The Towerlight, October 12, 2000

tl20001012-000 "Thursday www.thetowerlight.com I Fer Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 10/12/00 Fake notes are real problem 3 Play has TU 'Hot 'N Throbbing' 11 Fall fashion has lots of leather 12 TU chops down Cardinal in OT 19 Departments News 3 Police Blotter 7 Nation 7 Campus briefs 9 A&E 11 hi a Theater Near You.13 Wrasslin' Weekly 17 Sports. 19 Fast Break 19 Punt, Pass & Pick 20 Tiger Tracks 20 Op/Ed 26 Towson's future teachers look forward to open jobs Chris Henry The Tawerhght The current teacher shortage in Maryland will give Towson's education majors their pick of jobs when they graduate, but some of them aren't sure that's a good thing, saying it could be a disadvantage in the long run. With current teacher shortage, Towson students will enter wide open job market Stacy N'alen The Towerlight Senior education major Vicky Sexton is currently student teaching in Harford County. She will graduate in December, and with the current teacher shortage in Maryland and across the nation, the 29-year-old is almost assured of having her pick of jobs anywhere she wants. But Sexton isn't as excited as one would expect. ""For me, the shortage of teachers is a benefit, because I am almost guaranteed a job, but in the long run it is a disadvan- . tage, especially to the students, because di* ifigSretters will lack the skills and experi-ence to facilitate learning,"" Sexton said. According to statistics released by the federal Department of Education, by the year 2010, one million teach-ers will be needed as 50 percent of the work force will have retired. In New York, the legislature is allowing retired teachers to return to the classroom and earn full salaries while still drawing their pensions, and in Massachusetts, out-of-state teachers are being given one-year waivers from passing a teacher certification test. Here in Maryland, 6,500 teachers are needed this year and the state will need to hire approximately 10,000 teachers next year. ""It's a great time to be and education major and to gradu- See TEACHERS, page 4 Today High 70 Low 46 Friday High 73 Low 49 Saturday High 76 Low 52 Sunday High 75 Low 51 "