The Teacher Shortage Crisis
Even before the pandemic lock-downs, American teachers from sea to shining sea reported a critical shortage of teachers within their ranks, and have watched in horror at the crippling levels of greed, arrogance, apathy, and ignorance at every level of K-12 educational governance.While embattled teachers have continued to try in vain to draw attention to the issues, our leaders have failed to acknowledge the problems at all. But since covid, the nation’s teachers have borne witness to a break neck hastening pace of this downward spiral–and a total avoidance of a conversation from our leaders.
This a-political podcast, created and produced exclusively by teachers, gets into the nitty gritty details of why teachers are leaving the profession in droves, and uncovers huge contributing structural problems baked into the teaching profession which are not discussed or understood even within the K-12 educational world, which also explain why so much of what is done in K-12 is ineffective. These desperate, passionate, highly qualified teachers use this podcast series to insert teachers forcefully into the national conversation about the critical issues plaguing K-12 education, because no one else was letting them in–a fact which belies a central thesis about the roots of the problems discussed throughout the episodes. Listeners will be gripped by the reality that without substantial reforms which empower teachers to lead the work, the inevitable result is a collapse of our very ability to effectively self-govern–a process which they argue is already well underway.
Listen as they describe the problems in teacher pay, teacher preparation requirements, special education, climate and culture, reading instruction, the false promise of existing DEI based frameworks in K-12, and the problems inherent in outsourced canned curriculums. Become a part of the solution as they outline a framework to authentically fix these problems, which require all hands on deck from both inside and outside of K-12 education.
The Teacher Shortage Crisis
21. Teaching in Turbulent Times-A Reaction to the SNL Skit Y'all Won
The Realities of Teaching: Reflections on SNL's 'Y'all Won'
In this episode of the The Teacher Shortage Crisis podcast, Amanda ,Trina English and Jessica Martin, react to the recent 'Saturday Night Live' sketch 'Y'all Won.' The conversation delves into the current state of K-12 public education, exploring the challenges teachers face, including behavior management, systemic issues within school districts, and the impact of COVID-19 on student behavior. They also highlight the need for structural changes, increased collaboration, and teacher leadership to address these pressing issues. The episode calls for solidarity among educators and the sharing of personal stories to push for change in the education system.
00:53 Reacting to SNL's 'Y'all Won' Sketch
03:14 Challenges in Modern Education
03:52 Behavioral Issues in Schools
06:53 Impact of COVID on Student Behavior
12:03 Administrative Responses to Behavioral Problems
14:11 Teachers as Behavior Managers
17:07 Systemic Issues in Education
21:02 Call to Action for Teachers
22:32 National Standards and Teacher Preparation
23:22 Emotional Reflections on Student Progress
24:35 Challenges and Emotional Struggles in Teaching
24:56 End of School Year Reflections
25:54 Systemic Issues in Education Leadership
28:49 The Role of Teacher Leaders
34:38 Evaluation and Complacency in Teaching
37:53 Final Thoughts and Call to Action
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