[lawtguy]

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.

[tengbretson]

> the average teacher’s starting salary was $38,617—20% lower than that of other professions requiring a college degree

Not bad considering they work ~30% fewer days.