smart teachers matter
Of the teachers who had high college entrance exam scores, almost a fourth of them leave the profession within a decade. In contrast, only about 11% of the individuals with low scores leave the teaching profession within 10 years. Similarly, more than a third of the teachers with low college entrance exam scores are still teaching a decade after they started, while only 15% of the teachers with high scores are still teaching ten years after they began (Anderson & Carroll, 2008; see also Guarino, Santibanez, & Daley (2006), who note similar results for university selectiveness and certification exam scores). In other words, the percentage of teachers with lower academic ability increases in schools over time. The brightest go elsewhere.
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Learning and Teaching, Pedagogy, School Vision, opinion, professional learning | admin | 22 May 2008 |
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By Marnie Thomas, May 24, 2008 @ 9:57 am
It is a bit sad but I am hoping that maybe their definition of teaching is in the classroom and the more intelligent might move to other roles in the school. Still sad but better than them having left the profession altogether…