Avon Central School Don't be a teacher (Until you read this) should be required reading for education majors, new teachers, and teachers who may feel they've started to lose their way. It's also for parents and students who will get a better sense of the breadth and depth of the commitment of the very best teachers we know. If you are a teacher who wants to quit, or a potential teacher who is hesitant, this post explores the challenges and frustrations of the profession.
It also offers some tips and insights for coping, changing, or leaving the classroom. A user shares their negative experience of reading posts on r/Teachers subreddit and doubts their career choice. Other users reply with their opinions, advice and stories about teaching.
A teacher shares her story of quitting teaching mid. If you are thinking "I hate teaching" on a regular basis, start considering a change with a new position outside the classroom. With access to information like never before, today's students don't need teachers-they need more.
But what does this mean for educators? - Joining Ursuline Academy in 2010, Erin Pudlo. We don't have enough teachers as it is, more educators call it quits every day and teaching programs around the country are closing down because there just aren't enough people enrolling in them. VTAC reported a 40% drop in 2017 compared to 2016.
So why don't people want to be teachers anymore? There are at least seven reasons people aren't so keen. 1. Teacher education competency fixation.
The demoralization of today's teachers is a problem that may be followed by an even more damaging systemic issue: Fewer college and university students want to become teachers, and the new. With access to information like never before, today's students don't need teachers-they need more. But what does this mean for educators?