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OrlandoDem2

(2,270 posts)
Fri Oct 29, 2021, 11:44 AM Oct 2021

Florida is short 5,000 teachers. Who knew that paying them poorly, blaming them for everything,

and not doing a damn thing to protect them in a global pandemic would hurt the profession?

Pro tip….do NOT move to Florida to teach, if you’re in college to teach then go change your major right now!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/11/us/florida-teacher-shortage/index.html


Florida's teacher shortage has worsened since the start of the school year, with vacancies for teachers surging to more than 5,000, according to updated data from the Florida Education Association.

There are also more than 4,000 openings for other school staff positions, according to FEA President Andrew Spar.

The organization released its initial findings in August, but since the figures were so high, it recounted vacancies again in October, only to discover an increase. FEA's Spar took to TikTok on Sunday to publicize the staffing situation, saying the state had about 5,100 teacher positions open

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Florida is short 5,000 teachers. Who knew that paying them poorly, blaming them for everything, (Original Post) OrlandoDem2 Oct 2021 OP
Deathsatan needed the money TheRealNorth Oct 2021 #1
Coach krupt will be teaching all the classes and the lesson will be BOMBARDMENT Fullduplexxx Oct 2021 #2
Doesn't surprise me. I have friends that teach in various schools of all age groups, and the nbr. SWBTATTReg Oct 2021 #3

SWBTATTReg

(24,085 posts)
3. Doesn't surprise me. I have friends that teach in various schools of all age groups, and the nbr.
Fri Oct 29, 2021, 11:53 AM
Oct 2021

1 thing they have mentioned is having a safe environment to teach in. This includes a safe from COVID environment. And this is not just FL.

But one other point that drove a couple of them away from teaching is how political teaching has gotten (on various topics)...you see parents (some, not all of them, and I strongly suspect that those screaming the most at these parent/teacher meetings don't even have any students at the schools where we're seeing the fake parent rage fest against school boards, that is, all fake outrage).

In my opinion, I'm happy they're retiring, most of these teachers are wonderful friends of mine, and they're not having any issues in migrating to other jobs, or just plain retiring.

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