The U.S. Is Dealing With A Teacher Shortage, Education Secretary

[@brendakelley5891]

As a 33 year veteran teacher, I suggest that you talk to teachers about their working conditions. The disrespect has infected the classrooms. Teachers are being verbally and physically attacked by students and even parents on a daily basis. A lot of this stems from mental health issues, yet nothing is ever done about it.

[@WinstonSmith24]

Mental health issues are a middle and upper class problem in this country. Our school system is a disaster…that’s what happens when the public school system goes woke instead of focusing on basics….American school kids can’t even keep up with students in 2nd and 3rd world countries, and have higher rates of anxiety and depression than they do.

[@WinstonSmith24]

There isn’t any wisdom being taught in schools.

[@thetweatles8176]

💙🌈🤡🐑💩

[@jl8942]

@@WinstonSmith24 no the system only deals with the mental issues of people in the middle class and upper class. Mental health services are only for those who can afford them, so it SEEMS like it is just a bunch of Karens depressed about getting bangs but the reality is that the truly mentally ill are going untreated.

[@Juicexlx]

@@WinstonSmith24 Teach your own kids, since you apparently know everything. What Brenda is saying is this: nobody wants to deal with your kid(s) abusive behaviors and even less with yours.

[@vivian2217]

Low wages, harassment, bullying, KARENs, lack of security, respect, paperwork, working conditions, pay, safety, updated and fact based books, etc. Plus who the heck wants to worry about being murdered at their job, not having security taken seriously by those in charge( this will NEVER happen at are school) attitude.

[@davidcohen7106]

---🦆- Of Course the State and Federal Governments, the Police, DEA, FBI, CIA the National Guard, the Navy, Army and Marines cannot keep Hard Drugs out of any School because they do not want to. They have been told to stand down by their Masters.

[@cindismith4342]

OUR school. Not ARE school. Looks like somebody needs to go back to school.

[@Bekind94]

Yep. Former teacher here 🙋🏻‍♀️💯💯

[@cindismith4342]

@TourCaddie yup. sorry 'bout that. not a karen, just a spelling nut. shoulda inserted a 'respectfully' in there somewhere. although, i do appreciate it when someone corrects my spelling. that's how you learn, is it not?

[@patriciahughes8390]

My family has teachers…..you could not have said it any clearer!!!!SO MANY who are not teachers are out of touch or don’t care.

[@bryjam]

It's hardly surprising. Even in rich districts teachers are underpaid, undervalued, and overworked. They are expected to take on more responsibilities every year with fewer and fewer resources, all while administrators ignore their pleas and parents treat them like overqualified babysitters. My wife quit teaching several years ago. She was working 6-7 days a week and spending hundreds of dollars a month on supplies just to keep her classroom running, and the school gave her absolutely no support with unruly students.

[@jthomeskillet]

That's exactly right, I have heard that same tale told hear in Ohio

[@samanthamariefreeman335]

And compare their salaries with those of the district superintendent. It is embarrassing and disrespectful.

[@tammyobrien7158]

And back then they had parents teachers meetings and you knew if you were going to get a talking to or not that day!! We didn't have this wtf stuff going on and wtf Is going on!! Wtf people

[@bagobeans]

Teachers live beyond their means.

[@colinchampollion4420]

@@bagobeans you hit the hammer on the nail MAR I E

[@uponcripplecreek1]

Maybe people should ask themselves why. Teachers are treated like garbage and are not allowed to teach. I am done teaching and will never go back.

[@reginanjus]

Amen!

[@benjie128]

I left and honestly not sure I could go back.

[@LovinLnCottage]

Amen. This has been a problem for decades, literally. I quit teaching after 5 years back in 1985. That doubled my pay at my non-teaching job and halved my workload. Nothing could tempt me back to that abusive work environment. When my husband asked me about how bad the environment was, I told him that if the current trend continued, teachers would be murdered in their classrooms. Sadly, it was a prophetic statement because absolutely nothing was ever done about it. People deserve what they have created due their neglect and the people they elect. Republicans have been defunding education since Reagan defunded the highly successful Head Start Program and started Union busting. I laughed when parents couldn’t cope with teaching their OWN children at home. They should try teaching 35 children in a classroom where school discipline is not enforced by the administrators. My first year of teaching (math) in junior high, I had 180 12-year-olds per day in six classes and I was a floating teacher (I did not have a classroom of my own). The last year that I taught, I was a floating teacher again and taught at the high school level: first year Latin, freshman general sciences, and 3 math classes. I had no equipment to actually teach science and the 35 desks barely fit in the room! No respect from either the high school administrators nor the parents. I finished the contract for the year and went into computers. If you are a parent and want to know the problem with education these days, look in the mirror.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@LovinLnCottage Thank you! I taught ELA for three years (2006-2009) and I taught ninth grade for one year and seventh grade for two years. I left mainly because of the abuse from kids, parents, administrators, and fellow teachers.

[@shirleydurr411]

Respect for teachers is not just about the salary -- although an increase in salary is sorely needed. Teacher pay has always been lower than other professions with the same education and experience. It's also about respect for the profession. Student behavior, in my view, can be linked to the disrespect for teachers they're seeing parents, administrators, and politicians demonstrate. Hiring a person trained as a soldier to teach is VERY disrespectful to the profession. As a teacher, I don't feel qualified to do the job of a soldier; i respect the profession too much. The "anybody can teach" attitude is not only insulting, it's ignorant.

[@emilyfeagin2673]

Imho, they have given up on teaching. It will be simply trying to keep the little darlings contained in one area.

[@twinkletoes1507]

So true. It takes s special person to teach. I’m a nurse, s good nurse, but not a professional teacher & i am not the person for that job. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Go figure.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

ABSOLUTELY

[@Sista11]

I think they’re using army vets because they think they’ll have an easier time with classroom management

[@jsrmusic1]

Who wants to get shot in the classroom while trying to protect these disrespectful students who cuss you out on a daily basis?!?

[@toma3447]

Nobody does. But I’m a follower of Jesus Christ and an educator. So I will do it if it comes to that. I will give my flesh for the life of the world.

[@JellyBean-lo4sl]

@@toma3447 - it won't be the life of the world and no one will care if you do and thats the point.

[@robynlawrence9428]

@@toma3447 If you're a follower of Jesus Christ you shouldn't be living for the world. I don't understand. You shouldn't be sacrificing your flesh for the life of the world. Maybe for the life of the 'word' since Jesus is the word of God. The bible teaches that the world is Satan or those who are the enemies of God. Do you mean sacrifice yourself for the life of a friend? Then sure, I guess, Jesus sacrificed himself for us, his friends.

[@lourdescarreno5284]

A lot more than a fair payrate is needed. Teachers are not respected and they are threatened by parents and students. No one can do their job under continuous threats.

[@PreviouslyDelicious]

If the government want to claim teachers are an "essential service" they need to pay them like they mean it.

[@melaniecotterell8263]

People get the respect that they command. Look at Joe Biden. He may be the President, but nobody actually respects him.

[@jamestcatcato7132]

Now , theyve leveled their ire on IRS, FBI , DOJ.

[@HuckleisMyHoney]

Another reason why teaching is super low is also because the credential programs are really bad. Some require you to focus solely on school for two years with nonpaid in class experience/teaching. I would love to go back and get my credentials to become an art teacher but I don't want to unemployed for two years and bury myself in debt once again.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@HuckleisMyHoney I agree that student teachers should be paid like medical and legal interns.

[@brucesteele3052]

I was raised in a teaching family when the profession was respected and teacher strikes unheard of. Fast forward to a major university where teaching majors walk away from the profession after their first classroom experiences. Why would any sane person want to be in a job when they are disrespected or not trusted so much?

[@jamestcatcato7132]

Right wing culture wars ("cultural fascism") has you in it's sights, silence their Sophistries ,you're halfway there.

[@overallwellbeingmatters4214]

Right!

[@joffreykatzenbuger3883]

Who would want to teach the often violent brats these days in a system that undermines teachers every step of the way?

[@selah71]

Having books banned and required to teach lies are other reasons they left.

[@gardener68]

@Sara Mill The minute you say "groomer", it can be said with absolute certainty that you're not a serious person. Also, your grammar is terrible, so maybe you should have paid more attention in school.

[@shelleynina9257]

Those violent brats are children too and I've seen too many teachers that should not be teaching. But that does not mean that I don't think teachers are and have been mistreated. I have been emersed in our school system for over ten years and there are really amazing teachers and paras out there who have helped my kid (who was a violent, angry child who needed support and love). That's what what we need more of and I want to help be a part of that plan and that sollution. Our educators in this country need to be paid what they deserve.

[@JamesWilliams-kt9mx]

How about quit threatening to sue them, because they teach real history.

[@heathergaal7179]

Thank you for saying that..check out Florida and their facist dictator governor...

[@photonboy999]

"but... but... CRT! You know that thing we don't know what it means but... something something Democrats are bad?"

[@JellyBean-lo4sl]

How about not insisting teachers do what cops won't.

[@JamesWilliams-kt9mx]

@@JellyBean-lo4sl explain

[@JellyBean-lo4sl]

@@JamesWilliams-kt9mx - Uvalde 2022

[@kimberlysmithKYA]

Over-qualified teacher here...I quit because I live in Florida. Besides book bannings and the governor's fascist rule, I also don't feel like getting shot. 🤷

[@warpathy6511]

KVM you’re an over-qualified clown 🤡

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

We almost had a Dem governor in Florida, it was close! Andrew Gillum found unconscious, naked, "incoherently drunk" with a prostitute overdosing on methamphetamine in a Miami Beach hotel room in 2020. Then lied about it to his wife and children. Gillum was indicted on federal conspiracy and fraud charges related to his tenure as mayor of Tallahassee in June of this year.

[@swimminginthoughts]

Good. You opened a position for someone that doesn't live in fear and doesn't like erotic books being available to children.

[@annaschofield]

Parenting is a part of teaching- do you allow your kids access to everything available in the world and hope government gets rid of it? - responding to the person afraid of erotic books in the world

[@winstonsmith8565]

lol. 'overqualified'?? Now I gotta mock you. "Genius with a 200 IQ here. I knows all the facts! I knows my histories and my maths and even my syences. And in my genius opinion...."

[@jackl4laughs]

Of course Florida has the biggest teacher shortage, parents can be rewarded for turning in teachers like some 1984 dystopia...

[@bradforward850]

GTFO of Florida before it's too late people.

[@jackl4laughs]

@Seeing Red weird, because they don't want to live in that hypocritical dystopia that's now bordering on a true fascist state in Florida....

[@baldeagle4710]

FL and AZ have extremely low teacher salaries. No one wants to teach there.

[@jennifermarkens1882]

Recall headlines in Russia talking about this very behavior around the war on Uraine. These are fascists.

[@DanielHowardIRE]

You can thank DeSantis and his ilk for that!

[@t.r.campbell6585]

Teachers have been attacked by kindergarten students with knives. Our neighbor was attacked years ago which is why she quit teaching. She was also not supported by the school administration.

[@shealorena]

school admin can be just as brutal.

[@chichun1201]

Wow!

[@StreetcornerAvonlady]

I checked that story out in national and International news.....China japan and some place called Pattaya thailand Stop reading news papers that are at the self pay check out

[@hulaguhanozturk430]

Where exactly did this happen??

[@thecrafteaneighbor5177]

I was a Science teacher and left. I was worn out. Extremely low pay, dealing with disrespectful students who'd rather play video games and chat on phones, paying out of pocket for supplies and additional schooling, little to no moral support from the parents or community, insufficient materials and supplies for teaching, teaching in extremely old classrooms that didn't meet the standards of current technologies and also needing to meet criteria often written by people who have never set foot in a classroom before. It's ridiculous that Americans can find money for their extracurricular activities, such as movies or streaming networks, but can't give more to their children's education. Hollywood movie stars can make 10s of millions of dollars and be put on high pedestals like they are gods for junk that, in this day, tends to teach inappropriate morals to children than help them. Yet, disrespect is at a high for the teachers who spend countless hours, up against these walls, to teach not only basic schooling, but model appropriate behaviors. Often having to be the parent surrogate for the absent ones at home. All while walking on eggshells that one might do or say the smallest slight, that if some student or parent gets offended, could possibly ruin a teacher's entire career. I loved working with the kids and developing lessons that would grab their attention. I loved teaching my subject; to inspire! I loved the heart of what teaching is supposed to be. However, the current culture of catering to everyone's special needs and desires has literally hurt the profession to the point where a teacher is spending more time worrying about achieving administrative and govt regulations than being able to extend their passion about their subject to their students. COVID, which added even more to a teacher's shoulders, just put it all over the edge. Teachers are human beings, not robots. It is time that our society realizes that.

[@jaaz8125]

DECADES of "we need to cut the education budget" created an environment where supplies are now being provided at cost to the teachers, larger classes, low respect (with more flak being thrown their way this year due to BS rhetoric), denigration from political grand standers, and then pile on top this push for parents wanting to directly interfere in the teacher's professional conduct. You have caused the great resignation of teachers. Own up to it and fix your funding priorities.

[@robertdickerson8195]

You can thank the Republicans for that. A populace that has their children dumbed down to the point they cannot think for themselves is a populace that is easy to control and manipulate.

[@jaaz81]

@@robertdickerson8195 oh I know. I think many commenting here know. It wasn't a necessary reference, but for those who didn't know, now you know.

[@ianreed9571]

If I was under the threat of being arrested for teaching facts, then I wouldn't want to teach either!

[@warpathy6511]

Who’s facts ya flower 🌸

[@Apollo-333]

No thanks, I'm voting for cheaper gas, lower inflation, and secure borders...👈🤔.. 🇺🇲...Trump 2024

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

@@warpathy6511 * whose Back to school with you

[@mr.m4853]

What facts are you talking about? How there are only 2 genders?

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

@@busterofcoviddeniers *them 'They' and 'them' can be used as singular pronouns. This is common knowledge for the properly educated. Back to school with you.

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Third generation educator, here. Many years ago, I was studying for the PRAXIS exam with the goal of becoming a science teacher. I have a BS in Biology. At the time, my father was a high school teacher. He was also a former college wrestler. He was attacked by a student. When my dad defended himself, HE was let go from his job. I don't think anything was done to the student other than, admonishment. I've heard similar anecdotes from other teachers. The absolute disrespect from many of today's kids, lack of support from administrators and low pay, drives MANY people who would love to teach away from this wonderful profession.

[@Bekind94]

I was a teacher for 12 years. I still have students that reach out. I loved teaching- but I HATE school. They treat teachers like indentured servants. I had 7 daily classes of 40 kids each. Between the administrations absolutely ridiculous expectations (I was supposed to grade 5 HW, a quiz, a test and and essay every week. For 280 kids) the stupid and needless paperwork- and the PARENTS- it was just too much. And the pay? I have a MS degree and I made less than hourly workers in my local call center. Most teachers have a side hustle or a second job. And we take our work home, arrive early, stay late and still never have a chance to be caught up. We also wind up buying our own books for students and supplies. For example - I got $75 a year to supply and decorate (the decorating was mandatory bulletin boards etc). I had to provide expo markers, tissue, pencils, everything. Even class sets of books get paid out of teachers money. We need an overhaul

[@cwilliams7017]

As one teacher to another, stop doing that. It will never change as long as they get away with it.

[@stokebailey]

As a former teacher In the St. Louis Public Schools, I can tell you that the administrators don't value the education and experience of their own teachers. Teachers are handed a detailed curriculum in which even the lessons are completely scripted (e.g) Teacher says "..." students might say "..." Teacher responds " ..." and so on. If teachers veer off from the script, they are reprimanded to enforce compliance or forced into another position that is intended to make the teacher quit.

[@lucindasmith589]

That's not teaching. That's the same as putting the kids in front of a video and keeping your fingers crossed.

[@lucindasmith589]

And, more than other countries I have seen in the "free world", US education seems to be about indoctrination than producing resilient, independent thinkers.

[@jamestcatcato7132]

Prussian Education L.ook it up.

[@autobotdiva9268]

had to keep those us history lies straight, lol

[@harrycooper5231]

@@lucindasmith589 In a lot of states it's about maintaining the fear and hate their parents were instilled with.

[@karenwaddell9396]

If parents don’t support teachers, even more will leave. Johnny can’t read because He doesn’t have parents pushing him to learn and support teachers with respect not anger.

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

kiddo: old zombie "teachers" attack new real teachers.... you have No Idea..

[@Juicexlx]

@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 Gibberish. Failed English?

[@jamestcatcato7132]

@@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 you my friemd are obviously one of "those", kids perhaps as a new grown up.

[@bye3346]

As a sister and wife to an ex teacher, I can say that teachers need to get paid a lot more money. A lot of teachers have masters degrees and are making less than other professions. Teachers don't have the backing of their school districts and unions. Teachers are disrespected verbally and physically by students and even the parents. I don't want to include all parents regarding the disrespect, but you do have those parents that don't teach their children respect, morals and sense of integrity. The government should look into school districts that do not give the teachers a pay rise but are fast into giving the school district administration pay rise's before a teacher. Teachers have to work through their prep times and are not even given a complete lunch break, because they have to spend their extra time having to discipline students when the students break the classroom or school rules. Because most principals like to take the high road and leave it up to the teacher. But lets not forget that a bigger problem has become a problem for all teachers, is the mass shootings in schools! There should be accountability in all areas. Lets do better for our educators.

[@nevana1656]

A contract approved by a Minneapolis, Minnesota teachers union demands white teachers be fired first in the event of budget cuts in the name of advancing diversity.

[@jmvillegasjr59]

There's not a teacher shortage. There's a teacher pay, shortage. And teacher protection, shortage. And anti-Constitutional curriculum restrictions. With all that going on, why in the world would a teacher ever want to work there?

[@wynnmac6656]

Teachers shouldn’t have to work two jobs to make ends meet or buy supplies for students out of their own pockets. America has under valued it’s teachers for decades. They’re under paid, under funded, and under appreciated. Maybe we should spend a little less on the military and more on teacher compensation. After all, education is a national security issue.

[@sarahoshea9603]

And we're seeing right now what happens when society tells us for twenty yrs that teachers have no value and deserve zero respect. We now have a population that thinks education is a bad thing, and actively seeks ignorance.

[@robertstanford1778]

Truer words never spoken. Lack of education and ignorance of the world in general is exactly why America is where it is politically today and what allowed a literal moron like Trump to be elected in the first place. Let teachers teach, pay them accordingly and fund education as a priority and not an afterthought. Let educators determine curriculums based on the development of well rounded students versed in the sciences, literature, the arts etc. It wouldn't hurt to make taking civics classes mandatory as well so we can raise a generation that understands how goverment works and their responsibilities as citizens.

[@Pretzelgal]

You are exactly right. ✅️ Educators are considered nothing more than glorified babysitters. The respect in teaching is gone.

[@davidrada241]

I went back to college to become a secondary teacher in history. I already had a BS. It wasn't about money. Still isn't. But with the no child left behind I walked away. I wanted to teach, not teach to a test. I have the credentials but I won't sacrifice my knowledge to climb up a student's grade. They always came first to me.

[@thecrafteaneighbor5177]

Well actors and sports players make it about the money with often half the skills a teacher has. No one seems to have any disrespect for them. So, maybe it needs to be about the money.

[@afre3398]

Much of this is caused by the party of freedom GOP wanting to micromanage what teacher can say or more important NOT say or do. For many teachers this was the straw that broke the camel back

[@sawyer7191]

Exactly! If the government were able to make move laws around how states need to use their money in their funding then education would be more regularly. Leaving this to limited gouvernement, states, just show where the US education is only as good as the worst state!

[@kevinoffuttisagirl259]

You're ABSOLUTELY correct Afre!!!

[@VonnieOdette]

AZ isn't requiring a college degree to teach. They just need to be pursuing a degree. It's too much to ask our legislature to respect educators and public schools. They are required by our state constitution to fully fund public schools, but they allow private schools to get the money that was designated for public schools based on vouchers. Private schools are already better funded; therefore, public schools are still left in the dust.

[@brianday977]

Republicans don't want children to learn how to think. They want children to believe whatever they say without question.

[@marilyn8490]

Yes, I live in AZ and what you stated here is sadly very true. Schools do not pay well and the respect from admin, parents, students is underwhelming. As a teacher, you have to document every disagreement with above stake holders to protect yourself legally. And that is not even taking into account Covid issues. Last year, many students came to school infected and just kind of shrugged shoulders. The system is a mess. This problem is overflowing now...was simmering and spilling over for years from the 2000´s up to now. And teachers often need 2 jobs to just meet rent, even though they work more like 50-60 hrs per week to teach at the high school level. This does not attract people who are qualified...it drives them away.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

All you need in NV is a high school diploma.

[@nevana1656]

A contract approved by a Minneapolis, Minnesota teachers union demands white teachers be fired first in the event of budget cuts in the name of advancing diversity.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

@@nevana1656 And that advances diversity how? And how many will get fired in a teacher shortage? Or did all the ones who left other districts move to Minneapolis??

[@ericmuhs]

"Shortage of experienced teachers who are still willing to do the job in return for current compensation."

[@Raven-ug8uw]

Pay teachers 40% more. And instill greater protections in the classrooms.

[@a88aiello]

Politicians have been systematically defunding public education for decades. A report heard on WDET public radio noted that Michigan schools are operating on one tenth of the budget they had in the 90s, even after adjusting for inflation. Conservatives have long pushed to privatize education and underfunding the public education system has been the long-term strategy. We need to separate education funding from local property taxes so that poor school districts can get the funding they deserve. Teachers hold MASTERS degrees and deserve to be payed accordingly.

[@evaheardharmony3304]

They glossed right over it, but I've always thought society pays teachers so poorly because it is predominantly women. I think there is just a bias that - teaching can't be that hard, anyone can do it, women can get married and don't need real salaries. Its sexism plain as day. Then when when people aren't educated enough for the high tech jobs in the country, we just import people from countries that value education. I'm not against immigration, but this situation is unacceptable.

[@nevana1656]

The problem is that if you pay low wages you get low-quality workers.

[@annaschofield]

A better question would be - what is a single mom with 2 kids going to do with 35k a year- basically work 2 jobs to break even - maybe every month, hope the car keeps working, you don’t get sick- that’s the reality check

[@grayarcadian]

And many teachers are in that exact position.

[@annaschofield]

Our teachers may go on strike- I don’t want that- then I heard their demands- having a classroom that has heat in winter and air conditioned in summer for the kids safety- and a raise lower than the inflation rate this year- that’s not a demand it is a necessity

[@eliassalcedo5229]

Florida is an example why teachers are staying away from the profecion. When the governor is trying to demote rather than promote the teachers. Because of his mythical CRTS.

[@dmercury292]

*Profession*

[@nevana1656]

meanwhile !!A contract approved by a Minneapolis, Minnesota teachers union demands white teachers be fired first in the event of budget cuts in the name of advancing diversity.

[@radical-nation9729]

A lot of comments, virtually no one citing the elephant in the room: systemic racist school funding based upon property taxes. Other countries INSIST that every school district be funded the same. These countries are consistently rated at the top in worldwide education surveys and results. BTW, these countries also fully fund health care and mental health too!

[@EduardoGarcia-if2kv]

A high school teacher in Beverly Hills makes the same as a teacher in Compton. In the US repubs managed to make us the enemy.

[@busyteachermom4353]

Thank you for pointing this out! Much appreciated as a teacher of 23 years in a high poverty area. My school gets a lot less per student then the nearby rich schools.

[@reneedennis2011]

Good points.

[@cwilliams7017]

California used to divide property taxes equally. I don't know if they still do.

[@MDonteMoore]

This may be a simplistic view of what was said, but I don't believe giving the schools money and having the schools figure it out is the best option. They haven't gotten it right so far. I am not a teacher but here is what I see teachers have the biggest issues with and need to be addressed on top of pay and benefits. Teacher correct me if I am off base. 1. A better teacher /student ratio - depends on school age / grade but 1 teacher to 30+ elem students is a no! 2. An actually "Planning" period - yes they do need time to plan and sometime decompress. 3. More school aides - Also could help if planning periods are not available. These could be volunteers, brand new teachers in training, high school/college students. 4. Stop using teachers as fillers for other positions - They should not be the primary janitor, nurse, counselor, parent, or hall way monitor. 5. Set better expectations between parents, teachers, and students. Teaching a child takes 3 people, if they all do not work together the child is one who fails. 6. Admins need to do better job handing situation when expectations are not met including utilization of law enforcement. That goes for teachers, students, and parents. 7. Mandatory - Admins need to get back in the classrooms - no less than 4 times a year they need to teach at least one class day. One of those days needs to be in a classroom that is struggling. 8. Poll your teachers on any changes to see what works and what doesn't and LISTEN to them. Every school is different so some of the things listed above may not give any impact in certain classroom or subjects. I am sure the teachers will tell you. 9. This may be already there but there needs to be evaluations going up. Teachers should be able to speak out on issues they feel were not addressed by the admins and evaluate on the support they receive. It's call accountability. 10. Teachers need to feel safe in order to do a good job and teach. Threats of any kind from students, parents, or other teachers should never be tolerated and needs to be dealt with no excuses. See point 6 and 7. Probably more but it's a start.

[@sambabisky4742]

This is what's wrong with the USA, education is totally neglected, due to individual greed.

[@piktormusic2538]

You don’t just want “smart people” teaching. You need professional teachers who have been trained in professional teaching methodologies, techniques, theories, etc. How much does a vet know about handling a large group of kids who have a wide range of learning gifts and challenges all at once?

[@diversityisweakness9051]

all of that “professional training “ has been a how-to-communist training. i would rather have the vet

[@yasutalodin4266]

@@diversityisweakness9051 Who is uneducated in anything except shooting a firearm. You're ignorant.

[@debeichmann236]

@@diversityisweakness9051 You are a poster child for more education funding.

[@dave81958]

Hello from Scotland. CRT, book banning and shock jocks (not a pun) constantly criticizing teachers. Are you surprised? In the end who suffers, pupils.

[@georgereynolds2276]

@Sara Mill I see that you've bought in to all the lies.

[@erinh9267]

@Sara Mill misinformation

[@mrsobrian6032]

I was a substitute teacher in the public school system. It is a hard job and after Covid dangers and republican violence and attacks I am not going back. I made as much as teaching as a trader in the first quarter.

[@nevana1656]

Republican violence?? I guess that you have forgotten about the summer riots of 2020 when 25 were murdered and billions of dollars of looting and property damage

[@thecrafteaneighbor5177]

What's sad is when McDonald's workers make more than an educated sub.

[@mrsobrian6032]

@@thecrafteaneighbor5177 What are you talking about? McDonald workers get between $7-13 an hour. Don't divide the workers. You must live in a republican state. In SF the teachers had a union and were paid more than a McDonald's workers. I hear you with all the effort and money to get the job, that is why I was a sub and not teacher. I was sick and tired of spending money on education and the pay did not justify it.

[@thecrafteaneighbor5177]

@@mrsobrian6032Only $7-13.50 an hour in San Francisco? Thats awfully low considering the cost of living there. McD workers in mid-Pennsylvania, a Democrat governed State, starts out at $13.50 and are generally unskilled. Sub teachers where I work get about the same as that & need a degree. Paras get $12.50 and have to have a certain amount of college, too. Both types of subs have to pay for fees like background checks. I'm not sure what you mean by "don't divide the workers"? Also, what Republican violence are you referring to? Because from what I've heard is businesses are being taken advantage of in places like SF by gangs stealing thousands of dollars in goods from businesses and the Democrat leadership there turn a blind eye. In fact, I was visiting California last year October, greeted by thousands of homeless peoples tenting along the highways and city streets. Even in Walmart, tons of empty packaging from people stealing that I saw personally. It was a mess. Considering that California has the highest taxes in the country, worst homeless I've ever seen, 36th in the nation for schools, and politicians who allow gangs to take over businesses w/o consequence, I would hope the Unions there will stand up for teachers. However, Unions no longer have the pull they used to. Because if they did, then teachers would today be making as much as doctors and having a say in policy making or putting up with half the stuff they do in the classrooms.

[@mrsobrian6032]

@@thecrafteaneighbor5177 San Francisco has a minimum wage of $15/hr. The cost of living in the bay area is crazy, people making $400,000 a year cannot afford housing. We have high tech companies as well as Russians and Chinese laundering their money in the bay area (there are whole neighborhoods empty), add to that there is not enough housing. It is not the place I was born in with cherry orchards and not so crowded. Governments are trying to help. SF is a great place (I'm priced out now) and besides having a decent min wage they have a fantastic free college - San Francisco City College. As for the unions - SFUSD union is excellent! As for the homelessness - thank Ronald Reagan the republican president that threw the most vulnerable, the mentally ill, out on the streets. I lived 20 years next to the abandoned Agnew facilities. And not only do we support republican states with our federal income taxes, but we get the nations homeless. And yes, if you make over a MILLION then state taxes are 13.3. So you are pointing out social issues - how do you expect to pay for them? Let me ask it this way - how much should the millionaires pay in state taxes? 0? 5%? 10% 15%??? Are you only whining? Or do you have solutions?

[@georgannasmaltz9176]

TAKE CARE OF OUR TEACHERS!!!!!!! FINANCIALLY AND SAFETY!!!!!!!! 🇺🇲

[@Lolokfam]

And mentally

[@sunkings5972]

Missed a perfect opportunity to educate people on the importance of state govts and how republican ideology and governance leads to massive problems.

[@nevana1656]

A contract approved by a Minneapolis, Minnesota teachers union demands white teachers be fired first in the event of budget cuts in the name of advancing diversity.

[@peterinbrat]

What? You mean getting threats for teaching actually history or being fired for being in an inter racial marriage is hurting moral?

[@Mr.Perry33]

They are left with hiring the bottom of the barrel which are people who teach kids about trans gender and sexual orientation

[@WalkawayRene12]

Do you blame them? Who would go to a job everyday scared that they might get shot? They make very little money for a job that demands a Master's Degree, long hours and buying supplies for students that can't afford it. Teaching is so important and they should be making $100,000 a year minimum for what they put up with.

[@nubiannerd]

The cultural contempt for learning in US is predictably leading to less individuals being willing to bear the burden of said contempt. Surprise?

[@harrycooper5231]

Well said.

[@emilyfeagin2673]

Low pay, lousy working conditions and the chance of getting shot every day. Why would people leave the profession?

[@bischnou]

Don’t expect this problem to get any better until A LOT of things change.

[@RWSCOTT]

pay them more & stop threatening them for teaching fairness & critical thinking.

[@thillwl]

As a veteran teacher and a union represenative, come talk to us! Our working conditions are untenable. How about more teacher led schools and less top-down management? Yes pay is important, but that only goes so far if you work in a toxic environment. Eliminate standardized testing. More federal funding for increased pay. Just. Come. Talk. To. Us!!!!

[@harrycooper5231]

In British Columbia, Canada, we've gone from 1 1/2 weeks of summative assessment at the end of the year to a couple of exams for formative assessment. Teachers love it.

[@Aletheia20]

Greedy corporations took trillions of dollars of COVID bailout money even though their profits where soaring. Yet teachers didn’t get a dime to help pay for additional costs to accommodate online classroom preparations or to help pay for medical expenses from classroom exposure! Sickening

[@deloresosborne2818]

I don't blame the teachers. Trump and DeSantis (the GOP) has advocated against teachers. They don't get paid enough for all this chaos. DeSantis wants teachers to be obsolete. He will get his wish. The working parents can teach their own now.

[@warpathy6511]

Teachers unions are populated with clowns 🤡

[@aurora_occidentalis2248]

We almost had a Dem governor in Florida, it was close! Andrew Gillum found unconscious, naked, "incoherently drunk" with a prostitute overdosing on methamphetamine in a Miami Beach hotel room in 2020. Then lied about it to his wife and children. Gillum was indicted on federal conspiracy and fraud charges related to his tenure as mayor of Tallahassee in June of this year.

[@g11rfe87]

ok groomer...

[@georgereynolds2276]

@@g11rfe87 it looks like you're the one who's been groomed.

[@deloresosborne2818]

@@InGODweTrust007 good for you. I don't care if your kids are uneducated, that's on you!

[@nata3467]

I am starting my 27th year as an educator first is a high school teacher for almost two decades and now is Elementary School principal and I always worry about my staff I am always concerned about their safety the changes in society the changes in how students act and parents act and how that trickles down to the lack of respect for the educators or education it's stunning I'm sick of politicians who underfunded us then hold us to this insane accountability I'm sick of standardized tests because kids do not need that they need a love of learning and they need the support of their families and their community.

[@harrycooper5231]

If they get rid of standardized testing, how will white parents know their children are racially superior to brown skinned children. (And I say that only 1/2 in sarcasm, as I'm sure that's one of the reasons red states love them some standardized testing.)

[@NickReincheld]

The median household income in 2020 was $67,521 (Statistica, July 22, 2022). If a first year teacher starts out at $32,000, how would raising their pay by $5,000 make their salary more competitive??? To fix the problems we are seeing in the education system, we need to decisively and aggressively take actions to do so. But we need to listen to teachers to make sure these changes actually mean something and work to improve working conditions. 1. Teachers everywhere should be paid at least the median wage for their state. No one is asking to become a millionaire for teaching, they just want to be compensated for giving your children an education and providing childcare during the day while you’re at your own job. 2. Classes need to be reduced to a manageable size. Having one adult for 30 or more students is not sustainable. 3. All schools need to be given the proper funding they need to be effective. School choice is important, but it shouldn’t matter where you live. Whether out in the country, in suburbia or in a city, all children deserve the same high level of education. We need to stop prioritizing one school over another. 4. Some parents, but people in general, need to stop discrediting the teaching profession. It’s not an easy job and it takes a lot of hard work and education to know how to effectively teach children. Not just anybody can step into this and it takes a lot of determination to stick with it. Especially when you receive constant disrespect from some students and their parents and see people trolling around on the internet making wild accusations and assumptions about you and the profession. 5. School admin need to address toxic elements of the work environment in their schools. Advocate for your teachers and have their backs. Don’t hold frequent/useless meetings that don’t do anything other than take away from your teachers’ planning time. And please understand that there are new and more effective ways to teach. Don’t just get in the way because you don’t understand it and say it was different back your day. Like the rest of the world, education has evolved over time and will continue to. 6. Jaded and ineffective teachers need to either retire or move into a new profession. If you hate what you’re doing and all you do is run through the material in the lead up to the next test, than maybe there’s a different profession that better suits you elsewhere. Perhaps admin or Ed tech.

[@lesliesanger4255]

In Canada, conservatives constantly attack teachers (however teachers here have good wages, etc--they have union!). I always thought if teachers just quit, maybe people would appreciate them more. My partner is a teacher-principal and he puts in endless amounts of unpaid time. Even with good wages here in Canada, teachers will never be rich. Teaching is a way life for many people, whether you are the Coach of the basketball team or leading up the Debate Club, The School Band, etc. Why they are so disrespected is beyond me.

[@harrycooper5231]

Special thanks to your partner.

[@betzib8021]

The main thing fla could do to get teachers back is get rid of desantis

[@newnatural6778]

We deserve more, not because of the pandemic, but because we are highly trained individuals. It's crazy to me that every parent believes their children deserves the best education but they won't fight to make sure the best teachers stay in the profession.

[@19fetzohr90]

I retired as early as possible as a professor of Computer Science. I won't write the book here that it would take to cover all the reasons, and anyway, the big shots and politicians already know what is wrong. They just aren't willing to do the work and fight the battles necessary to fix things, starting with not having our schools be a farm system for pro sports.

[@nevana1656]

A contract approved by a Minneapolis, Minnesota teachers union demands white teachers be fired first in the event of budget cuts in the name of advancing diversity.

[@rubyclark7595]

PAY THEM!!! I'm a senior...and I know they make very little money. HORRIBLE

[@anadepina2696]

Education was sold to the highest bidder, the testing industry and expectations became unrealistic as teachers became targets instead of actually helping students. Give teachers autonomy and a voice on what and how they teach. I left and I don’t know how long my former colleagues will last in extremely toxic environments.

[@thejunginator1]

Well, maybe if you give them proper compensation, properly supplied them, and didn't ask them to be the first responders to an active shooter situation, there'd be more people signing up.

[@DagamonEx]

The part that always comes to mind for me as a teacher, when I think of what would make more teachers stay in the field, is to treat us like human beings and not saints. In NO other profession is it acceptable for a consumer to disrespect or harrass an employee consistently. Eventually, you tell that particular consumer to go elsewhere for the goods or service. In public schools, teachers are expected to sit there and take it over, and over, and over again. Nobody deserves that kind of treatment. We need to stop letting a few children ruin the bunch and our education system. Get rid of compulsory schooling, and/or allow schools to put students with behavior issues in alternative schools, or home school. Most veteran teachers I've talked to loathe students because they have been so broken down by the bad kids in their classes who only come to make our job even more difficult. So, if you want teachers to stay, kick out the kids who can't behave. End of story.

[@Kapotts]

Amen! So well said!

[@spg5658]

@@Kapotts I agree but also, as an alternative, all those issues would be solved by simply allowing the teacher to teach remotely from home. That eliminates all those issues that they have to face in person in the building. Literally with that touch of a button on your computer you can tune out any child who's being disruptive, etc.

[@Elizabeth-yp8re]

I wish I could come out of retirement. ….I loved teaching ❤️I am highly qualified. Hmmmm. I might put in another year…if I could be assured of a safe work place, supportive administration, respect from parents, students and the community, and descent pay. Also, my cousin who is still in the classroom, has taught 3 different math curriculum in one cohort. DeVos was a disaster.

[@debravanausdale1063]

The "teacher shortage" is a myth: rational people are no longer enthusiastic about teaching, at any level, and that is not surprising. I taught, in college, for about 6 years. The students were, overall, adequate, but there were enough of them that had little to no enthusiasm: you cannot teach if your students are bored or tired, it is debilitating. That said, the "crisis" that educators are so worried about will come to nothing, just like the salaries that teachers continue to receive. Who in their right mind wants to take a job that is rejected by most rational teachers.

[@shakratdosunmu5232]

Yes yes....apathy amongst the entire schoolcommunity...no one is addressing that and no amount t of money can fix that.

[@dianafernandez5903]

I’m paying supplies out of my own money. In addition, the district is piling more students in my already crowded classroom due to the teacher shortage.

[@Johnny-re9kg]

How about the thought of your entire class and yourself being gun downed at any time? That thought is with you as a teacher, it's always percolating under the surface, always there. Just having to endure that thought is unacceptable. That is subliminal stress. But no problem, we'll train you all to carry and shoot a gun and get the bad guy before he gets you. So, in additional to ALL the soft skills you already need to have to be a good teacher, and along with your professional ability to convey curriculum, you also need to have the skills of a police officer to be prepared to teach your class. And for all this responsibility, let's pay you at a crap wage. Man, who needs it? And since there are so few teachers available, this story talks about employing former military to fill in all the job vacancies. I guess the counter to these people not having teaching degrees is the idea that they will already be understanding and experienced with guns. Absurd.

[@Starfish2145]

So sad to lose so many great teachers but I don’t blame them! They’ve been used and abused for too long

[@herekitty791]

More male teachers, nurses, and group care workers are needed

[@winstonsmith8565]

NO! MORE LGBTQIA2S+ TEACHERS!!!!!

[@herekitty791]

@Sara Mill FemceIs need to stop gatekeeping jobs that revolve around children

[@winstonsmith8565]

@@herekitty791 Femcels is my new favorite word lol

[@pamranck6735]

And police and military and scientists because they're all being threatened for doing their actual job

[@kathyrama4570]

In some States, the Republican Legislators and Governors are also telling teachers what they can and cannot teach. Republican States don't want children, who one day will be adults in a World where their Education will be really important. Having Vets who are not certified to teach is a ridiculous idea. Vets need jobs, but really, put them in a classroom not qualified to do the job. Will Republicans later decide to put Vets in hospitals and let them be doctors and nurses? This is a ridiculous idea.

[@scot_irsh]

You have completely misunderstood the information you were given, or it was misrepresented to you. A veteran would be used as security not teaching. Unless the veteran was qualified to teach than play a dual role. In addition there are plenty of veteran who are doctors, and nurses... who do you think works in the hospitals on base? You really need to think before you speak. Sometimes it better to say nothing and let people think your stupid instead of confirming it for them.

[@kathyrama4570]

@@scot_irsh I strongly suggest you pull up Ron DeSantis in FL. Vets will teach and after 5 years they will become certified. I fully understand what I hear and read.

[@theedgeofoblivious]

The U.S. is not dealing with a teacher shortage. The U.S. is dealing with a shortage of respect for teachers and a shortage of respect for education, and those things cause there to be fewer teachers.

[@thecrafteaneighbor5177]

It's not just those things, but many are teaching in schools not suitable for teaching anymore.

[@theedgeofoblivious]

@@thecrafteaneighbor5177 -which comes from a lack of funding, largely aimed at denying funding to schools in disadvantaged areas and areas where more of the students are from minority groups.

[@khallo151]

PAY. MORE.

[@kathrinekerns8398]

To be a teacher in the United States, the teachers should be getting hazardous duty combat pay. They are in a danger zone.

[@thenightking7167]

In the U.S., it will really behoove us to adopt the Finnish model in the context of hiring and retaining k-12 public school teachers: Increase the qualification standards for teachers to be comparable to a person with a doctorate degree (especially for mathematics and science), and increase the salary accordingly. Many contemporary teachers in the U.S. are alarmingly under-educated. Additionally, all k-12 public institutions should hold parents/guardians accountable for their students' academic deficits, and conduct infractions.

[@dquan731]

There is no shortage of teachers. Stop using this word. There are tons of credentialed teachers. Increase pay and listen to them on teaching plans. It’s not hard.

[@rikindehood9003]

The educational standards in Nigeria started falling from late 1970 because religion became the main focus in the country. America is going through the same problem. Some Americans want religion to dominate, like Putin's Russia. Sorry America, if the Trump/Putin worlds win in this war of freedom against despotism, the world will be doomed. Everything about Trump is shabby; nothing sophisticated about him.

[@Kapotts]

Fix student discipline. That is the big elephant in the room no one wants to look at. Pay has always been an issue in education, but why are teachers rapidly leaving now? It’s due to student behavior.

[@spg5658]

Isn't it true that at least SOME teachers would stay if they could remain working remotely from home ? Some are leaving because of the negative environment in the school building itself. That problem is solved 100% by teaching from him, no ??

[@trex3003]

Republican policies for decades have been undermining public education. Couple that with the decline in parenting skills, a chronically hostile work environment and you have the collapse of public education in America. This is exactly what the charter and school voucher Christofascist Republicans have always worked toward.

[@michelled.3849]

What happened to the days when children were told to “listen” to their teachers? Nowadays parents are defending students’ poor behaviors. But then again, it’s almost not surprising since we live in a society where everyone gets a trophy, (boo boo to good ol’ competition) etc…

[@harrycooper5231]

Just look at the examples they have to follow. Your last POTUS teamed up with Neo Nazis and White Supremacists like The Proud Boys to overthrow the government, and 1/3 of the nation cheered. When that's the example they have set for them at home, is it any wonder they don't show respect in the classroom?

[@endigosun]

All they talk about are teacher salaries because they don’t want to talk about the REAL problem: STUDENT DISCIPLINE

[@Amberrechelle]

I've watched so many of these videos, and I find the data collection annoying being that media outlets are only seeking non-teachers to answer as to why we are leaving ! Ask former teachers and actual teacher. Stop seeking the advice for people who have never been in the classroom. Chilleeee... Nevertheless, Mr. Cardona's hypothesis is correct. If males were mostly K-12 teachers, the pay would be 30,000 more than . The question he asked if surely one my cohort and I have asked as well during our graduate program.

[@emiller113]

I don‘t blame the teacher ! Pay and the bigger problem are the parents !

[@Gypsypriestess]

I’m a nursing assistant in North Carolina level two. I am in nursing school right now to become a registered nurse. I’m really thinking about rethinking maybe going into healthcare management. I get spit on, I get kicked I’ve been punched in the face before I’ve been yelled out by family members I’ve been yelled at by patients I’ve had things thrown at me. It’s rough being a certified nursing assistant but it’s teachers with disrespectful kids and parents gun violence and all of the above they need to be paid a lot more and it they also need to be more respected as human beings. Unfortunately, do United States does not have a very good mental health program for these kids and a lot of these schools and I think that would make a huge difference however pandemic just threw it all out of whack. It’s very unfortunate. Before I went to nursing school, my family told me to become a teacher because I have a bachelors degree. I would never become a teacher I have friends that are teachers and I feel very sorry for them. Three of them actually sought out a different profession for the long term it just was too much. The other friend that I have became a professor at a local community college and he absolutely loves it he gets treated a lot better with people like minded like him that are not disrespectful kids with parents yelling at you and demanding things

[@Dogofwar9]

Well who would've thought? Better pay, working conditions, and benefits could make people want to work again. No one has ever come up with such profound ideas before.

[@cultureal9544]

Very important segment, Mika ... thank you to all

[@saritamorales7]

The children's education is responsible of all, not just teachers and school's!!!

[@timkaldahl]

For the ten weeks that I don't get paid I run a handyman business. I find it very satisfying and I'm planning to leave the classroom in three years, which is ten years early. This school year will be my 33rd in the classroom. The low pay is just an indicator of the lack of respect, and Covid proved to me that the US school system is just expected to be the world's biggest daycare so that parents can take their place as cogs in the economic machine to make rich people more money.

[@Hildelano73]

Pleaseeeee, don´t be a teacher! It´s the worst job ever!!! I quit and my life just changed for the better within a minute!!!

[@texasabbott]

Teachers need to bail out now and find another job. Many of them are already exhausted after the first 2 weeks of school managing 40 to 60 kids alone, then asked to teach the class that doesn’t have a teacher on top of that. And having to break up fights all the time…

[@seanfaherty]

Funny , you cut their pay for years and then wonder why people don’t want to get into the field

[@Just_Kenneth_63]

the teacher should become truck drivers we really need a lot more of them too

[@emilyfeagin2673]

I’ve done both I liked truck driving a lot better Better money, better benefits. And fewer colds

[@Mr.Perry33]

Or do a trade job. There are shortages of those people to do physical work like plumbing or carpentry

[@mybudinesd4545]

This is what happened with your lab partitions to scapegoat teachers for their bad policies and decisions teachers are gods gift to this world. Teachers help to shape the minds of our future leaders, business person, entrepreneurs, and inventors. They helped to steal those character traits that sometime we ourselves as parents lack. But we allowed politicians to use them as pawns in a political scheme during the pandemic even though Teacher will put their lives in their family lives on the line every day.

[@stacyjpoliticscommunityfai359]

I don't feel bad for the districts and overall government at all. Even the best Teachers have been yelling from the mountain top for years that these problems are here and administration, boards and the overall government and each of them have ignored these Educators. Now they're up the creek and trying to fix big holes with tiny patches and its all coming apart. PAY THESE TEACHERS! They have the money....a sliding scale should be enacted according to their education levels, certifications and experience. All Teachers should be making at least $45,000 on the minimum. Also Fine Parents for their children that are constantly misbehaving in the classroom, because it takes from the funding of other students that are there to be educated. Fine The Parents!

[@ak5659]

Yes, this has been going on for years. Covid just accelerated the process. Administrations have been saying to teachers for years that if they don't like the job, they can leave. Well, now teachers are leaving. Don't like it? Talk to the administrations.

[@candaceparker7283]

How about locks on doors, proper heating and AC in the classes, in house security officers, better pay, taking over all or part of student loans, and demand for respect! Teachers, Law Enforcement, Medical Staff, and Military Personal should never have to be in financial trouble or a lack of respect. Can they abuse their position? Yes. Should everyone in these fields be held accountable and mistreated for the few? NO!!!

[@patriciablack2324]

"We need to be more precautious" and this is the Secretary of Education?

[@brianday977]

"Precautious: Taking or using precaution; precautionary." Perhaps you should research instead of assuming.

[@arwenspicer]

My print Oxford dictionary (about 25 years old) has "precautionary"; I'm guessing "precautious" is fairly new, but I love it. Useful word. Language is always evolving.

[@malcolmcaluori3197]

My (34 year old) New Lexicon Webster’s English explicitly includes ‘precautious’ as an adjectival form under the entry for ‘precaution’: with respect to the foreseeable future, [to take measure] against some possible future evil or calamity or undesirable happening

[@ak5659]

It's been a while since grad school, but I'm pretty sure 'precautious' is a legal word according to English word formation rules.

[@UnaMaestraChévere]

As a 16 year teacher, it's not just money. It's EXTREMELY poor work-life balance. It's the amount of work that must be done outside of contract hours with no additional compensation. Low tax breaks... Inattentive students, woefully neglectful parenting, parent engagement focused on the wrong issues, disengaged administration, myriad district mandates, too many assessments (read: tests) without proper time to actually learn content... I could go on...

[@marielynn3802]

I'm a certified teacher and will not teach anymore because it is not a safe place to work, emotionally, physically or financially. Not worth risking my life for...

[@bearlady5694]

1) Too many parents just assume that teachers are no more trained than babysitters and 2) the educational systems demand teachers teach to a test to prove to the public that their schools are excellent; however, teachers are college graduates who are trained professionals who learned child psychology and teaching methodologies based upon learning styles. I left the classroom, but when I taught, I tried to determine what the individuals in my classroom needed to be successful. Sometimes I taught math lessons in two different ways so that I helped the students who needed a different style of explanation or perhaps a more tactile method than what most could understand. I wanted all my students to be as successful as they as individuals could be. The system does not encourage that manner of teaching anymore. Parents assume that there is no skill or training necessary in a classroom because they as parents do some teaching in their own home with their own child. Teaching six or seven periods a day to classrooms of 25-30 kids is much more complex for teachers who wish to truly help their students reach their success. Lack of adequate salaries, lack of adequate supplies, support and safety on the job, and the amount of disrespect from students and parents have driven teachers out.

[@apllu17]

Teachers who have 10+ experience need to be making $100K+ annually.

[@masterman1266]

Republicans: YESSS teachers need to go so we can keep Americans unable to think critically and therefore maintain power and control of their lives!!!

[@harrycooper5231]

That certainly worked well with their base. Republicans look UP intellectually to a moron who seriously suggested injecting household disinfectants as a cure for covid.

[@ak5659]

I think Cardona hits the nail on the head at 5:30. There's a lack of respect for the profession. Therefore it's not a priority. Why not? I agree with Candona's speculation that the fact that the field is majority women is a large part of the reason.

[@323dragon6]

Who can blame them when they are told they cant talk to kids about their lives and if they do they can be arrested. I would quit to, not to mention the pay sucks .

[@SenorGuzman32]

They don’t teach anything good anyways

[@lehablkwd]

"lost generation"? Stop using dramatic labels and asking questions about the past. Teachers deserve great pay, respect and support so that they can focus on their jobs and build up all of our kids.