Title:
Why great teachers quit : and how we might stop the exodus
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2010
Physical Description:
xxv, 167 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781412972451
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Summary
Summary
Learn why today's best teachers are leaving--from the teachers themselvesMore talented teachers are leaving the profession than ever before. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Farber presents an in-the-trenches view of the classroom exodus and how schools can turn the tide, focusing on: Challenges to teacher endurance, including tight budgets, difficult parents, unsafe schools, inadequate pay, and lack of respect Strategies veteran teachers use to make sure the joys of teaching outweigh the frustrations Success stories from individual schools and districts that have found solutions to these challenges Recommendations for creating a school environment that fosters teacher retention
Table of Contents
ForewordVirginia Hines |
Preface |
Acknowledgments |
About the Author |
"Guardian" by Katy Farber |
Introduction |
1 Standardized Testing |
Effects on School Climate |
Effects on Curriculum |
Effects on Teaching Schedules and Learning Outcomes |
Effects on Students |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
The Silver Lining: Personally Fulfilling |
Hope on the Horizon: Reevaluating Our Standardized-Testing Culture |
Additional Resources |
2 Working Conditions in Today's Schools |
Big Problem #1: Violence |
Big Problem #2: Unsafe Schools |
Small Problems That Add Up |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Hope on the Horizon: Cities Adopt the Precautionary Principle |
Success Stories: Green Schools |
Additional Resources |
3 Ever-Higher Expectations |
Unrealistic Expectations |
The Time Crunch: Do More With Less |
Professional Development That Doesn't Speak to Real Concerns |
The Threat to Health and Well-Being |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Success Stories: Professional Learning Communities and Collaboration Time |
The Silver Lining: Challenging and Always Changing |
Additional Resources |
4 Bureaucracy |
Field Trips: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished |
Committees: The Death of Creative Ideas |
Purchase Orders and Closed Budgets |
Scheduling: Not Ideal for Students or Teachers |
Policy: Lack of Input |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Success Stories: Real Life Integrated Learning |
The Silver Lining: Making a Difference |
Additional Resources |
5 Respect and Compensation |
Struggling to Make Ends Meet |
Paying for School Supplies |
A Culture of Disrespect |
The Martyr System: Do More for Free |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Success Stories: A Decent Working Wage |
Hope on the Horizon: Teacher Pay and Respect in New York and Other States |
The Silver Lining: Helping Children Learn and Grow |
Additional Resources |
6 Parents |
Unrealistic Demands and No Limits |
My Child Is Always Right |
Helicopter Parents: Micromanaging the Classroom |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Success Stories: Partnering to Help a Child Read and Participate |
The Silver Lining: Contributing to a Community Over Time |
Additional Resources |
7 Administrators |
The Pressure Cooker of the Principalship |
Pressure From Parents |
Testing Pressure |
Time Pressure |
Mentors Help Principals, Too |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Success Stories: Principal Mentors Make a Difference |
Additional Resources |
8 School Boards |
Shared Leadership |
Uses and Abuses of Power |
Recommendations for Administrators and Teacher Leaders |
Words of Wisdom From Veteran Teachers |
Success Stories: School Board, Administrator, and Teacher Teams |
The Silver Lining: Buoyed by a Supportive Community |
Hope on the Horizon: Teaming Up With Teachers |
Additional Resources |
Afterword: Final Thoughts |
References |
Index |