{"id":785,"date":"2012-03-11T15:12:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T19:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coreeducationllc.com\/blog2\/?p=785"},"modified":"2012-04-25T14:12:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T18:12:16","slug":"metlife-survey-of-the-american-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coreeducationllc.com\/blog2\/metlife-survey-of-the-american-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"MetLife Survey of the American Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012 \u201cSurvey of the American Teacher\u201d was released last week; its results reflect the current turmoil in the American economy, state budgets, and education reform. The survey found that teachers\u2019 job satisfaction has decreased 15 points since 2009 (the first year of the survey).\u00a0 Only 44 percent of teachers reported feeling \u201cvery satisfied\u201d with their job, the lowest rate in two decades.<\/p>\n<p>More teachers are feeling their jobs are insecure, moving from 8% in 2006 to 34% this year.\u00a0 Over the past two years, 29% of teachers have said they are considering leaving the field, an increase of 12 percentile points.\u00a0 \u201cTeachers have come to the point where they\u2019re getting older and getting pushed to retire.\u00a0 It makes me think twice about my work plans.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to be in a work environment that just gets worse and worse,\u201d says Christine Yarzabek, a first-grade teacher from Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The results are not at all surprising given the context within which teachers have been working for the last couple of years,&#8221; said Kevin Welner, a University of Colorado, Boulder education professor. &#8220;Teacher bashing has been so undermining of the profession that it&#8217;s sapping the appeal out of the career choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The evident unhappiness of many of the nation\u2019s teachers has raised another important question: How will they vote this election year?\u00a0 The Obama administration has had a tumultuous relationship with teachers and their unions, and seems to be trying to soften some of the past criticisms they have leveled at the profession.\u00a0 The two largest teachers\u2019 unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, have endorsed President Obama, but this doesn\u2019t seem to have cemented teacher support behind him.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the survey also seeks the opinions of parents and students.\u00a0 Thirty-nine percent of parents, and 43% of teachers, have indicated they are pessimistic that student achievement will improve in the next five years.\u00a0 Also, most parents say their communities treat teachers as professionals, and half believe teacher pay is unfair.\u00a0 Sixty-three percent of teachers have reported their class sizes have increased in the last year, and two-thirds report that more of their students are requiring social support services.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full report, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?et=1109468256479&amp;s=4381&amp;e=001YCZc5WBElNJrDDVCnJGR7EmCKFNZMDx2rKtePEWW95blba3UDyxnQSsn9AJMoFmST5tE1urx-xoLLIi66_5D_NgchsNz-kV6SqbKjRaHi0lxKvntLE3kF603KkRt5NGVRMI4LwZgbLYxGB02-DqqWotR13pwRgOMrvMPuMHeC64sE6g66AF1LQfdD152AcuzDllhPq9stqHN4QuyXv5cIMP0DwbYaV0-kuNvJCkW8mU=\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.metlife.com\/assets\/cao\/contributions\/foundation\/american-teacher\/MetLife-Teacher-Survey-2011.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012 \u201cSurvey of the American Teacher\u201d was released last week; its results reflect the current turmoil in the American economy, state budgets, and education reform. 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