For example, in New Jersey (my home state), there are many openings for both chemistry and physics teachers, but not nearly as many biology teaching openings. Math openings are not nearly as prevalent as science openings are. Computer science teaching positions are prevalent, but since there is no specific certification area in computer science, there are not many well-qualified prospective computer teachers to fit these need. Especially in light of new programming languages that the tech industries as well as universities want their graduates and workforce to obtain fluency in. In all, this is certainly a goal that needs to be obtained. My worry is that it's a low bar and a moving bar. Here are a couple of reference articles that might be of interest: |
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