[HPFGU-OTChatter] Teacher shortage..Just a silly rant..could use advice though

[Kathryn Wolber]

--- Melanie Black <princessmelabela at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>  
> I am a college senior majoring in Early
> Childhood/Elementary education (we do not have
> elementary in Ohio anymore).  And I am graduating
> this December (very excited about this) and I'm very
> frustrated with the facts that I am living in the
> only state that really does not have a shortage in
> teachers.  

> What states have major shortages?  Are there any
> states with shortages in the elementary school
> years?  I'm finding more and more that I should have
> just gone into social work to begin with, but
> hindsight is always 20/20.  
>  
> ~Melanie

Well I'll go ahead and add Maryland to the list of
schools with an extreme teacher shortage.  It's really
bad, my Sophomore chem teacher was the track coach
with a chemistry degree and no teacher training.  He
was terrible.  He would lose graded papers and then
when we found them on his mess of a counter he'd mark
down the grade he put on them and say they were late. 
And my mom is a Kindergarten teacher and one of the
assistants wants to be a teacher but she can't pass
the Praxis I...I don't know how she passed the SATs if
she can't pass the Praxis.  I did a practice test
tonight and my approximate scores were in the 180s. 
Oh well. I hope you find a job you love, whatever that
maybe!
~Kathryn

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