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Rethinking The Value Of One Of Americaā€™s Greatest Untapped Resources: Teachers


Very few people will deny that the job of a teacher is tough. But how tough is itā€”really?

Itā€™s so tough that teachers are nowĀ the most burned-outĀ employees in America.

Itā€™s so challenging thatĀ fewer than 1 in 5 Americans would encourage a young person to become a K-12 teacher

And itā€™s so hard thatĀ teacher vacancies are up 51%Ā over last year.

Though I work with educators almost every day and witness many teachersā€™ front-line struggles, I know what I see is just the tip of the iceberg. ā€œWe are caught in a negative feedback loop in which the stress of the jobĀ worsens the teacher shortage,ā€ says Jay Schroder, educator and author ofĀ Teach From Your Best Self. ā€œThis in turn increases the strain on the system, accelerating burnout and inducing more teachers to leave.ā€

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