Others — especially high - achieving young people — may never even consider teaching because of the profession's relatively flat salary trajectory and because the professional work environment does not match that of other career paths.69 Teachers have less
flexibility in their
schedules compared with other professions,
sometimes even struggling to find time to use the restroom.70 They also struggle to find time to collaborate with peers and often have to pay for their own supplies.71 To ensure that high - quality teacher candidates enter the profession and that excellent teachers stay
in the profession, all educators should be trained and compensated like the professionals they are.