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Out of all 15 reasons, "Resigned-Dissatisfied with teaching/Career change" was the fifth or sixth most frequent response during the five-year period. "Resigned to teach elsewhere" held the top spot for four of the five years. Over 79 percent of those who left for this reason were simply seeking better conditions in another NC system.
How many of those who left CMS for this reason might have been spared had real, meaningful and empowering changes occurred?
As CMS and other NC school systems drain their resources into recruiting, they need only remember the old-fashioned business rule: Keep the customer satisfied.
Clueless FedsTeacher migration becomes even more disheartening at the national level. While the No Child Left Behind initiative is a noble idea, the President has brought to the federal science fair a project with an impossible control group -- students.
Sen. John Kerry, on the other hand, is more realistic but just as misguided. He believes that the two "P's" will solve teacher attrition: pay and preparation.
We've already heard from new teachers that money is nice but won't pay the mental or emotional bills incurred by current situations such as wasted in-service days, paperwork overload, and unrealistic demands.
As for increased preparation, one of Kerry's main focuses is to raise overall standards at colleges of education.
According to Daniel Smith, "The class sizes get bigger and bigger every year. And the diversity of the students is changing so rapidly. You can't be prepared by a college for that. They don't teach you how to deal with that, but being in the classroom will."
Kristen Ohaver felt much the same way. "Student teaching is a dream job...Rules are in place, curriculum is in place, and the kids love you because you are new -- who wouldn't want that? Did it prepare me for a classroom where I had to make my own rules and actually see them in practice? No. Did it prepare me for a classroom where some kids didn't love me? No. Did I understand enough about my subject area? Definitely."
It would be nice if what Daniel and Kristen had to say could be heard in Washington, but it can't. All we can hope for is that someone in the Education Center at East 2nd Street might hear the voices of new teachers loud and clear for a change.
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