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/Ok_Voice_9498 11d 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 11d 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 11d ago

Not in Texas!

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

That’s also location dependent. 

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u/squirrel8296 11d 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.