Which subject needs more teachers?

[Cinderellie]

<p>Rising junior who is a B student from NJ is now looking to visit colleges on the east coast, preferably northeast. Major will probably be education. Although he likes science, he is open to subjects. I was wondering which elementary/middle school subjects needed more teachers?</p>

<p>Or, better put – where is there a shortage of applicants in teaching – which subject areas? (Best opportunity for job placement.)</p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

[huskem55]

<p>most definitely science (especially the physical sciences) and math.</p>

[Northstarmom]

<p>While there’s a big teacher shortage in science and math, due to the shortage of male teachers, the door is wide open for males who want jobs teaching any subject. Males wishing to enter teaching also would get priority for admission to education schools and for merit aid.</p>

[Northstarmom]

<p>Here’s a link to lots of articles about the shortage of male teachers:
<a href=“http://www.menteach.org/pages/resources.html[/url]”>http://www.menteach.org/pages/resources.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[Bryozoan]

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The job market for teachers also continues to vary by school location and by subject taught. Job prospects should be better in inner cities and rural areas than in suburban districts. Many inner cities—often characterized by overcrowded, ill-equipped schools and higher-than-average poverty rates—and rural areas—characterized by their remote location and relatively low salaries—have difficulty attracting and retaining enough teachers. Currently, many school districts have difficulty hiring qualified teachers in some subject areas—most often mathematics, science (especially chemistry and physics), bilingual education, and foreign languages. Increasing enrollments of minorities, coupled with a shortage of minority teachers, should cause efforts to recruit minority teachers to intensify. Also, the number of non-English-speaking students will continue to grow, creating demand for bilingual teachers and for those who teach English as a second language. Specialties that have an adequate number of qualified teachers include general elementary education, physical education, and social studies. Qualified vocational teachers also are currently in demand in a variety of fields at both the middle school and secondary school levels.

<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm[/url]”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;