Kate Harrison, spokeswoman for Montgomery County Public Schools, said the main shortages of teachers in local counties such as Prince George's and Montgomery are in special education and computer science. Even though there is a shortage, Montgomery County hired 1,000 teachers this year, Harrison said. Instead of education majors searching for jobs at local schools, the schools are recruiting on campus. There will be a teacher recruitment day in December where several Maryland and Washington area schools will recruit campus students for teaching positions. In the spring, a program called the Teacher Interview Consortment will bring to campus school representatives from all over the country seeking prospective educators.
Some students also get full-time jobs by student teaching.
By pursuing these options and appearing at workshops like next month's recruitment day, students enhance their marketability. My job is pretty easy because I have a strong group of students to work with. Sara Headman, a sophomore pre-education major, said shortages and surpluses don't factor in her decision to teach. All articles and materials contained herein are property of the Diamondback newspaper, copyright 1998. If you'd like to reprint or reuse them, please contact us .