In episode 3, we investigate teacher shortage. Is there a teacher shortage? What is it to be short-staffed at the school level, the district level, the state level, and nationally? Is the teacher shortage across all disciplines and licenses or is it in specific subject areas? What, or who, causes teacher shortage? Is it that there are too few qualified teachers in the work force, or is it that qualified teachers are leaving the classroom and heading into other jobs? Thirdly, what are the implications for teachers in the classroom in the midst of a teacher shortage? Does the job get more difficult? Are there additional incentives to stay in the midst of this difficulty? What sorts of programs are implemented at the district, state, and national levels to help us out or attract more of us? Finally, we solve the problems at the core of teacher shortage and propose policy solutions that would nip the shortage in the bud, if only the higher ups could afford our consulting fee of three dollars per month at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment.