Re-Blog: Facts about American Teachers

This post was originally published on the blog "The Life of a Student Teacher" on February 11th, 2012. Here is a link to the blog: http://thelifeofastudentteacher-msmilitello.blogspot.com/ 

I found this post concerning the teaching profession in the United States extremely interesting. I think you guys should check it out!

Studies prove that a great teacher can impart a year and a half’s worth of learning to a student in one year. source

Good teaching over a sustained period can [help students] overcome the disadvantages of poverty. source

77 percent of U.S. adults feel teaching is among the most under-appreciated professions in the U.S. source

76 percent agree that many of the smartest people in society don’t go into teaching because being a teacher doesn’t pay enough. source

46 percent of teachers in public schools leave the profession within five years. source

14 percent of teachers leave the profession each year; in urban districts, the turnover is higher: 20 percent. source

High turnover of American teachers costs our country over $7 billion every year. source

Teachers are priced out of home ownership in 32 metropolitan areas. source

Only 4.7 percent of college juniors would consider teaching at the current starting salary. 68 percent of college students said they would consider the teaching profession if it paid 50 percent more than the current occupations they were considering. source

Teachers work an average of ten hours per day. source

92.4 percent of teachers spent their own money on their students or classrooms during the 2007-2008 school year.source

62 percent of teachers have second jobs outside of the classroom. source