There are no effective solutions until Parents, children, and administrators, treat teachers as professionals and with respect. There are so many restrictions placed on teachers which negatively impact their ability to teach. Kids aren't held accountable, parents are entitled and the admin is too afraid to get things done.

One reason is that teacher don’t get paid enough in what they do and they don’t get enough supplies for their classrooms and have to pay out it pocket.

Kids need to start respecting their teachers and classmates. Make it state law with significant state-supported consequences: Put away those cellphones when asked. No more flipping desks, spitting or swearing at or hitting the teachers, picking fights, trashing classrooms or trashing your educators on social media. That's a start to win a couple of thousand teachers back.

If you double my class, I'm absolutely quitting, in no way am I dealing with that many kids. It's a liability, behavior will be crazy. Also, PAY US MORE!!!!!

Every year they say this...yet every year nothing changes

Kids no longer show respect for their teachers and the parents in heavily populated school districts simply don't care about their child's education as much as they used to.

You want us? Pay us, protect us from violence, and keep your stupid politics out of our classrooms!

I taught for 8 years and will be in curriculum this year. You could not pay me to go back into a classroom and deal with the disrespect and ridiculous laws/policies put in place. 100% not worth it.

Teaching is a tough job. They need to be payed a lot more for all they must put up with. They deal with administrators that are awful, nasty parents, unruly kids, and use their own money for supplies.

I'm trying to become a teacher. I am an Instructional Assistant. After my degree I still have to take a General Knowledge test, a Professional test and choose a subject or subjects--take the exams to be certified in those subjects so that I THEN..can apply for my teaching license. All that...with my own money. I pay for everything. We don't even get paid that much. We use our money on our students supplies too and we also have to think about violence in the schools, covid and less funding and they wonder WHY THERE AREN'T ENOUGH TEACHERS. We can't even apply for a teaching license without first paying for college and the exams, the license and the fingerprinting too. Kids are dropping out too because after completing every single subject and obtaining all the credits necessary to graduate...they aren't allowed to graduate without passing a test that asks questions they've never heard. Some schools don't have textbooks either. Why do I still want to become a teacher?? For the kids...somebody has to care for them. I don't just complain. I am in the front lines. I'm not leaving them.

I have a masters in Teaching, yet I work in a call center. I got tired of the terrible teacher salary. I've been working as a call center agent for years. I love teaching, but I like being able to afford food and rent even more.

Students deserve to have certified/qualified teachers! As a current applicant in 3 Texas school districts, I can tell you that another barrier to filling those openings is the lack of a responsive HR department to review/qualify applicants. I have 2 years of previous classroom experience, sought certification through a self paid alternate certification program, passed the TExES content test, applied to districts with advertised openings and nothing! Phones calls to the district roll to voicemails that are full and not accepting messages. Superintendents and principals should randomly check on the status of their applicant pools to get another perspective on the teacher shortage.

We have to ask parents to buy printer paper, tissues, cleaning supplies because school don’t offer it. On top of notebooks, folders, pencil, crayons, color pencils, markers, scissors etc.

There is not a teacher shortage. There re plenty of qualified individuals. There is a shortage of quality teaching jobs.

More money!! Less work after school hours!!

Put principals in the classrooms. They are the bullies. They are not teaching kids Gef rid of them. They.create stress.

I recall a male teacher this summer that was under the hammer due to shirtless photos online like IG and parents complained he wasn't fit to teach. He had degrees, I think some parents care about the wrong things. Let's agree to have the manpower first, then agree what to teach next and how to do it, after we can assure someone is there to teach that's qualified. Support Education.

It's obvious to me that the school system needs to change. Unfortunately nobody else thinks it's obvious. The school system is very outdated and puts people in danger in so many ways.

"Professional pay that reflects the importance of the work they do." Obviously the other reasons are completely valid but this one I think is the big one that people who are trying to "fix" this are avoiding. 55% of teachers probably can't afford to live on their pathetic salaries anymore with inflation, on top of the other issues mentioned. Most of them would make more working at McDonald's, and that doesn't require a Bachelor's degree (which if you didn't know, already requires an Associate's Degree on top of that). Nobody wants to take out loans they can't afford and they definitely don't want to do it for laughable pay. Pay teachers what they deserve and I promise the shortage is not a problem anymore. That and treat them with more respect than an "overeducated babysitter." - Future teacher who for some reason, sees this as worth it.

Really sad. It’s only to get worse because govt just don’t want to suppprt teachers with better working conditions. Really sad.

Hello from Russia. I'm an elementary teacher who works for $ 401 (1 month). We have same problems: difficult parents, mean children, burnout.

Thank you, President Pringle.

No one is concerned, or there would be more comments and views. As a teacher, I have watched all of these videos in dismay that no parents seem to care that their children are not getting educated. Or are they? Are they going to e-academys? Private schools? charter schools? Comment below to tell me where you are educating your child?

Being a teacher is not the smartest decision nowadays. They’re not giving the authority to teach without a curriculum. There jobs that pay more money that only require certifications while teachers are expected to get their masters and earn less than $55000 a year which is not a smart financial move.

Both political sides do t support education . Which makes for a disastrous nation.

In order to get more teachers / substitute teachers into the classroom they need to pay these teachers a decent salary plus retention / sign on bonuses!

The powers that be new weeks in advance these positions weren't filled and were not gonna be filled...why they wait til first day of school to show concern about it

This is what happens when you force people to be jabbed. Their plan has backfired. Here in NY did not Hochul say that they would bring in substitute teachers...where are they? Because of the jab I left the NYC public school system eight months early. I have now retired and teaching ESL online, and have started a digital online business. Teacher Alert: you have options...keep teaching on your terms, teaching the children not indoctrinating them, and working with the parents. Heck start your own school.

Yea it’s crazy

Public Education is now political unlike in the past and low pay has been an issue for quite some time as discipline issues have risen. Now there is a new issue...many are being required to go against their moral and religious ideologies and who or what will suffer? America's Future!!!

If the pay and conditions are so bad why don't the Teachers Union call a nationwide strike? What are they waiting for? It seems that school conditions warrant it.

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Long time coming

AMAZING ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH POLITICIANS FOR PARLIAMENT.NO JOB SHORTAGE THERE .

Wow that’s bad

I'm in student-teaching rn and I'm stressed- I the class I have 28 students. It's ridiculous and I'm again-stressed- I don't think I will finish since I'm scared that my own professor will fail me cuz of student behaviors being the fault of mines or the lack of support 😥😥😥😥

I wish I had my degree right now I would have a job this year

Time for education to get trendy and up to date and stop teachers from preaching to young boys about respecting the girls.young boys are stressing over it.now young boys don't want to talk to the girls.what about girls picking on the boys and believe you me it happens,.get more men into teaching and get back to the 3Rs.why are some students staying at school until year 12. The country is short of workers.get students into apprenticeships earlier..

I make more than two teachers combined. Without a degree! :) Looks like they need a new profession. Public Sector was bound to fail at some point.

Is this about a book.

Because teachers are nuts