Demand Grows For Career-Oriented Teachers

There is growing demand in Baltimore County by experienced teachers in the areas of engineering, construction and management of business education.

An increasing number of students take career technology courses that will benefit beyond high school.

Angela Waldrop, an engineering professor at the School of the East, left the company in the United States there are about 10 years to return to school where he graduated.

"If you like working with people, if you enjoy working with children, it really is a great field to get into, and I love my job working with these children every day," says Waldrop.

That's exactly the kind of education for the teaching profession Baltimore County is looking to hire.

"It's good to know we have a teacher who was in the area, so we know we have enough experience to teach us about this area," said Hannah Payopelin, a student Tech Middle.

The aim is to prepare more students for careers in high-skill and hard to fill engineering to match the service industry automotive and construction work. And this may explain why the area is running short of teachers who can bring experience to the classroom.

"I like the way it is convenient, since, at this time, we do circuits and I find it very interesting. I love tinkering with all the little components and see how it really works and why things work," said Kobe Grismore a Middle Tech student.

The CTO is Michelle Anderson, is on a mission to expose students to more than what they should do in the real world.

"That's the genius of some of our programs is that, during their studies, high school students could have a career that allows them to help pay for their post-secondary experience, and we've had that happen," Anderson said.