Am so glad to see that this article recognizes that it is not all about the teacher - sometimes it is a FUNCTION of the environment.
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03 Nov 09
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how to identify, retain, and support the most effective teachers
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effective teachers are distributed among all schools,
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“Disheartened,” “Contented,” and “Idealists.”
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Members of that group, which accounts for 40 percent of K-12 teachers in the United States, tend to have been teaching longer and be older than the Idealists.
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More than half teach in low-income schools.
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school administration
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disorder in the classroom
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Only 14 percent rated their principals as “excellent” at supporting them as teachers
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undue focus on testing
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61 percent cited lack of support from administrators as a major drawback to teaching.
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viewed teaching as a lifelong career
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three-fourths feel that they have sufficient time to craft good lesson plans.
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94 percent have been in the classroom for more than 10 years, a majority have graduate degrees, and about two-thirds are teaching in middle-income or affluent schools.
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the Idealists—23 percent of teachers overall—who voiced the strongest sense of mission about teaching.
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4 percent strongly agreed that all their students, “given the right support, can go to college,
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36 percent said that even though they intend to stay in education, they plan to leave classroom teaching for other jobs in the field.
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half the Idealists believe their students’ test scores have increased significantly as a result of their teaching, a higher percentage than the other teachers in the survey.
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“Good teachers don’t join for the money or bonuses. They join because they want to make a difference.”
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bitterness characterized the Disheartened
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Twice as many spoke of likely burnout as did the Contented and Idealists.
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student-behavior problems and a lack of a supportive administration are major issues feeding discontent among teachers, alongside the perception of low pay.
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Perceived lack of administrator support, discipline problems, class size, low pay, and lack of prestige loomed as much larger negatives for the Disheartened.
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Low salaries and “little prestige” were not top issues,
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The Disheartened were more likely to mention higher pay
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removing students with severe behavior problems from the classroom
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More than a third of Idealists voiced a desire to move eventually into other jobs in education.
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Add Sticky NoteOthers may be good teachers trapped in dysfunctional schools and, in the right environment, might change their views and become Idealists.
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“Copers,” whose main focus is successfully completing the work of each day, and “Transformers,” who aim to change the schools they manage.
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he degree to which the most idealistic teachers could be Transformers, effectively helping struggling students become eager and accomplished learners,”
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