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Florida scrambles to get retired teachers to return to combat shortage(www.newsweek.com)

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Legislators in Florida are considering a bill that would help retired teachers return to the workforce.

Senate Bill 1482 would eliminate the requirement for retired teachers and other school personnel who have taken part in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) to have been out of work for six months before starting new employment.

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Taking aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association, said: “We’ve all heard the governor’s talking points about his investments in teachers and education, but the governor won’t tell you the truth about education in Florida, which is that our state ranks 48th in the nation in average teacher salary, 43rd in the nation in per student spending, and doesn’t even crack the top 10 in average teacher starting salary or average earnings for K-12 education support professionals.”

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metallic_substance@lemmy.world
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Suuuuper weird. I’m willing to bet that they will settle for substandard teachers to fill the void. Teachers who will be okay with not teaching “challenging” topics like equal rights and evolution

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SeaJ@lemm.ee
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Hell, they are already letting people without teaching certificates teach as long as they are veterans.

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Hyperreality@kbin.social
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Are they really?

Throwing in someone potentially suffering from PTSD into a classroom filled with sociopathic teenagers sounds like a great idea.

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SeaJ@lemm.ee
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Yup. De Santis is giving veterans 5 year temporary teaching certificates even if they have no other qualifications.

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Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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I mean – that’s the army. :-D

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not_again@lemmy.world
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Service guarantees citizenship! Would you like to know more?

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Patches@sh.itjust.works
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This is disingenuous. They don’t just step off the battlefield into teaching.

You have to be a veteran, spent 2 years at college(no degree), and also pass a 4-hour ‘Florida Subject Area Test’ with a score of at least 71% in each subject they plan to teach.

Lmao.

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SeaJ@lemm.ee
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I have to assume you are being sarcastic but in case you are not (no /s):

That is not much better. The first couple years of college are pretty basic courses that do not help someone know how to teach. Getting a C- on a test in a subject does not really instill confidence that they know the subject well…and can teach. Just because you know a subject does not mean you know shit about teaching.

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rusticus@lemm.ee
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It’s not disingenuous if it’s factual. Thanks for confirming the comments truthfulness.

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Illuminostro@lemmy.world
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Cool, the “The Mighty Whitey Righty Curriculum.”

Lol.

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