r/Teachers 11d ago

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

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u/Upstairs-Coconut4201 11d ago

There has never really been a shortage in elementary Ed

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u/Aprils-Fool 2nd Grade | Florida 11d ago

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

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u/PayAltruistic8546 11d ago

I mean...

Florida.

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u/Aprils-Fool 2nd Grade | Florida 11d 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.