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Originally Posted by spotthefan
Very right.
I wrote my (UCP) MLA today because I have a concern about teacher shortages...but no body is talking about it outside of schools.
Teachers are choosing to leave teaching rather than deal with high class sizes and, frankly, a drastic amount of kids mostly aged 10+ that have behavioural and mental struggles.
On a daily basis we are short 1-2 teachers with no subs. It means others in the building are covering, if possible. This means no admin to lead the school or no PE or no fine arts.
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Yeah this is exactly what my (now recently former) teacher buddy and his wife were saying when I saw them over Christmas. Sounds like teacher shortages are an issue coast to coast, very concerning. I'd imagine teachers having to give up prep time covering for a class with no sub is also contributing to teacher burnout. It's just making it worse.
They've both since left the profession, my buddy has an office job now (loosely related to his degree) and seems so much happier, said he has no work stress anymore. He was such a grump when he was still teaching.
I think when people hear about teacher strikes, they just assume it's about money and roll their eyes. From what I can see, they get paid fairly well, I doubt that's the issue. Sounds more like large class sizes / extra admin work through new policies contributing to burnout (yes yes, outside of July/Aug of course). Said they had around 40 students / class by the end (high school). I don't think people realize how bad it's gotten.