Ask a teacher on Summer Break

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The problem will only get worse, because they won't be able to attract good teachers.

You're being very polite.  I regard what is happening as a national catastrophe.

Reports like this are commonplace.  We are already there.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/c...nd/2327610

At USF and elsewhere, education schools reboot as enrollment declines and teaching gets harder

It was 5 p.m., mid monsoon, mid summer, and many seats were empty — a common sight these days in teacher preparation programs around the country, including USF's College of Education. Many of the students in Dodson's classroom said that they often meet skepticism when they share their career dreams.
"Really?" people ask them. "You want to be a teacher?"
Between standardized tests, stagnant pay and crowded classrooms, teaching has become a political battleground. Since 2010, enrollment in teacher prep programs has plummeted 42 percent nationwide. At USF's college, a major supplier of local teachers, enrollment has dropped 40 percent — despite local districts desperate for teachers.