Annie
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What would the status of the medical field be if doctor's salaries were reduced to what teachers make? Probably be pretty dismal, eh?
Gee,today there are many more teachers than openings. Same can't be said for doctors, even with their salaries. No doubt about it, even with all the pressures of insurance, law suits, the market forces still exert influence.
Really? There's no teacher shortage?
Few places, AK, SD, NH, Appalachia chronically. The competition to get into programs such as Teach.gov has been intense. Pretty much those graduating from Ivy's are the ones let in. So in general, yes the 'teacher shortage' seems a false premise. Now if schools would get rid of poor-mediocre teachers and allow 'highly qualified teachers' to replace them, we might get somewhere.