Looser requirements for teacher certification don’t fix teachers’ problems, which are low pay, high workload and lack of respect.
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Health concerns, being older than 55 and having to switch to online or hybrid lessons were all factors that made some teachers want to quit or retire.
A survey of 268 teachers found 85% considered education news coverage to be generally negative. And 81% found it demoralising.
Zimbabwe’s Education Amendment Act of 2020 is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done.
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, on Oct. 5, a scholar explains why borrowing teacher quality models from high-scoring countries such as Finland, South Korea or Singapore is not effective.
The first year at work is the toughest for novice teachers. Induction, guided by more experienced teachers, has proved an effective solution all over the world.
We should be worried that half of teachers are thinking of leaving the profession.
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Associate Professor, Journalism, Curtin University
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Professor, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Educational Administration, Penn State
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Associate Director of the Office for Education Policy, University of Arkansas
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Saint Louis University
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Distinguished Doctoral Fellow, University of Arkansas
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Professor of Education and 21st Century Endowed Chair in Teacher Quality, University of Arkansas
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Associate Professor of Education Leadership, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Education, Iowa State University
