Why great teachers quit : and how we might stop the exodus / Katy Farber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farber, Katy, author.

Contributor:

Hovsepian, Karine, cover designer.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher turnover--United States--Prevention.

Teacher turnover.

Teachers--Job stress--United States.

Teachers.

Employee retention--United States.

Employee retention.

Burn out (Psychology)--Prevention.

Burn out (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 167 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Learn why today's best teachers are leaving-from the teachers themselves More talented teachers are leaving the profession than ever before. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Farber presents an in-the-trenches view of the classroom exodus and how schools can turn the tide, focusing on: Challenges to teacher endurance, including tight budgets, difficult parents, unsafe schools, inadequate pay, and lack of respect Strategies veteran teachers use to make sure the joys of teaching outweigh the frustrations Success stories from individual schools and districts that have found solutions to

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Guardian""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - Standardized Testing""; ""Chapter 2 - Working Conditions in Today's Schools""; ""Chapter 3 - Ever-Higher Expectations""; ""Chapter 4 - Bureaucracy""; ""Chapter 5 - Respect and Compensation""; ""Chapter 6 - Parents""; ""Chapter 7 - Administrators""; ""Chapter 8 - School Boards""; ""Afterword - Final Thoughts""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452271637

1452271631

9781452210681

1452210683

OCLC:

842851723