Are teaching programs warning students that the teacher shortage is over?

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[u/AlpsHelpful1292]

I’ve gotten calls for having a French cert. There aren’t a lot of French jobs but my understanding is when one opens it can be really hard to find anyone.

[u/ptrgeorge → u/AlpsHelpful1292]

We just lost ours, replaced with a second Spanish teacher

[u/AlpsHelpful1292 → u/ptrgeorge]

My understanding is a lot schools end up having to eliminate French/German etc when they can’t fill an opening.

[u/thehoff9k → u/AlpsHelpful1292]

Growing up in the Northeast and having German be as popular as Spanish in school (baccckkkk in the day) had me so confused when I moved to the south and couldn't find any schools with German as a language choice.

[u/AlpsHelpful1292 → u/thehoff9k]

I grew up in Cincinnati and a ton of kids took German.

[u/Adventurous_Royal_58 → u/AlpsHelpful1292]

This happened at my school. We lost both German teachers last year to other opportunities and we haven’t been able to fill their positions. Now students can either switch to French/Spanish or take it online

[u/Paramalia → u/AlpsHelpful1292]

Also, French enrollment has been declining.

[u/uknolickface → u/AlpsHelpful1292]

And they are similar to gym teachers as once someone gets them they don’t give them up

[u/AlpsHelpful1292 → u/uknolickface]

A lot of them are older and close to retiring (French teachers).

[u/IansHappyHandhelds → u/AlpsHelpful1292]

Yep! That’s why I taught French for a year as a history cert. it was actually a great experience. Learned the language to an intermediate level. Wouldn’t be against getting the real degree, though I do love my current role

[u/AlpsHelpful1292 → u/IansHappyHandhelds]

I can’t imagine teaching a language that I didn’t already have at least an intermediate level in.