«I've seen too many of
my colleagues leave the profession shortly after entering it, unsatisfied with the avenues to advancement available to them, Records said in his commentary.
Not exact matches
Hostile work conditions with
colleagues, high pressure demands of high stakes testing, diminished autonomy, and inadaquate planning time are cited as key reasons why this generation of teaher's psychosocial health is on the decline and they are
leaving the
profession.
12.3 % of special education teachers
leave the
profession; nearly double the rate of their general education
colleagues
More importantly, it is unfair to high - quality teachers, especially younger teachers, who don't get immediate reward for their performance, have to wait 20 years or more to reap the full benefits, may not get the full benefits if they
leave the
profession (which is possible in an age in which one can change careers at least three times during their working lives), and must deal with laggard
colleagues being paid equal pay for less - than - stellar work.
Whenever I am asked about this by associates or other
colleagues contemplating giving up previously held career progression ambitions or even
leaving the
profession altogether, I tell them that their career can be very long — perhaps 30 - 40 years.