School of Education

MTnest
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:23:02 +0000

Shortage are: math (middle school, algebra), science (middle school and high school), SPED (LD) and ESOL (although the level of need seems to be dropping in our area). If you are certified in the non-shortage areas, it is much easier to get a job and more importantly transfer to another school. I know quite a few teachers stuck at their school because there are no openings in their areas of certification. Also, it may seem to be a good idea to be certified in multiple areas (eg. math, language arts, social studies) but be aware in these tough times, you may be called upon to teach a class of math, language arts and social studies which means planning for three different classes etc.