Post: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the shortage?

Posted by: Frustrated on 8/10/09
I have looked all summer and got a couple of interviews,
but no teaching job. I am a new science teacher and was
told several times when I went back to school for a
teaching certificate that I would not have trouble finding
a job. My GPA is very high, I have experience subbing,
passed the Praxis exams with no trouble, my student
teaching sessions were good, and I love the kids and
teaching. I even have work experience in the field of
science.
I am beginning to wonder if I am being discriminated
against because I am not twenty-something.
Are there any other science teachers out there having
trouble finding a job?? Who are getting the jobs?
I am really bothered by this and would like some answers,
please.
Thank you!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the shortage?, 8/10/09, by Frustrated.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 8/11/09, by nw ind.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 8/11/09, by Kay.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 9/17/09, by steve.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 10/22/09, by JD.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 10/25/09, by mary.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 11/05/09, by Teresa.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 12/13/09, by Theodore A. Jones.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 12/15/09, by still want to be a teacher.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 12/29/09, by rmc.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 12/31/09, by men .
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 3/29/10, by Allison.
- Re: Update from Frustrated: Still do not have a Perm teach job, 4/26/10, by M. Miller.
- Re: Update from Frustrated: Still do not have a Perm teach , 5/29/10, by Julie from Ohio.
- Re: Update from Frustrated: Still do not have a Perm teach , 5/30/10, by tom.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 7/07/10, by Mikey777.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 9/27/10, by Bill.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 9/29/10, by Bill, I wish you taught at our school.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 9/29/10, by Bill.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 9/29/10, by CHS grad.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 10/16/10, by Special Ed Teacher.
- Re: CTI is desperately looking for male teachers in Saudi arabia, 11/14/10, by tony.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 11/19/10, by Rich Morton.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 11/19/10, by Rich Morton.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 2/13/11, by Bitterly outraged.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 2/13/11, by Bitterly outraged.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 2/14/11, by maybe I am off base here but.....
- Re: Here in TX, I see a lot of of openings for ESL and Bilingual, 3/03/11, by and almost nothing else. NFM.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 4/18/11, by Bill update.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 7/30/11, by Forced to give up teaching.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 8/16/11, by Delusional?.
- Re: I can't find a teaching job! What happened to the short, 1/07/12, by Steve .