Franklin Schargel’s Blog

The latest research indicates that 51 percent of all schools in the country are experiencing shortages in their teaching staff. The problem not only appears in the United States but in many Western Industrialized Countries.

The greatest shortages are in Special Education, Science, Math, Technology, (STEM), English as a Second Language (ESL).

The greatest shortages are in low-paid teacher states, rural areas, low-performing or high-minority schools.

My latest book, Who Will Teach The Children? Recruiting, Retaining & Refreshing Highly Effective Educators proposes solutions to ease teacher shortages.

Then question that needs to be addressed is how do school systems produce high performing graduates without having highly effective educators in the classrooms and front offices.

I delivered a new workshop based on my new book,Who Will Teach The Children? Recruiting, Retaining and Refreshing Highly Effective Educators at the SREB Conference in Baltimore. Here are a few of the attendees comments:

Franklin brings experience and years of wisdom to the session. Superintendent, Demopolis,AL

I want to buy your new book. Assistant Principal, Cabot, AR

Outstanding, Superintendent, Ft. Cobb, OK

I loved Franklin’s honesty and passion.  Assistant Principal, Duncan SC

Gave a perspective on the reasons for teacher dropouts. Assistant Principal, Columbia, SC

Opened my eyes to REAL numbers that are currently happening in 2019. Assistant Principal, Mt. Pleasant, SC

I loved the way he engaged the group. Very informative and thought provoking, J. Wilmoth, , Durant High School, Durant IA

Love the data presented. Asst. Principal, Reidgeland, SC

The concept of exit and stay in interviews was very interested. This is data we need to build very effective supports. Lead Coordinator, WVDE, Charleston, WV

Ideas about how to keep teachers in classroom. Very informative session from a proven practitioner. He needs more time. Charles D. Gregory Sr. Principal, Anniston, Al

Franklin’s program provided additional insight to why teachers leave the profession for my research. Teacher, Kingstree SC

Eye opening statistics with realistic solutions. It’s critical that we recruit, retain and refresh teachers today for our tomorrow. DR. J. Pesinski, Assistant Principal, Rock Hill SC

You provided my voice to all the administrators in the room. H.Newton, Teacher, Willard, OH

Presentation style was enjoyable. Assistant Director, Perrysburg, OH

Franklin’s engaging and is very knowledgeable! I enjoyed listening to him. L. Prye, CTE Coordinator, Mexico,NY

Very informative,. Keep being honest and open. M. Broxton, Assistant Principal, Sandersville, GA

Provided great statistics/facts. Middle School, Assistant Principal, India Land, SC

I liked the data shared. Assistant Principal, North Charleston, SC

 

 

 

 

 

 

So if incarceration costs equal $292,000 and school costs equal

A study out of Northeastern University found that high school dropouts cost taxpayers $292,000 over the course of their lives. It’s not just about the money, though. Over 80 percent of the incarcerated population is high school dropouts“” making this an issue that truly impacts every member of the community.

School dropouts are more likely to be on welfare, commit crimes, live a life in poverty, and marry poor.

School dropouts are more likely to be on welfare, commit crimes, live a life in poverty, and marry poor.

Franklin spoke at the ATE (Teachers of Education) Annual Conference held in Atlanta. GA regarding his new book, Who Will Teach the Children? Recruiting, Retaining and Refreshing Highly Effective Educators.

 Below are two comments from those who attended. Used with permission.

Franklin presented straight talk and practical information. I enjoyed Franklin’s ability to share his information and thoughts in a straight forward manner. Too often presenters get caught up in “education speak”. Franklin kept it practical and useful.

1. Schwengel-Gosz, Teacher Coordinator, WI.

Franklin’s presentation was insightful, research-based and entertaining!

Dr. S. Grogan, Harding University Arkansas, Associate Professor

School bullying should be looked into

Africa » Gambia » SHOW MAP

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

“Bullying brings about violence and where violence exists it results to anarchy, which directly or indirectly will affect the lives of the young children of our society,” said a senior education officer in Region One.

So many children feel very discomfort in schools as a result of school bullying. Authorities need to do lot to dent this menace because it has and still serving as obstacle for so many children.

Bullying exists in schools and in communities and therefore a more collaborative effort is needed to make a stop. This would require both parents and teachers to work hand-in-glove by putting in mechanisms that would arrest the situation.

In the United States, according to the FBI, “Bullying remains one of the largest problems in schools, with the percentage of students reportedly bullied at least once per week steadily increasing since 1999.”

In today’s world, bullying goes beyond school. It goes on the internet which is becoming even more common in Western world. According to Franklin Schargel, cyberbullying has become more rampant and has contributed many committing suicides especially among children. The Internet has unleashed meanness to a degree unseen before. Thanks to the accessibility to the Internet and the affordability of new technology, bullies now have multiple ways to harass their victims. The current generation has the added ability to use technology to expand their reach and the extent of their attacks exponentially.

To address the issues in advanced world, Schargel suggest a need to assess the awareness and the scope of the bullying problems at school through student and staff surveys.

Also in The Gambia, to address the issue of bullying and other violence, matters concerning them should not be hidden. They should come to the fore for relevant authorities to take all necessary steps in solving them or minimizing them to certain level.

Our school authorities should also be vigilant as we are in a technological world in which many students go to school with electronic material including mobile phones and tablets and other gargets. These materials can be used as tools for students to bully their fellow students making them very discomfort in their learning.

Parents should also be checking on their children to monitor their performances and their relationship with their colleagues so as to help them to be comfortable to learn.

“Bullying is never fun, it’s a cruel and terrible thing to do to someone. If you are being bullied, it is not your fault. No one deserves to be bullied, ever. “

 

https://www.edcircuit.com/preventable-tragedy-youth-suicide-part-1/

I presented three workshops in Myrtle Beach -a 3 hour presentation on bullying and cyberbullying, a presentation on the 15 Effective Strategies and a presentation on Leadership and School Culture.  Here is some of the feedback.

Helping Students Graduate:

Daily Mail,September 11 Teacher shortage reaching crisis levels

Almost three out of four local education authorities in England is experiencing a teacher shortage, a survey showed taken on September 11 shows. 18 per cent of those polled said the problem had reached crisis levels.

The Government is adamant the problem is mainly confined to London and the south east of England but the survey reports difficulties outside of the capital city.

The poll for PA News also found some signs of a shortage in Scotland and Wales while Northern Ireland said there was no problem.

Of the 73 per cent of English LEAs that said their schools were struggling to find suitably qualified staff, half said the shortage was either moderate or severe, while the rest stressed it was slight.

Math and modern languages teachers were hardest to find – a fact ministers have attempted to address by introducing £4,000 ‘golden hellos’ for graduates in those subjects who enter training.

Asked what the Government should do to remedy the situation, the response was that society needed to value teachers more highly. Just under two thirds believed a rise in basic pay, along the lines of the 21 per cent increase over three years recently offered by the Scottish Executive, would help, although one council said it would not make much difference.

Union leaders said the survey findings proved they were right to say the teacher shortage had become acute.

A spokesman for the Department for Education and Employment said the Government had taken ‘decisive steps’ to make teaching more attractive. It had introduced performance-related pay, giving good teachers an immediate £2,000 increase. All postgraduate trainees got a salary of £150 a week, while those training to teach shortage subjects got another £4,000.

Meanwhile, applications to train were up and there were 7,500 more teachers in classrooms in England and Wales than there were two years ago, the spokesman continued.

‘There is more to do but at a time of a strong economy and a buoyant graduate recruitment market, the incentives we have introduced are bucking an eight year long decline in teacher recruitment,’ said the spokesman.

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