Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 48: The Teacher Shortage
Cathy G. Johnson
Artwork by remus jackson.
Drawing a Dialogue is a podcast discussing comics in historical, educational + theoretical contexts by Cathy G. Johnson + remus jackson.
Episode 48: In this episode, Cathy and remus discuss the on-going teacher shortage in the United States. We discuss various theories on why teachers to leave the profession, such as burnout, student behavior, and moral disagreement. What is the shortage, where is it happening, and why?
(Note: There are occasional audio hiccups in this episode, sorry about that, my microphone is dying. It’s not you, it’s me.)
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Episode Citation:
Overworked, underpaid? The toll of burnout is contributing to teacher shortages nationwide, 2022 - USA Today
How Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? What Two New Studies Say, 2022 - Education Week
Educators no longer need a college degree to begin teaching in Arizona public schools, 2022 - AZ Family
The silent strike: Teacher attrition as resistance, Jeremy Glazer, Phi Delta Kappa International - JSTOR
An Event History Analysis of Teacher Attrition: Salary, Teacher Tracking, and Socially Disadvantaged Schools, Sean Kelly, The Journal of Experimental Education, 2004
Teachers, other school personnel, experience violence, threats, harassment during pandemic, 2022 - APA
Children’s mental health is in crisis: As pandemic stressors continue, kids’ mental health needs to be addressed in schools, 2022 - APA
Collective Teacher Self-Efficacy and Burnout: The Mediator Role of Job Satisfaction, Eyüp Yurt, International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2022
Leaving the Profession: The Context behind One Quality Teacher's Professional Burn Out, Author(s): Mary Elizabeth R. Lloyd and Alexandra Sullivan, Teacher Education Quarterly, 2012 - JSTOR
"I Was Becoming Increasingly Uneasy About the Profession and What Was Being Asked of Me": Preserving Integrity in Teaching by Doris A. Santoro, Source: Curriculum Inquiry, 2013 - JSTOR
Cathy’s upcoming graphic novel, CHARGER COUNTY - Link
remus’ new comic, OPHELIA - Link