Title/Source: Frustration. Burnout. Attrition. It's Time To Address The National Teacher Shortage. Eric Westervelt. September 15, 2016. Originally located at http://www.tolerance.org/blog/what-we-re-reading-week-september-16, click on “National Public Radio”.
URL:http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/09/15/493808213/frustration-burnout-attrition-its-time-to-address-the-national-teacher-shortage
Key points: New hires don’t make up the difference in teachers lost after the Great Recession. “Half of all schools and 90 percent of high-poverty schools are struggling to find qualified special education teachers”. The attrition (burn-out) rate for teachers is 8% per year in the U.S. Ideally, for now shortages, we would be at 4%. Focusing on teacher retention is part of the solution; improved collegiate morale, more/better resources, and increased pay would be a good starting point. Training and recruitment of principals should be a priority as well. Excellent leadership would improve teacher retention.
Relevance: As we are becoming teachers, it behooves us to educate ourselves about the economical and political climates we are/will be participating in. A realistic perspective is beneficial because it can show us our systemic and personal areas of strength and weakness. This article pinpoints some of the reasons teachers leave the profession, as well as suggests several solutions from beginning a teaching career, to retention.
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