EDUC 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Certified Teacher, Classroom Management, New York City Teaching Fellows

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9 Jun 2016
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What are exceptional qualities of teachers: generosity, positive attitude, cheerful, respectful, fair, kind, thoughtful. Overview of today"s class: teachers: by the numbers, training and teacher education, teacher shortages, alternative certification. Number of teachers in u. s. schools by year is increasing through the years: one of the largest professions in the nation nearly 3. 7 million! Gender composition of u. s. teachers: in 2011-12, nearly 75% teachers were female, increase in number of female teachers due to: One of the few professions available to women (historically) Racial composition of u. s. teachers: mostly white nearly 80% in 2001-12, doesn"t reflect the demographic of students, which is problematic! Experience of u. s. public school teachers: majority are 5-10 years of experience. The graph sharply declines as the years progress, indicating that the more teachers have less experience: 2007-08: lots of new teachers coming in. Cheaper salary than the more experienced teachers : 2011-12: teachers aren"t staying in the profession as long .

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