Why New Teachers Choose To Teach Summary

You might ask, “Why would you even want to be a teacher?” Well, I surveyed a current teacher and was genuinely pleased with the responses that I received. I asked her what the main reason was on why she chose to pursue teaching, and she responded that she likes being a role

Herbert Kohl posed questions to the readers that addressed reason why they might want to become an educator. I drew a question mark to represent the questions a person thinking about becoming an educator should ask themselves. The teacher represents the future career a person strives to achieve and succeed in. The chalkboard poses the question reasons why, to represent why you are becoming an educator and what do you want to receive from this career path. The picture of the two child one an elementary student and the other in high school shows the students age range. The chapter has you ask what age range you would like to work with and makes you think would I be able to handle secondary or elementary education. Another question posed is do

I believe that education is the key in developing today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders. Education is the basis on which individuals develop their self-concept and the desire to become more knowledgeable. I want to become an educator because I am interested in helping elementary students become active learners and also to assist with their social skills. I believe I can make a difference to many students as they start their educational foundation. I feel that all teachers should possess the desire to devote their hard work and efforts to their students’ educational success. I view teaching as not only one of the most respected careers, but also as one in which the rewards are great and many

The United States is currently facing a difficult time with teacher shortages. In North Carolina alone, 14.8 percent of teachers left the profession in the school years of 2014-2015 according to the Public School Forum (Barth et al. 23). Teacher shortage is a crucial topic to keep at the forefront of discussion because it affects the quality of education that students receive and, subsequently, the future of the United States. It is crucial for the United States to enhance student performance in order for the economy and our technological industry to continue improving. One factor that causes the teacher shortage are the different qualifications needed in order to get certified to teach in a certain subject. However, even after completing these qualifications, there have still been cases in which teachers are not being hired because they are either over-qualified or under-qualified. In addition to these educational barriers, North Carolina has some of the lowest numbers for teacher salaries which has led to a decrease of people desiring to enter into this profession and, as a result, those people choose to not major in education or move to other states to teach instead. After all this, it is very clear that one has to be passionate about working in the education profession. Unfortunately, even those who power through these first few hurdles, there are many negative factors that come into the picture as a result of remaining a teacher. Two possible solutions that can help the

The risk of losing beginning teachers has been an issue in the United States for a long time. An immense amount of research has been conducted exploring why beginning teachers are leaving the profession. Fantilli and McDougall’s (2009) pointed out that beginning teachers have the same responsibilities and requirements as veteran teachers, but in addition to these factors, feel the additional pressure that most people feel starting a new vocation. As a result, beginning teachers spend “a disproportionate amount of time and effort simply to keep their heads above water” (p. 814). In the article Hello, Goodbye: Exploring the Phenomenon of Leaving Teaching Early, a qualitative study was conducted to explore why beginning teachers are leaving the profession. Through an interview process, former beginning teachers identified negative factors that influenced their decision to leave the profession. These factors included working with unmotivated colleagues, feeling isolated, feeling that they did not receive support or recognition from administration, dealing with administrative problems, and not having flexibility and freedom to decide how they teach in their classrooms.

My decision to be a teacher did not come easily to me. This choice was dependent on a reflection about what I was passionate about and how I could make a difference. I have chosen to become a teacher, as I believe teachers have the ability to provide future generations the stimulation for one of the most significant roles in life; to become a lifelong learner. Many teachers that I have had during my education have had a positive impact on my decision to grow and develop the skills that are fundamental to pursue a successful teaching career. My aim is to be a part of an honorable profession with the optimism that one day I will become an efficacious teacher who can provide future teachers with inspiration, as my teachers have provided for me. Through personal educational experiences and peer-reviewed academic literature, I am able to shape my approach to my pre-service teaching, as it will influence my future practice. As a teacher, there is not just one singular approach to educating students; there is a need for flexibility, diversity, adaptation and reflection.

Going into the teaching profession has been my passion for quite some time now. Although teaching can have many different stereotypes and misconceptions, I still choose to continue towards this career. Every job has it’s own stereotypes and misconceptions. I currently work at a school, which has offered me a lot of on the job training for my future career. My current job has allowed me to see the different stereotypes and misconceptions that come along with the teaching career field. I am fortunate to already be working in my career field so I can prepare for the future stereotypes and misconceptions when I am a teacher of my own classroom.

Teaching has always been lauded as an altruistic and fulfilling career. What better can one do to contribute to society than educate and prepare the future generation for success? At first glance, there are many attractive characteristics regarding the job: work-free summers, plenty of holidays, and the chance to impact a child’s life forever. However, in recent years, enrollment in teacher preparation programs have been on the decline. Headlines announcing “America’s New Major Teacher Shortage” have filled the news and papers, and Florida has been named as one of the states impacted. More and more teachers seem to be leaving the field. The question, though, is “Why?”. Many might point to the poor pay that teachers are notorious for receiving, but teaching has never been known for making big bucks in the first place. With both new teachers and longtime veterans leaving the field, the problem seems to be something more internal.

However, as I grew older I realized those reasons were silly. Sure, teachers do not earn as much as doctors, but they can usually live on what they earn and through years of work my wages could rise, and there would be problems in every profession whether it be overly talkative children or a computer that just will not work right. When I put aside my childish worries, I found what truly mattered in teaching: the bond a teacher makes with their children and the smiles that children present you with when they accomplish

School districts nationwide are facing a problem: While enrollment numbers are increasing, fewer teachers are becoming available. Coupled with a negative perception of teaching (thanks in part to overbearing education standards) as well as improvement made in other parts of the economy, fewer college students are becoming teachers. Even more damaging, teachers are leaving the profession for similar reasons.

Students need teachers in order to be successful. According to Alliance of Education over half a million teachers decide to leave teaching profession every year and costing the United States 2.2 billion (Haynes, 2014). New Teacher Center (NTC) a non-profit organization working all over the United States schools to form program that help with teacher effectiveness (Alliance for Education, 2014). The school district’s and states are hit in the pocket, but teacher and students pay the hardest price, said Bob Wise, President of the Alliance for Excellent Education (Amos, 2014). Kopkowski (2008), mentioned the turnover rate is 17 percent nationally for teachers and the inner-city it goes up to 20 percent, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The aim of the study is mentoring novice teachers is closely linked with job satisfaction and teacher remaining in the classroom. According to the U. S. Department of Education (2013), Teacher Follow-up Survey that 51 percent of teachers left public school because teacher workload outweighed other professions. In the 2011-12 school year 84 percent of teachers of 3, 377,900 kept teaching, 8 percent move to other school, and the 8 percent left after one year (U. S. Department of Education, 2012). Induction for novice teachers is a major topic in the policy and reform (Ingersoll, 2012). Weale (2015) mentioned that out of 10 teachers 4 will leave the profession within a year, over 11,000 leave

This past semesters has been an eye opening experience that has changed my views on teacher. Ever since I was little, I have always wanted to be a fourth grade teacher. However after being placed in a second grade classroom my views have changed. I liked the idea of teaching fourth grade because my fourth grade teacher was my inspiration in life. When I was in Ms. Petro’s class I enjoyed being able to watch the students progress over time. Being able to see the drastic improvements in little children is very rewarding and that is why I want to continue to teach lower grades. I have learned that being a teacher requires a special someone, a person who knows that sometimes you will have to deal with tough situations leaving you exhausted and feeling like you are not able to help more. But at the same time, being a teacher allows one to be a visionary for the world and those who surround you.

Some teachers are better than others. This is a simple and, I hope, obvious fact. But the culture of American schools is not friendly to it. Particularly in our hiring of public school teachers, we tend to avoid notions of serious discernment, of picking the very best in our society to become our teachers, and we accept that the most talented of our young people will gravitate to other fields. Overcoming this acceptance of mediocrity in teacher recruitment and retention represents the greatest opportunity to bring a quantum improvement to our schools.

Where would we be without the teachers of the world? Young people across the world look to their teachers and instructors as role models, people to learn from and gain a broader knowledge of the world we live in. For many years, the teaching profession has been revered as a highly respected and widely sought after career, which provided instructors with a stable and supportive lifestyle. In recent years, the view of a teaching profession has changed in the eyes of prospective educators and this has left certain parts of the country scrambling to fill a wide array of teaching vacancies. These vacancies have had a severe impact on the qualifications and credentials which administrators are looking for to fill these positions, often times they’ve had to lower the standards required for full-time teaching positions just to find someone to work. This shortage of teachers is having a substantial impact on teaching districts around the country, as well as right here in North Carolina. While school administrators and education professionals understand the necessity of fixing the teacher deficit, the attempt to find a resolution to this dilemma has been futile for the most part. With this on-going, decade long battle against nationwide teacher shortage, professionals in

Mortimer Adler once said “the purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live”. (1) I strongly agree with this statement because learning is a lifelong process of acquiring knowledge and developing a particular skill, or set of skills. (5). For this reason, the teaching profession is one of great interest to me because it is something that I have always been passionate about, but most of all, it is something that I enjoy doing. In addition to this, my personal experiences also had a great impact on my decision. For instance, teachers have played an important role in my life as I have grown, by instilling good values in me