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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teaching is a noble profession but that doesn't mean all teachers are in it for passion and service. Most settle for it due to lack of better options. Unless we start paying more and create competitive atmosphere like in medicine, we'll have to keep accepting whoever has no where else to go. Teachers who are competent and passionate are noble and parents should appreciate them as a novelty. [/quote]

I know no teachers who are teaching because they lack better options. It’s not an easy job that people do because they can’t find anything better. The teachers who are left should be prized because they have the ability to put up with a ton of crap coming at them from all directions. It’s an overwhelming assault on your senses all day every day. The majority of jobs are much easier. Most parents who volunteer in schools walk away saying that they could never do what we do. The alternative certification folks typically don’t last long. In the last 5 years I think we only have one teacher from Teach for America who is still teaching. The rest quit within the first 2-3 yrs. [/quote]

Same.  I don't know one person who is teaching because they lack better options.  I don't know anyone doing it because they weren't able to do anything else.  Some people get far enough along that they are kind of stuck, but all of my colleagues could have easily done many, many other things.[/quote]

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