Teacher Job Satisfaction Takes Huge Drop, According to Survey
The fact that there’s been a record decline in the percentage of teachers who say they are satisfied with their jobs is worrisome -- but perhaps not surprising.
The new MetLife Survey of the American Teacher – the result of telephone interviews with over a thousand teachers across the country – found just 44 percent of them were satisfied with their jobs, compared with 59 percent in 2009. That 15-percentage slide represents a record drop and takes teacher satisfaction to its lowest level in 20 years.
At the same time, the percentage of teachers who said they were likely to leave their jobs in the next five years jumped to 29 percent from 17 percent just two years ago.
The survey offers a profile of the American public school teacher, as well as how parents and students feel about
The new MetLife Survey of the American Teacher – the result of telephone interviews with over a thousand teachers across the country – found just 44 percent of them were satisfied with their jobs, compared with 59 percent in 2009. That 15-percentage slide represents a record drop and takes teacher satisfaction to its lowest level in 20 years.
At the same time, the percentage of teachers who said they were likely to leave their jobs in the next five years jumped to 29 percent from 17 percent just two years ago.
The survey offers a profile of the American public school teacher, as well as how parents and students feel about
