With increasing numbers of
younger teachers entering the profession and in the absence of any case law, the question «Who is going to drive the school minibus in the future?»
I became an administrator so I could guide
young teachers entering our profession and help them get through much of the bureaucratic red tape that gets in their way.
That said, on the flip side, many
young teachers entering the profession seem to be in a rush to get into leadership positions and almost can't wait to move onto the next step of their career ladder.
Not exact matches
I worry that publicly reporting
teachers» effectiveness will be another reason among many why talented
young people will avoid
entering the teaching
profession or leave just as they are becoming effective
teachers.
Massive
teacher layoffs have led to concerns that
young people will shy away from
entering the suddenly less - than - secure
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.
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 t
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 t
teachers stay in the
profession, all educators should be trained and compensated like the professionals they are.