Nearly half of new American teachers quit the job within five years.(1)____________________________________________.At the same time, experts criticize too many teachers lack the required knowledge of what they teach.Complaints of teaching are usually less about the working conditions than about the pay.A recent report proclaims that an immediate pay increase of fifteen to twenty percent is a must.It says this would elevate teachers from the bottom in starting pay among professions.The report advocates new plans to settle a crisis in the number of qualified math and science teachers.It says less than half of students who graduate from high school are ready for college-level math or science.(2)__________________________________________.It says two times as many black and three times as many Asian and native American teachers are required.The report says excellent teachers and those who agree to teach in troubled schools and subjects with shortages could get extra pay.The plan also calls for better working conditions,and more pathways into teaching for those without traditional training.(3)___________________________________________.It suggests the surest way to end the teacher shortage is for all teachers to receive pay that recognizes the job they have to do,because only if the teachers have no trouble with finance they can have a strong sense of security when devoted to teaching.