According to a report from the Alliance for Excellent Education, teacher attrition costs the United States up to $2.2 billion annually. Roughly half a million U.S. teachers either move or leave the profession each year, and tragically, this serious problem disproportionately affects high-poverty schools.
It’s essential that we keep every teacher we get. Yet classroom teaching is arguably the most stressful job there is. Somewhere between 40 και 50 percent of those that go into teaching are gone within five years. Teachers matter, and if we are to have excellent teachers, we not only have to focus on recruiting qualified candidates but also creating an environment in which they can flourish.
In pursuit of solutions to the problem, Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση asked our Top Global Teacher Bloggers this month: What are the top ten ways that administrators can help new teachers avoid burning out?
Adam Steiner (steineredtech) discusses in his blog the kind of pressure that teachers feel because of the political pressure put on schools to perform. Improving schools is called the “accountability” approach where teachers are held directly responsible for the numerical scores of their students on a single annual test. Adam says, “The relentless drive toward higher test scores has left teachers feeling a palpable pressure to show student progress above all else – and the price that is paid is in student social emotional health and a passion for lifelong learning. Evidence of this over-emphasis on data is in student stress surveys that show that students are overwhelmed with expectations and workload. If students are burned out, their teachers won’t be far behind.” Διαβάστε περισσότερα.
Pauline Hawkins (PaulineDHawkins) points out that the key to retaining teachers is in the social relations between both the administration and other teachers. New teachers should be paired up with master teachers in a mentor/mentee relationship. New teachers require a whole network of support so that they feel like part of a team. New teachers should be allowed to “concentrate more on building relationships with students rather than on producing flawless curriculum.” Principals should do more than just dole out orders, they should be made to listen to and build rapport with every new teacher. Διαβάστε περισσότερα.
Expectations should be lined up with experience. Βίκυ Davis (coolcatteacher) λέει, “new teachers are given hard jobs that no one wants. When you give a new teacher too much or too difficult of a task, you’re setting them up for failure.” She points to not only curriculum overload but to the central problem that every first year teacher faces: πειθαρχία. Keeping students on track and focused with their work is unlike any job in the world. Διαβάστε περισσότερα.
Balance is something that new teachers have a hard time finding. Sometimes it can feel like school is their whole world and that can be terribly overwhelming. Craig Kemp (mrkempnz) suggests that teachers must be allowed to have time for self-care. They should still be able to play sports, listen to music, or go running. Craig points to staff drinks and social gatherings as being essential to a healthy education culture. Teachers should be encouraged to associate outside the classroom. Διαβάστε περισσότερα.
Education has a distinct culture that is different from the rest of the work world. Todd Finley (finleyt) suggests that because of this, “every school has norms of which new faculty might be unaware. Therefore strong mentoring colleagues are critical. A good first meeting would involve discussing a fact sheet of 20 things that might not be obvious to rookies.” Transparency is key for keeping new teachers. A checklist should be made for less visible procedures so that there are no surprises for new teachers. Expectations should be made upfront and totally clear if new teachers are expected to meet them. Διαβάστε περισσότερα.
Ρίτσαρντ Γουέλς (@EduWells) indicates that first year teachers should not be made to bite off more than they can chew. Αυτός λέει: “Don’t add to the burden by giving new teachers a wide scope of courses or topics to get to grips with. Keep the initial focus on a narrower curriculum demand. Let them build confidence in a small amount before taking on the full job.” He also points out the double benefit of team-teaching: it relieves some of the pressure put on new teachers as well as provides a time-efficient source of professional development. Διαβάστε περισσότερα.
Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση would like to thank our Top Global Teacher Bloggers for sharing their insightful perspectives.
Τομ Bennett (@ Tombennett71), Joe Bower (joe_bower), Susan Bowles (FloridaKteacher), Λίζα Currie (RippleKindness), Βίκυ Davis (coolcatteacher), Todd Finley (finleyt), Pauline Hawkins (PaulineDHawkins), Craig Kemp (mrkempnz), Karen Lirenman (KLirenman), Adam Steiner (steineredtech), Silvia Tolisano (langwitches) και Richard Wells (@EduWells) είναι Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση 2014 Κορυφή 12 Παγκόσμια Δάσκαλος Bloggers. In Memoriam Joe Bower (joe_bower).
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