Parents share tales of the nationwide teacher shortage like veterans swapping war stories: the day their kids spent watching movies in the cafeteria because there weren’t enough teachers to instruct several classrooms. The time they were asked to substitute teach in the absence of qualified professionals. Classrooms that are overcrowded and teachers who are clearly under-supported.
It’s no surprise then that a national study conducted last year found that more than half of parents were concerned that teachers were burned out and 65 percent questioned their school’s ability to have qualified teachers in the classroom.
Read more at Baltimore magazine.
