MetLife Foundation has been doing an annual survey of public school teachers since 1984. The most recent survey, released last October, suggests that teachers today are more satisfied with their jobs than in years past. They feel more respected in society, recognized for their work and better compensated, compared to years past. All this according to the survey’s findings.
Teacher attitudes about their students have also improved. They view their students as better prepared for grade level work than in the past. The majority of teachers surveyed do not see the supply of qualified teachers as a serious problem for their schools. Teachers and principals alike rate the training and preparation of teachers for the classroom higher than in the past.
Unfortunately, the attitudes of teachers in urban schools are not as positive as those of their colleagues in suburban and rural communities. Urban educators rate their schools lower in quality and their students as less academically prepared. They are also more concerned about issues such as teacher turnover, student dropout rates, school disciplinary policies, parental support, poverty and poor nutrition.
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