NOVEL STUDY UNITS FOR TEACHERS
A Quick Note About Teacher Shortages in Canada and Elsewhere
After reading numerous articles on present and upcoming teacher shortages, I thought some of our readers might benefit from reading these sites. It will be interesting to see how governments deal with the situation. The smart school boards will be proactive and seek the best recruits they can find. The shortage is not coming but rather has arrived. It will only get worse. Read on!
Links to Teacher Shortages:
OECD Observer on teacher shortages
Another Great Site called "Bellwether Archives" with plenty of worthwhile links
Shortages in Canada (Globe and Mail)
Teacher Shortages in B.C.
Second Languages Disappear-- Show Me the Money
Teacher Demand in Canada--University of Toronto
Meltdown Time--United Kingdom
No Shortage of Novel Study Guides
No Shortage--Really? (Let's hide our heads in the sand)
Stigma Attached to Teaching?
Teacher Shortages-- A Global Phenomenon
Implicatons of Teacher Shortages
A State of Emergency in California (1996 article that tells you where we've been)
Australian Student Point of View
Kentucky Problems
Problems in Alaska
England Looks to Other Countries for Help
This One's Funny--Increase Class Size to Solve Teacher Shortage...Oh yes, and bring in the troops too.
This One Suggests Decreasing Class Sizes...but only if you want to attract more teachers (Florida)
Oklahoma State Teacher Shortage
The Teacher Shortage-- Apply Please!
No Substitute for a Good Teacher or Sleepless in Seattle
We Use Our Tax Money to Train Them AND THEN...send them away!
Promises, Promises--California
Las Vegas Refuses to Gamble on Teacher Shortage...Talk's Cheap (Check Link Below and see what they've done in 3 years...it's now worse)
Leaving Las Vegas and Why
No Teachers...No Classes-- Reports CNN
Teachers Are a Hot Commodity
Districts Struggle to Hire Enough Teachers
Drop Out of Education and Get a "Good" Job
Things Are Tough in Turkey(Read the second last paragraph in this article!)
Liberated Women in Georgia are Responsible for Teacher Shortage-- "Doggone it!"
Shortages in New Hampshire Schools
Critical (just short of fatal) Teacher Shortage in NY City
No Shortage of Teachers in Charter Schools---What's Pay Got To Do With It, Got To Do With It...$$$$$$$$$$
Just Leave the Country
Teach in Taiwan
Teacher Exodus
6000 Teachers Retire BUT What About A Pension?
Hi Tech Hurt These Teachers in California
If you should come across any other interesting links on teacher shortages...email us at torino@nt.net