Moreover, even though
most teachers enter the profession for noble reasons and with great enthusiasm, many of those in urban schools know little about their students and find it hard to reach them.
Not exact matches
«If you hold
teachers accountable for children who may not test well or do well on the day of an observation, then it will drive away the
teachers we do have and discourage future
teachers from
entering the
most amazing
profession,» she said.
Of those who
enter the
profession,
most teachers in public schools are non-Hispanic Caucasian females; the proportion of minority
teachers is far less than the proportion of minority students.
That's not what
most teachers signed up for when they
entered the
profession.
Like
most experienced
teachers, I have counseled many young people to not
enter the teaching
profession, and helped a number of younger
teachers find either a better district or better state to work in.
The
most conspicuous victims are new
teachers, people eager to
enter a
profession where they can make a difference for kids.
«The task force should be applauded for maintaining high standards for aspiring
teachers who wish to
enter the
profession while correcting some of the
most onerous problems associated with high - stakes testing and the incredibly bad rollout of edTPA,» wrote the group's president, Karen Magee.
A better understanding of why
teachers enter and leave the
profession, and what might encourage them to stay or return, is critical to improving the educational opportunities for all students, especially those attending the
most disadvantaged schools.
This may not come naturally to
most teachers, as your motivations for
entering the
profession probably didn't include self - promotion and marketing.