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Teacher Advancement Program

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Why Don't People Choose Teaching

  • Salaries not competitive
  • Costs of training not warranted by salary
  • Start career and retire with same title and same job description
  • Rarely do supervisors try to see how effective you are
  • Few opportunities to get better at what you do
  • Everyone with same experience and credits gets same pay
  • Women have more career opportunities now
  • Little collegiality
  • Sometimes little respect from community
  • Often unpleasant, dangerous environment

Last Modified: 05/15/2006