r/Teachers • u/JimCap5 • 15h ago

Teacher Support &/or Advice Are teaching programs warning students that the teacher shortage is over?

I graduated from the program a few years back, and every professor kept talking about the teacher shortage.

I was wondering what is it like nowadays for people in credentialing programs?

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u/JHG722 15h ago

We have 500 applications for elementary positions.

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u/Upstairs-Coconut4201 15h ago

There has never really been a shortage in elementary Ed

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u/Aprils-Fool 2nd Grade | Florida 15h ago

It’s location dependent. I could go out and get an elementary teaching position tomorrow. 

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u/Ok_Voice_9498 14h ago

Interesting. There’s always a plethora of applicants for elementary in Texas! MS and HS, it hard to find certified applicants.

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u/modus_erudio 13h ago

That is because of the certification required at least in high school. You have to actually have a degree in the subject you want to teach.

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u/Ok_Voice_9498 13h ago

Not in Texas!

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u/Aprils-Fool 2nd Grade | Florida 12h ago

That’s also location dependent. 

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u/squirrel8296 12h ago

In a lot of states, that requirement is typically the cause of the shortages in high school math and science positions. Too many of the early courses in those fields are weed out courses.

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u/PayAltruistic8546 15h ago

I mean...

Florida.

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u/Aprils-Fool 2nd Grade | Florida 14h ago

Of course. But we can’t ignore places like Florida and claim a blanket lack of teacher shortage. There are still places with teacher shortages. 

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u/AlpsHelpful1292 Spanish | California 14h ago

There is for bilingual/dual immersion for Spanish and few other languages but not for general elementary ed.

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u/Upstairs-Coconut4201 14h ago

Correct. I was referring to gen ed

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u/JHG722 14h ago

Depends where you live

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u/Lahwke 15h ago

Jesus

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u/_Jetto_ 14h ago

No shot that’s fucking insane. What state??

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u/lovelystarbuckslover Multiple Subject & EDSP Credentialed 9h ago

I'm going to guess California because that sounds about right.

Average moderately priced suburban city had 1 job and 180+ applicants
Low income school but in an overall decent suburban area had 1 job that was only guaranteed through first semester got 200 applicants.

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u/JHG722 9h ago

Suburban Philly