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As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public -- and viral -- new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because of what they see as a broken education system.
In a trio of studies, Michigan State University education expert Alyssa Hadley Dunn and colleagues examined the relatively new phenomenon of teachers posting their resignation letters online. Their findings, which come as many teachers are signing next year's contacts, suggest educators at all grade and experience levels are frustrated and disheartened by a nationwide focus on standardized tests, scripted curriculum and punitive teacher-evaluation systems.
Teacher turnover costs more than $2.2 billion in the U.S. each year and has been shown to decrease student achievement in the form of reading and math test scores.
"The reasons teachers are leaving the profession has little to do with the reasons most frequently touted by education reformers, such as pay or student behavior," said Dunn, assistant professor of teacher education. "Rather, teachers are leaving largely because oppressive policies and practices are affecting their working conditions and beliefs about themselves and education."
The study quoted a teacher in Boston: "I did not feel I was leaving my job. I felt then and feel now that my job left me."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07 2017, @08:01PM (2 children)
Firstly, see this existing comment [soylentnews.org], and probably also this comment [soylentnews.org]; your reply has basically already been covered and should be marked "redundant".
Secondly, nobody is saying that the military should be composed exclusively from these people. Your reply is a straw man argument.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Saturday April 08 2017, @01:50AM (1 child)
I read those two comments. They both have the same issue i pointed out. Trying to call it a straw man or encouraging other's to downvote for a fake reason isn't constructive at all. You are avoiding my valid point.
Okay then, if you want to get specific. How many "failures" can the military sustain before it becomes a culture of failure?
Why would the government spend hundreds of thousands a year to keep and train someone who not only doesn't want to be there but is actively bringing down the team?
Your suggestion is so out of touch with reality that you don't realize it would be cheaper to just send these "failures" to college with all paid tuition, fees, full meal card, room and board. At least there they are less likely to get someone killed.
SN won't survive on lurkers alone. Write comments.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @03:00PM
s/t and links again; read them until you understand.