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femmocrat

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3. Well, they could keep increasing class size! ;)

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 10, 2015, 01:08 PM

Aug 2015

Oh, I think people will still go into teaching. It still offers a decent salary and good benefits and the work is fulfilling. There will always be well-intentioned, idealistic young people who want to help make a better world (at least I hope so).

When I went to college, there were grants and loans for education majors. That could happen again if there is a real shortage, I guess.

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Good News: NY Times Acknowledges a Nat'l Teacher Shortage. Bad News: [View all] Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 OP

Teaching is no longer the respected profession it once was. femmocrat Aug 2015 #1

I'm looking for something to quibble with there. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #2

Well, they could keep increasing class size! ;) femmocrat Aug 2015 #3

You are absolutely correct Daphne08 Aug 2015 #5

It's been more than the last 10 years... bbgrunt Aug 2015 #4

Wow. I came in in the mid 80's and they were DYING for people. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #6

I'm not too sure about the over all job market, but I came home bbgrunt Aug 2015 #7