cottonlily84 asked:
What do you think will be the long term effects of this economy and the nationwide budget cuts affecting school districts? Our teachers are having to donate money to the district to offset the cuts to an already small salary budget. Positions are being cut, teachers are taking on other duties for no extra pay and classes are being combined. Do you think the damage is permanent or will teaching jobs still be available in 5, 10, 20 years? I’ve finally gotten my foot in the door at college and my teacher education started and now this…
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There will always be education jobs. But the “good” ones will be very scarce this year.
I know our principal has already indicated that our district may not be hiring very many “new” hires.
You just may have to travel to other areas or look into getting experience in areas that are usually less desirable to teachers (i.e. inner city/very rural).
And make yourself shine shine shine.
That being said, I think that everything is cyclical – and what comes around goes around and there will be times when there will be teaching jobs aplenty.
I sure hope so. I am in college to become a teacher. I won’t graduate until 2011. I hope there are jobs then. I love sharing my knowledge and can’t wait to teach.
Well, here in Ontario, teaching jobs are very scarce. I don’t necessarily know about the situation where you live, but here, there are positions that still have some sort of demand (although not much). Subjects such as mathematics, sciences, French are still looking for teachers. However, those who graduate with psychology, sociology, English, history, etc. don’t really have a chance here and often have to teach abroad (in Asia). Elementary (primary) school positions are also hard to come by here. Thus, if there’s any advice that I can give to you, try to specialize in subjects that are in high demand if you want to teach high school and try to make connections with teachers, principals, etc. in the school board or school that you want to teach in (since they could be on the hiring committee).
Hope this helps. I don’t know if they have Concurrent Education programs where you live. It’s where you do your B.Ed. “concurrently” with your degree. Some universities admit students who are going into second year. It could save you a lot of stress in your last year because you don’t have to worry about applying to teacher’s college. Good luck and all the best at university.