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Originally Posted by Sliver
1. No, you didn't come up with teaching stats. You haven't shown any research to support the percentage. You linked to an online article that itself didn't link to the research. Where did they come up with 40%? How was the study conducted?
2. More importantly, no matter what the number is, it is absolutely and utterly meaningless without comparing it to other vocations and the general trends in society. Even if 60% of teachers stay in the profession - which I'm still dubious of until we see actual research - that may very well be high relative to the average length of time the average worker stays with a single employer.
And no, I don't feel like doing the research. I'm not the one making the claim.
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Small longitudinal study that doesn't support the claim but has other very interesting data.
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollec...-86-19b%29.pdf
Regardless of the rhetoric....the phrase "hard working Albertan" applies to the teaching profession in spades. To argue otherwise shows bias and a lack of understanding. For all intents and purposes we run a 10 month sprint followed by a well deserved rest so we can do it again. The nature of the job makes it prohibitive to compare to most other professions. Success cannot be quantified no matter how much data you try to collect.