It's One Thing to Have Less Items, It's Quite Another to Have Less People

AND 

People (pl) A Teacher (sing)

How the heck does this not grate on your ear enough to make you want to scream out loud?

Headline: 

FEWER PEOPLE WANT TO BE TEACHERS

Well, no wonder. If this is what you have to work with. People with no ears. 

Fewer items post here.