Dropping Like Flies

Almost half of teachers leave the field after just five years, according to the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. After having dedicated years to the teaching dream, these teachers walk away, abandoning their chosen career despite the many thousands in college tuition that someone paid toward their degree(s). In some cases, the career abandons teachers as supervisors write negative reviews and destroy any possibility of being rehired.

 

Eduhonesty: This career can be one of the most stressful careers on the planet. A teacher’s performance reviews are based on the behavior of children. Behavior in schools has become steadily more distressing over the last few decades.