A generation ago, teaching in a high school was considered an extremely well-respected and popular profession, and in some countries this is still true. However, in many parts of the world, there has been a sharp drop in the number of young people who want to become high school teachers. This essay will look at the reasons for this and propose some solutions.
One of the main causes of the problem is that teachers’ salaries are lower than many other jobs. Teachers’ pay has not kept pace with that of other professions, such as law or medicine. In the UK, for example, a doctor with five years’ experience will earn far more than a teacher with the same experience. The solution is for the government to raise teachers’ pay significantly, which would attract more people into the profession. Another complication is that many children do not behave well in class. That is to say, teachers often have to deal with pupils who disobey them, which often causes them to give up teaching. This tends to put off potential teachers as well. To tackle this issue, parents must give their children a sense of respect for teachers, in order to make children behave better in class.
At third cause of the issue is that teachers often have too much work to do. Most teachers are snowed under with marking and paperwork, which means that they have to stay late at school and work at home in the evening. As a result, many teachers are tired and stressed, and their office has a negative effect on their family life. The way forward could be cut teachers’ hours, and to take on more teaching assistants, which would make teaching and easier activity.
To sum up, teaching has become a much less popular work in many countries, due to reasons such as the salary, the working hours and pupils’ behaviour. This is a serious problem, and unless we can get more talented young people to become teachers, the education of our children will suffer. My view is that the main responsibility for solving the problem lies with parents and the government.
A generation ago,
teaching
in a high school
was considered
an
extremely
well-respected and popular profession, and in
some
countries this is
still
true.
However
, in
many
parts of the world, there has been a sharp drop in the number of young
people
who want to become high school
teachers
. This essay will look at the reasons for this and propose
some
solutions.
One of the main causes of the problem is that
teachers’
salaries are lower than
many
other jobs.
Teachers’
pay has not
kept
pace with that of other professions, such as law or medicine. In the UK,
for example
, a doctor with five years’ experience will earn far more than a
teacher
with the same experience. The solution is for the
government
to raise
teachers’
pay
significantly
, which would attract more
people
into the profession. Another complication is that
many
children
do not behave well in
class
.
That is
to say,
teachers
often
have to
deal with pupils who disobey them, which
often
causes them to give up
teaching
. This tends to put off potential
teachers
as well
. To tackle this issue, parents
must
give their
children
a sense of respect for
teachers
, in order to
make
children
behave better in
class
.
At third cause of the issue is that
teachers
often
have too much work to do. Most
teachers
are snowed
under with marking and paperwork, which means that they
have to
stay late at school and work at home in the evening.
As a result
,
many
teachers
are tired
and
stressed
, and their office has a
negative
effect on their family life. The way forward could be
cut
teachers’
hours, and to take on more
teaching
assistants, which would
make
teaching
and easier activity.
To sum up,
teaching
has become a much less popular work in
many
countries, due to reasons such as the salary, the working hours and pupils’
behaviour
. This is a serious problem, and unless we can
get
more talented young
people
to become
teachers
, the education of our
children
will suffer. My view is that the main responsibility for solving the problem lies with parents and the
government
.