Teachers' Satisfaction Tanks On Survey When Higher Expectations Come With Fewer Resources: "Here's why, as teachers tell it: They feel intense scrutiny from parents, school boards, the media and politicians to increase test scores -- and justify their very positions -- but have, at the same time, been asked to do much more with way less. The recession eroded education funding, taking with it school counselors, teacher aides and the feeling of job security that used to come along with the pencils and books in entering the profession. Add to that the fact that the number of kids they are teaching who live in poverty has skyrocketed, bringing out-of-school barriers to making the grade.
And while the goal of education is not to please teachers, stunted morale hurts. The entire enterprise of education depends on the relationship between a child and the person responsible for facilitating learning.
"Being able to focus on the joy of learning with students rather than worrying about getting paid or a pink slip would transform schools into a better learning environment," says Sean Williams, a public high school teacher in Orange County, Calif."
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