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I've seen these ads on the subway many times. Why math/science teachers; they don't need other subjects teachers?

I've gone to one of their meetings.
There is a big need for math, science, and special education teachers so if you have the qualifications it's easier to get accepted.

(I don't.) Why is there such a big need for those subjects? Special ed, especially, should be overflowing.

Math and science majors may choose jobs in industry and may prefer not to go into teaching so there often has been a shortage.

As for special ed, I'm not sure exactly why there is a shortage.
It may because it is a challenging area, and people may not have the qualifications, a Masters Degree in Special Education.

Thank you for your explanation.

You're very welcome.

Any way to go into teaching without this program? I have heard of people who cannot do it, because they put you in very difficult schools.

Try day-to-day substitute teaching. It's easy to get the license and it's a good way to develop teaching skills and to see how you like being a teacher.

How do you get a substitute teaching license?

Oh that's why the average american is brilliant in math

people who presumably want to be teachers can't teach in very difficult schools?

You need a college degree to get a substitute license for NYC Dept. of Education schools. Go to their website for further information on the application process.

For private schools (yeshivas, etc.) and other school districts, the requirements vary.

THe NYC Dept. of Education doesn't have any trouble finding prospective teachers.
It has trouble keeping them (for very good reasons).
About 50% of new hirees leave within 5 years.

Hey, it's not an easy job.

http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20030407/202/339


........ according to the United Federation of Teachers, 45 percent of all New York City teachers either quit the profession entirely in their first five years on the job or leave for a teaching position outside the city public school system. ............

Focusing on Appearance
By Christina .............
I taught fifth grade at P.S. 65 in the Bronx for two years, and I believe that if my administration had been different I would have stayed longer.
My first week, I arrived to 33 fifth graders in my classroom and not enough desks. I had a kid banging his head against the closet, one who ran away, one who hid under a table for an entire day, one who cursed at me. In all the cases, I called down to the office for assistance, and no one ever came up. A gym teacher who had been in the school for 17 years was placed in my classroom, but he just sat in the back and slept.................

I think Politico meant intellectually.

Can you explain that further?

Where the curriculum is difficult.

Thank you for the explanation.

You're very welcome.

did i say that it is?

Politico, it is much easier to teach adults than children. Have you ever taught anyone under 18 in a classroom setting?

yep. i have some in-classroom experience at just about every k-12 grade level as well as extensive high school teaching experience in more than one subject. now, did you have a point?

How would that be possible? Are you 70?

i started teaching at 17.

Reported in the NY Post of June 19, 2007;

19,846 Applicants applied to the program and 1,725 were accepted.

Teachers need training and time to build up their confidence and skills. The most difficult schools tend to provide the least support. (that's why they're termed difficult.) Just "wanting" to be a teacher won't automatically render you capable of dealing with any teaching situation, any more than wanting to be a doctor qualifies you to do difficult surgery. When people who "want" to be teachers realize what will be demanded of them (in return for modest remuneration) many of them realize that they actually want to do other things. Hence the need for advertising and training programs of this sort.

huh?