Portugal needs approximately 38,000 new teachers per year, but in the post-pandemic years only 15,585 graduated, a number far below what is needed. This disparity between the supply and demand for teachers is generating an alert about the future of the teaching profession in the country.
The article raises the question of what would lead a young person to choose a career as a teacher, suggesting that it is necessary to understand the motivations and obstacles that drive young people away from this profession.
Sónia Sapage's editorial addresses this problem of the lack of teachers in Portugal, showing that the education sector faces significant challenges in attracting new professionals to schools.
The situation reveals a structural problem in the Portuguese education system, where teacher training is not keeping pace with the actual needs of the system, calling into question the quality of education.
