Over 90% of Finnish teachers remain in education for entirety of career. We lose nearly 50% in the first five years! They also teach 50% less hours with remainder for team planning, multiple recesses, autonomy at school level, limited teacher eval's & are treated like professionals!
The upcoming teacher shortage will be devastating. I can't talk any high school or college kid into considering it.
Makes no sense to borrow $100K to get a college degree that qualifies you for a $45K job (and it's a hard job!).
My idea...
Two year college program, followed by a two year apprenticeship making $25 an hour. $35 if your are working at a school poorly supported by property taxes.
The first year of the apprenticeship would be working in all areas of the school but would include being a teacher's aid. Coaching (paid) would be encouraged.
The second year of the apprenticeship would be an extended student teaching experience... hands on, learning the craft. Again, paid extracurricular work encouraged.
At the end of the four-year experience, the initial college the student attended would issue a degree on the recommendation of the apprenticeship school.
It makes no sense to continue to pay high tuition as a student teacher. Student teachers deserve to be paid.
Plumbers without a college degree average $35 an hour.
Either we fix things now or we deal with long term consequences.
Either we invest or we divest.
@jsimpfenderfer I think the 3 division plan has gone great. Love the girls B in Jamestown 2 weeks ago. Great venue for that tournament! Love the idea of having a tournament site for each tournament. Not worried about the TV, it will get figured out….if it’s even broke
Running Gallo, Farmer & Taylor out there everyday is a losing proposition. Turn it over to the kids (Lewis, Lee, Martin, Servino). The veterans have underachieved all year.