but that's low hanging fruit.

[@somethingelse9228]

Without a well funded and effective public education system, us would soon cease to be a tech superpower

[@InesElm-dj9tn]

Many engineer are foreigners mainly chinese and indians anyway I don't think it would be affaected

[@gordonoboh833]

@@InesElm-dj9tncame here to say what you said, most of the STEM jobs that doesn’t involve Security Clearance, goes to legal immigrants.

[@ericwagner318]

That guy from Brown is clueless. The problem is not because the school board banned a book. The workload, disruptive behavior with no consequences and a lack of support from admin and parents burn teachers out!

[@KeivaJones-nf3jd]

They cherrypick the sources to form the narrative.

[@faraboverubieskerry]

Why do they keep showing us this news topic. Teachers started leaving in droves back in 2018. We were meeting each other at the vitamin section of health food stores trying to manage PTSD, insomnia, Anxiety, Autoimmune and inflammation issues due to the constant stress from crazy parents and students. I got out in 2019 and I wasnt even in Academics! I am a former professional dancer and choreographer who was also teaching for years and years. I was harassed by parents who knew nothing about the arts and dealing with their nightmare offspring. They controlled the emotional atmosphere of the dance studios and after school enrichment programs. Just a few rotten apples changed the whole dynamic and atmosphere for everyone else and it got worse and worse. Academic teachers are on a whole diff level and I experienced their pain teaching arts enrichment in summer schools in Dallas Independent School district. I had one class of 35 5&6 yr olds..35... without any assistance and one 6 yr punched a 5 yr old in the face during dance class. He went to the principal's office to be sent home but they just let him back into my classroom. Do you think he had any respect for me or any adult after that? I have witnessed atrocious things like teen juveniles moved to class of 5 yr olds as punishment only to have him assault a 5 yr old. Yea..a teen beat on a 5 yr old in summer school in a separate class. The stories I heard from academic full time teachers were awful. The decisions made by the school board, leadership and lazy crazy parents all share the blame!

[@Smarty2able]

There's barely any young people in teaching and that's kinda scary that it's mostly veterans and close to be retireees. Scary but understandable

[@KeivaJones-nf3jd]

They see the nonsense and r not going into debt paying to he part of the now dangerous teaching profession. Can't blame them

[@excalibur2024guy]

Too many parents are bad at raising kids.

[@longdongbongchong]

"Happening more with black students" - no surprise there.

[@tmn8547]

Really?! Hmmm 🤔

[@longdongbongchong]

@@tmn8547 Of course.

[@aholmes3028]

Almost like they are more violent disrespectful and incompetent as students 🤫

[@longdongbongchong]

@@aholmes3028 100% they are

[@JumeckRafeal]

I currently have less than 5 black students, out of 100. My former students were 95% black, and what I’ve found is that most kids are inclined to be bad these days.

[@Morzanith]

Bad pay and every Republican hates them. Why be a teacher?

[@kekort2]

Personally, for me, the pay isn't the problem. It's student behavior, the never-ending extra duties and paperwork, the lack of accountability for students, etc.

[@claireconover]

@@kekort2if you quit over student behavior, you really shouldn’t have become a teacher. you should expect bad behavior and resistance and sometimes mistrust from children.

[@jessicanone4202]

​@@claireconoverno maybe parents should be parents and BLISTER THEIR BEHINDS! Maybe it would treat kids to not act like spoiled brats

[@kekort2]

​@@claireconoverWhat grade do you teach?

[@kekort2]

​@claireconover First of all, I'm still teaching. Secondly, student behavior is what teachers are reporting as part of the reason they quit (along with not having support from administration and parents... you know... kind of like how you're acting now).

[@Mike_Greentea]

Increase the wages like any other occupation and you will see an influx of applicants! Duh

[@angelastewart9497]

They laying the teachers off ,but then call it a shortage.

[@flipflopsneeded]

You can safely say Florida would be a great case study in teacher shortages. But you can blame the politics. What a shame.

[@Boc3phu5]

No. Blame single mothers.

[@ThruAWiderLens]

@@Boc3phu5 As a Florida resident who knows many public school teachers, politics absolutely plays a role. BTW, behind every single mother is an absent father.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

blame the parents

[@leechjim8023]

Also, too often, the administrators so not support the teachers!

[@ExceptionalLibra]

Correct!

[@Dee-ye2dk]

I grew up in a predominantly black and white high school. I barely survived in the black school. My peers were aggressive, wild, constant fights, hard to study in class. I had all Fs till I moved to a predominantly white high school. It was much more orderly, kids kept their hands to themselves, and I was able to pass with a B average. I’m West Indian American and was raised differently compared to my African American counterparts. I was raised to be respectful, keep my hands to myself, and pay attention in school. Can’t say the same for them.

[@aholmes3028]

Finally! Someone points out the actual problem

[@bigbawlzlebowski8886]

​@@aholmes3028then why are white areas having shortages as well?

[@bestiefswlady5251]

@@bigbawlzlebowski8886 agreed. Also, this person doesn’t mention the year that they graduated, and or whether they moved from public to private or to another city with different crime or poverty rates…. I listen to a channel, called Teacher, Therapy, and several of the guest speakers have said that behavior and private schools or so-called white areas, had the same type of problems, or maybe slightly less with that, but much more demanding and abusive parents. It seems like a no-win situation at the moment.

[@NoahPadi-ij3rf]

@bestiefswlady5251 my wife is a teacher and says professional parents are the worst, especially lawyer parents, who overcompensate for their not being there for the kids by being overly protective and spoiling them

[@lgee9027]

Facts!!!! Im Black and I work in two schools, guess which one is the worst🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ but nobody wants to talk about it. I may leave after this year, I’m getting tired of it now

[@andrewh2u]

Get rid of all the Woke administrators in all these school districts and pay good teachers in the sciences well with smaller class sizes. Whatever good teachers are paid is worth it when they have to deal with the parenting that delivers these kids to them unwilling to learn.

[@JR-pu9is]

Student behavior was at its worst in the middle schools of a reputed school district where I was on probation. Foul language, rude and obscene behavior of students (spitting gum, trashing the class, and boys lowering pants, were common). I sought help from the admin and within a week admin called to inform me that my contract was not renewed for the upcoming school year. I was asked to resign forcibly. Not just students, irresponsible parents, and admin have to be held accountable.

[@terrydillon9323]

I don’t think parents teach their children manners , I know there are some good kids out there. My father told me when I was young, you go to school to learn, never cause a problem and interfere with other peoples learning. If I would have ever caused a problem or disrespected my teacher, I would have gotten a whipping and wouldn’t have been able to set down for a week.

[@coachd9078]

I have a few ideas: 1: 4 day work week 2: Treat teachers with respect 3: Get rid of troubled students. Place them in one school and pay THOSE teachers triple to get them to work at the “bad” school.

[@dmichael100]

High school teacher here- the 4 day work week is an excellent idea I have been pushing for for some time.

[@dawnturitto8442]

This would really help!

[@jayscott9860]

This is a very shallow and biased rendering of why this is happening

[@KeivaJones-nf3jd]

They don't want to tackle the real reasons so they gave a half assed report and presented it as truth

[@fenris91]

This actually needed research?

[@raedaw766]

I left teaching in December 2022! I spent a very difficult 4 months unemployed until the public library took a chance on me with my credentials. I just completed an entire year in my library position this past April. Never looking back and most importantly, never going back!! The decision to protect my peace was the scariest yet best thing I ever did.

[@Boc3phu5]

Have you guys ever dealt with these new kids? They are terrible and have really bad habits and guess where they learned all that stuff?

[@eddenoy321]

Mean students come from any and all races and economic levels.

[@kekort2]

@@eddenoy321 Who said anything about race or economic levels?

[@LouisCNNews]

Learned it here on Social Media

[@leechjim8023]

​@@eddenoy321I think he meant social media, but certainly the home does too!

[@eddenoy321]

@@kekort2 ok sorry ,it just sounded that way

[@christianschmidt1556]

I retired last year after after 26 years in public schools and the system has indeed failed. First is the pay, most of us cannot afford to buy a starter home in our area. In the past the low pay was said to be related to the fact it was a woman's job and the husband brought in the big check. What a joke that is since many of these teachers are the head of a household and we have kids to put through college. They also say that you have three months off in the summer and this is a joke as well. We worked with kids until the last day of May then had trainings for a week or more in June and returned for more trainings at the start of August. No one has had three months off since I was in school in the early 1970s. Also training, training, and more training. what a waste of time and money. Our students here in the USA are undisciplined, violent in some cases, lack a work ethic, and are empowered by their parents who support them. I have seen students have violent meltdowns and destroy property, attack other students, or attack the teacher. Admin. does not support or protect the teacher and admin is afraid of the parents and will not discipline the the student. They will not suspend a student since it is tied to their school funding and looks bad on them. They will not enforce anything for those with repeated absences. We had students who had 30-40-50 days absent without enforcement. this is also tied to funding. Kids are not retained and passed forward even if they are more than a year behind and it is not connected to a Special Ed problem. This is the opposite of what I saw teaching in Taiwan, and later in Japan and China. Their system is merit based after elementary school. You test into the middle, high, and university of your ability level. Kids went to school 5 and a half days a week in Taiwan and went to private cram school afterwards to learn learn English and higher math skills to score better on the tests. Your parents felt shame if you did not behave or show academic gains. The child is the parents retirement plan since the kid is obligated to support the parent in old age. The Asians have won and we have lost therefore we must support the teachers with more than just better pay. Fulbright Scholar Japan 2003 and Fulbright Scholar China 2005.

[@jasonhenderson863]

We dont support our teachers and pay is horrendous.

[@tmoni7839]

The failure of the school systems have been declining for decades. When local governments restricted discipline and accountability from the parents and the school boards is what made the systems nationwide a battleground environment and that shouldn’t have happened ever. These teachers are leaving the classrooms and throwing up their hands and saying enough is enough.

[@smrk2452]

My grandparents said that it started when they took prayer out of schools.

[@rara1800]

We belittle workers especially teachers and have the nerve to say things like “nobody wants to work” like you should have to take low pay and abuse

[@briannastultz1468]

I will be one of those quitting within the next few years. I’m over the profession. Teacher pay-why I will leave

[@grannys-cooking-faith]

The way students act is unreal.

[@Annyoungcat]

I say let the teachers quit. Eventually the ignorant self serving politicians and parents wanting to take away teacher autonomy while giving them paupers wages will figure it out.

[@theresapinilla4913]

We are continually asked to take on more roles and tasks, in addition to everything we already have. Add micromaging by everyone who does not know our job or content, and it's a disaster. Then the student violence, and it's hell.

[@orangeblossom1712]

This is so sad. I had a few special teachers in elementary school and high school that really shaped me in such a positive way, and I will never forget them.

[@ExceptionalLibra]

Blame the state you live in. They don't care!

[@brandonmanuel2842]

I was trying to become an elementary school teacher but God closed the door. Now I am glad He did. Most teachers quit after 1 or 2 years because of the bad kids and the pay.

[@carol6445]

Me too! I applied for Teach for America, 3 times in the early 2000's was never accepted and realized it was a sign after that

[@DraconicFeathers]

Not being able to talk about sex, is NOT why there’s a teacher shortage. It’s more like the lack of discipline and structure, how often administrators listen to and prefer the kids word and needs over that of the teachers’, and pay. If you try to do your job and maintain structure and expectations, you get fired. THATs why there’s a teacher shortage. I’m not sure why everyone acts like it’s such a mystery 🤦🏾‍♂️ Try working in a school for a week and you’ll see for yourself.

[@marymccluer1630]

An educated population is necessary for democracy to function well. This really is a crisis and, as a nation, we need to figure this out.

[@stephenschroeder6567]

“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.” - Alexander Tytler, 1787

[@misterj3133]

America is in decline... this is a reflection of a dying civilization

[@StarDustMoonRocket]

Oh, this is easy. This is what happens when two generations of kids spend their formative years exposed solely to people with arts degrees. The indoctrination compounds until critical thinking goes extinct.

[@jasonmcgarry4383]

This is another example where people listen to the experts and leadership that go ahead and have continue conversations, but no physical change from the teachers’ input (union input does not count). The reason for the states that have the highest need on the chart is because teachers can get out and find another job easier in those states than in the other states where the states’ teachers are economically a prisoner. I know I fled in 2019 to start over after 15 years in education.

[@KeivaJones-nf3jd]

They don't care about teachers opinions.

[@dorab2402]

When you need a 4 year degree plus, and you are bullied by parents, harassed by students, unsupported by administrators and get paid less than any other professional with similar education…well 🤷🏽‍♀️ what do we expect

[@mattdecker6791]

Sixteen days away from retirement from public high school. During my career Ive been beaten-up twice, got physical and broke up a knife fight in class. This year 50% of the seniors taking my elective are majoring in the subject this fall at a 4 year university. Ready for the next chapter.

[@ChristysChannelYall]

I was a school nurse for 2 years. I left due to the insanity of it. Parents were NUTS! I feel sorry for the teachers. They were being paid a lot less than I was and they still came because they cared for the kids. I did too, but it was too much of a liability in my case. Sad 😢

[@ChiRusNkFUSA]

I have been saying this for a long time that we createda very strict child abuse law until the point that parent and teacher cannot discipline student anything especially nowadays with social media. Every little thing is child abuse and parent will make stupid aggressive complain just to get teachers fired.

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

Being a teachers sucks anyway. Either get disrespect by kids or got scold by their overprotective parents

[@user-wk4vz7ij4l]

Being a teacher is not a respectable job anymore.

[@rwh1818]

Teachers have been heinously underpaid for some time. Many people in this country esteem others based on their bank accounts; therefore, to them, the teachers are servants unworthy of respect.

[@seanblankenship5404]

Of course Florida is the worst.

[@paulvoas3328]

I have witnessed the disrespect, disruptions and violence. This is happening on sports teams too.

[@mattdecker6791]

I teach 150 students daily. The parents are AWOL. I've received only 3 emails this year from inquiring parents. No phone calls. Two showed up to open house. Retiring in 3 weeks.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

I used to teach. I'm also now an award-winning (but TOTALLY INVISIBLE and obscure) author. I'd never, never, EVER go back to teaching. Not unless someone could guarantee a 9-month year at no more than 3 days per week of work for $240k per year. Which would obviously never happen. Even then, I'd have to make a judgement call on whether or not my work and experience as an educator would even be appreciated (which it wouldn't). I used to have passion for seeing the proverbial light bulbs go off in the heads of my students--both youth and adult. But now? NO WAY. Let them use the internet or they can read books or whatever they like. I have goals to accomplish before I'm unalived in a few years. ;) See ya!

[@teirzialeblanc2245]

And no mention of the two main causes of the teacher shortages. Lack of respect and low pay. Fix those two issues and things would turn around.

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

The fact that a person needs to do research full of facts and figures rather than focusing on the increasingly flawed human elements of schooling says everything about how oblivious the government and society are to the plight of the American teacher of today.

[@KeivaJones-nf3jd]

Oblivious on purpose. They created the situation

[@coreylucas5997]

I graduated high school 20 years ago, Florida has the WORST teachers, they didn’t care about educating students, drugs, fights unwanted pregnancies, I knew it go down hill, teachers underpaid then they didn’t care they fail a good amount of students the students that wanted to learn and graduate with diploma struggled big time, teachers yelling at students to behave writing referrals, getting an assistant to come and remove them left hardly any teaching time , unbelievably far worse today. Home schooling seams better safer option

[@christinemiller7238]

Parent your kids! The teacher is there to teach.

[@sweetbabyboo5]

Aside from parent and teacher disrespect. Schools no longer support staff. This includes low pay and no accountability expected from parents and students. Student failure is the teachers problem.

[@Meadmon]

I’m tired of trying to get children to listen. It isn’t worth it. Simple as. Done at end of May.

[@stephenschroeder6567]

Enjoy your next chapter. I left at the end of 2023 and have never been happier.

[@kate7478]

Don’t back up teachers, leave them in physical danger?

[@dusting5695]

A good question to ask is not just why are teachers leaving, it’s why should we stay?

[@donovan5656]

I moved abroad to teach in Asia, and it’s been so much nicer. Parental discipline is a major factor. Some places do it better than others.

[@michelleliebgott-osinga9252]

Nah, it's behavior.

[@criscris9567]

Send more money away to other countries that will fix everything

[@CarlCrazy19]

Man I wanted to be a teacher like 15yrs ago - never thought not caring would ever pay off so much 🙌

[@gordonallen9095]

There has been a war on teachers, and public education in general for decades now. Many teachers are overworked, underpaid, and in a toxic workplace. Sociopathic students and parents, insensitive and out of touch bureaucracies, and a serious lack of funding in many districts. There are easier ways to make a living if you are in possession of a Bachelor and Masters degree.

[@Bern0529]

America is so far behind other countries on education and it shows

[@XxXenosxX]

States that have stuck their foot in what can be taught is where they are leaving. Eg: Florida

[@imperialbengal4068]

I quit teaching halfway through my first year out of college this year. Every veteran teacher at my school told me if they were in my position (24 no kids etc), that they would leave and do something else. It way by far the worst experience of my life and I have no idea how some people do it for so long.

[@blakemccabe15]

and yet schools are also doing layoffs

[@Jedi12789]

There’s no shortage of teachers - there’s a shortage of people who are willing to get paid next to nothing with no opportunities to advance and are also unwilling to put up with the abuse.