MindShift Presents “Who Wants to Be a Teacher” From the Educate Podcast
The most common teacher in the late 1980s, was a 15-year veteran. Today, the most common teacher is someone in their first year. How did we get here??
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Show Notes
Today, we’re looking at a huge problem in education: teacher shortages. Across the US, schools are struggling to fill teaching roles. Large numbers of teachers are quitting after only a short time on the job, and 9 out of 10 teachers hired are replacing a teacher who has left the profession. The high turnover means more classrooms are run by beginner teachers, substitute teachers, emergency teachers and teachers from new, for-profit teacher training companies. This story is an excerpt from the four-part series, “Who Wants to Be a Teacher” from the Educate podcast at APM Reports.
To listen to the full series visit the Who Want to Be a Teacher project page:
https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2021/07/28/who-wants-to-be-a-teacher