THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND YOU Teachers, Schools, and Society A Brief Introduction to Education Third Edition A Brief IA Brief Introduction to Education David Miller Sadker Karen R. Zittleman Chapter 1 THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND YOU
BECOMING A TEACHER Improved Salary The Good News The Bad News Improved Salary Salary Still Behind Other Professions Recognized Worth Status Inferior to Other Professions Excitement of Working with Youth Little Contact with Adults Student Appreciation Little Recognition from Adults Intellectual Stimulation Repetition Creativity Routine Making a Difference Loss of Idealism
Student Generated Responses WHY BECOME A TEACHER? Student Generated Responses POSITIVE NEGATIVE
WHY Teach? Source: National Education Association, Status of the American Public School Teacher, 2006.
PUBLIC TRUST IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONS Source: Statistics from The Harris Poll #61, August 8,2006.
NEW TEACHER SATISFACTION 1.5 NEW TEACHER SATISFACTION Source: National Education Association “Status of the American Public School Teacher,” 2000-2001 © 2003.
WHAT’S WORTH TEACHING TEACHERS ESSENTIAL TO TEACH… Lifelong learning and update skills Kids to be active learners Hold high expectations Know content Versed in child development With limited resources or if kids are not ready to learn Trained in pragmatic issues (time and behavior management) Maintain order and discipline Stress correct grammar, spelling, punctuation Expect students to be neat, on time, and polite
HISTORY OF TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS 1794 Society of Associated Teachers of New York City founded. 1840-1861 Thirty state teachers associations formed. 1902 San Antonio teachers join American Federation of Labor (AFL). 1916 American Federation of Teachers (AFT) formed. 1920s AFT enrolls 10,000 members 1940s 200,000 teachers belong to NEA 30,000 teachers belong to AFT. 1940s-1950s 100 strike threats carried out. 1960s-1970s 1980s-1990 AFT and NEA militant labor tactics. NEA and AFT: work and reform. 1998 NEA members reject AFT merger plan.
Student Generated Responses TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS WHAT MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THIS DIAGRAM? Student Generated Responses NEA AFT
1.9 PERCENT OF TEENS WHO FEEL THEY HAVE LEARNED CRITICAL SKILLS WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL