Becoming a teacher takes a whole lot of education. You have to get a 4 year degree plus 1 year of graduate work to get your teaching credential. For all that

Becoming a teacher takes a whole lot of education. You have to get a 4 year degree plus 1 year of graduate work to get your teaching credential. For all that education you get: > In 2016, for instance, the average teacher’s starting salary was $38,617—20% lower than that of other professions requiring a college degree. Which not surprisingly leads to: > Between 2008 and 2016, the number of new educators completing preparatory programs fell by 23% And on top of that: > at least 17% leave the profession within the first five years, a 2015 study found. It's a crap job for crap pay. It's not surprising that not many people want to become a teacher. If we want more teachers and better teachers, we're going to have to pay them more and improve the working conditions.