That beauty contestant from South Carolina should have mentioned the teacher shortage.....

[EVDebs]

Why South Carolina Ranks Last
http://goinside.com/01/10/sc.html

and then there's CA's problems...

California Facing Major Teacher Shortage
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics&id=3846693

"Of the state's 300,000 teachers, one third are over the age of 50. And college students don't seem interested in the profession.

Patrick Shields, Center for Education Policy: "What we're seeing in the California State University system and in the private schools, is a decline in enrollment in the last couple of years."

and this question from YouTube from a former So. Carolina Teacher of The Year,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLvuC2vlmZU

[Taverner]

1. That's because we pay teachers $%!t here

Teachers need salary increases, benefit package increases

[JVS]

2. She should have formed a coherent sentence

[jgraz]

3. Aw give her a break -- she was purty.

And, really, isn't that what it's all about?

[EVDebs]

4. Er, no, making learning "FUN" would be what this thread is all about

And besides, the poor girl's education from South Carolina may end up helping that state's teachers which would be a really beautiful thing. But she did look great in a bikini.

[LisaL]

9. And blonde.

[LibertyorDeath]

7. I know that was brutal

I played it for my Wife

she still can't believe it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. young people are not coming to teaching anymore

because they are not willing to put up with the crappy pay...the whiny parents...the LITIGIOUS ones...the uninvolved parents and last but not least, the crushing bureaucracy. It just ain't worth it...oh, and some of the students aren't so hot either.

sP

[EVDebs]

6. and besides, counties nowadays can just import H1B teachers

many from India, for example

Texas Teacher Alternative Certification
http://txteachers.org/ir_group_3_sponsor.php

[JVS]

8. Wouldn't it be cheaper to send all the kids to boarding school in India

then the USA will be the best as we descend into an orgy of adult gratification.

[Hoof Hearted]

10. Nebraska FT starting salary? 22,000. Unbelievable. But it's still a predominately female profession

So they'll continue to pay CRAP.