This article pretty well describes the state of affairs in many of the big school districts in the State of California. How is it in your local schools, or in your state?
All too many idealistic young people, after having spent a year or more and thousands of dollars to earn a teaching credential, get thrown to the wolves, then get discouraged and quit teaching completely.
Maybe it's different where you are. I hope so.
SACRAMENTO -- Nicolle Miller could handle the overcrowded classrooms, the lack of supplies and even the shortage of books for her seventh- and eighth-grade students at an Anaheim middle school.
What she found most discouraging was the lack of support.
Those who quit overwhelmingly cited bureaucratic impediments to teaching, such as excessive paperwork, too much classroom interruption and too many restrictions on teaching.
"They want bureaucratic systems to be in place, but they want them to be supportive and responsive, rather than interfering and burdensome," said Ken Futernick, director of K-12 studies for the center and the study's principal author.
About one in five teachers typically quit within the first five years, according to national studies, a condition that has long been a source of frustration for school districts and education schools.
It leaves schools with too many inexperienced teachers, who typically are concentrated in schools with the highest numbers of poor and minority students.
All too many idealistic young people, after having spent a year or more and thousands of dollars to earn a teaching credential, get thrown to the wolves, then get discouraged and quit teaching completely.
Maybe it's different where you are. I hope so.