Elevating
the teaching profession, honoring the leadership and talents of experienced
teachers, and helping to encourage a new generation of teachers
Given that government forecasts predict that we will need to
recruit somewhere around 300,000 new teachers per year, the US Department of
Education has launched a large scale teacher recruitment campaign which
includes a public service announcement by President Obama about a teacher in
Hawaii who inspired him.
We need to elevate, inspire, and launch the next generation
of teachers and honor the talent and leadership of our expert teachers in order
to build a powerful, prestigious teaching profession. This very same point was
highlighted in the introduction to this recent Ed Week Commentary that argues for elevating
the teaching profession to the point that public perception of teachers matches
that of other professionals like doctors and lawyers. A recent article in the Huffington Post, “Here’s why we’re optimistic about the American
Classroom,” highlighted the results of a survey by Scholastic and
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in which, along with other questions,
they asked teachers why they were motivated to become teachers. According to
the survey, an overwhelming majority of teachers said their top reasons for going
into education were "to make a difference in children's lives,"
"to share my love of learning and teaching" and "to help
students reach their full potential."
Here’s a way you can help to encourage anew generations of
teachers:
First, you can follow
and participate in TakePart’s campaign to inspire the next generation
of teachers.
First, you can follow
and participate in TakePart’s campaign to inspire the next generation
of teachers.
Have you ever heard being a teacher as described the
following way? “You will lead a force of small humans who will change the
world. They will battle the biggest dangers facing mankind.” If you know a
young person who has yet to decide what career path to take, share this highly
entertaining, life changing YouTube video
Finally, forward information on www.teach.org
to anyone considering entering the profession. And most important of all, next
time a young person says to you, “I want to become a teacher,” make sure to
say: “That is a great profession. You’ll be building the next generation of
leaders and shaping the future. There are not many other professions where you
get to do that. Good for you.”
Courtesy of the New Teacher Center: www.newteachercenter.org
http://www.takepart.com/photos/teaching-quotes-about-best/next-galleryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v781UT871sU
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