{"id":87643,"date":"2023-07-06T11:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=87643"},"modified":"2023-07-06T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:28:04","slug":"heres-why-k-12-teachers-are-quitting-mckinsey-several-other-items-re-teachers-k12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/07\/06\/heres-why-k-12-teachers-are-quitting-mckinsey-several-other-items-re-teachers-k12\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why K\u201312 teachers are quitting [McKinsey] + several other items re: teachers\/K12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/featured-insights\/themes\/teacher-attrition-learning-delays-and-more-issues-facing-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Here\u2019s why K\u201312 teachers are quitting<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from mckinsey.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"BlogEntryContent_mck-c-blog-entry-content__display-date__sHpGp\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-01T00:00:00Z\"><em>July 1, 2023<\/em> <\/time><\/span>School\u2019s out for summer, but will educators return to the classroom in the fall? Nearly a third of US K\u201312 educators\u2014or roughly 900,000 teachers\u2014said in a recent\u00a0McKinsey survey\u00a0they are thinking of leaving their jobs before the next school year. \u201cThe longer [talent shortages] go unaddressed, the more potential damage they could cause to students and the future of the nation,\u201d write partner\u00a0Jake Bryant\u00a0and coauthors. \u201cBy tailoring solutions that address the root causes of attrition, leaders could potentially build more fulfilling and equitable environments that better serve not only educators but also students and society at large.\u201d Check out these insights for more on the factors that motivate educators to stay or leave, and dive into other vital issues impacting American public education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2023-07-03-teachers-leaving-the-classroom-an-edsurge-summer-reading-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Teachers Leaving the Classroom: An EdSurge Summer Reading List<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In fact, our top pieces all address the reality that plenty of educators are thinking of leaving the classroom behind. A National Education Association\u00a0survey\u00a0from 2022 found that more than half of educators were thinking of departing the profession earlier than planned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">As EdSurge senior reporter Emily Tate Sullivan wrote earlier this year, \u201cMost educators have not left, and many never will. But some are following through; they\u2019re walking out of their classrooms and away from the careers they thought they\u2019d have for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theelearningcoach.com\/career\/what-to-learn-instructional-design-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What Should You Learn for an Instructional Design Career?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from theelearningcoach.com by Connie Malamed<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Instructional design is a multidisciplinary field. This explains why it is often overwhelming when you want to transition into the career. There are so many shiny objects to attract your attention along the way. Do you love visual design? We\u2019ve got it. Are you fascinated by the latest technologies? We\u2019ve got that too. Perhaps you\u2019re interested in data and analytics? We\u2019ve got a place for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">No wonder one of the most common questions I\u2019m asked during coaching calls\u00a0is, \u201cWhere do I start?\u201d If you need help, here is the path I recommend regarding what to learn for a career in instructional design. To reduce stress and confusion, learn and build skills in one area at a time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-bottom-margin-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devlinpeck.com\/content\/teacher-to-instructional-designer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Transition From Teacher to Instructional Designer [2023 Guide]<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from devlinpeck.com by Devlin Peck<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-bottom-margin-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hechingerreport.org\/opinion-we-must-remove-barriers-that-keep-teachers-away-from-our-profession-and-encourage-a-diverse-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Opinion: We must remove barriers that keep teachers away from our profession and encourage a diverse workforce<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from hechingerreport.org by Sharif El-Mekki<br \/>\n<em>Keeping teachers of color in classrooms requires a hard look at the state and district policies that work against them<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Schools can\u2019t afford to lose teachers of color. And with public schools struggling to fill teacher vacancies with qualified educators, district and school leaders can\u2019t afford to lose any more teachers,period.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2023-06-28-teachers-and-families-are-more-divided-than-ever-and-students-are-losing-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Teachers and Families Are More Divided Than Ever \u2014 and Students Are Losing Out<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from edsurge.com by Alicia Simba<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>What I\u2019ve found is that inviting families in as collaborators has not only strengthened my students\u2019 performance in school, but it has strengthened the bonds I have with their families, which is important, especially when those relationships are put under pressure in times of conflict. And conflict does inevitably come.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>The problems facing schools are complex ones without easy answers, so we will disagree. But parents and families need to work with each other, not against each other, in order to jointly create the best schools for all of our kids.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reimaginedonline.org\/2023\/06\/survey-nearly-half-of-parents-looking-to-switch-their-kids-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Survey: Nearly half of parents looking to switch their kids\u2019 schools<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from reimaginedonline.org<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Nearly half of all parents are seeking new schools for their children in the 2023-24 school year. The data comes from a new survey by National School Choice Week, which found that 45.9 percent of parents want to enroll their child in a different learning environment this fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Of those parents, about 17 percent are still considering their options; 13 percent enrolled their student in a new school; 8.4 percent applied, and 7.5 percent chose homeschooling. That leaves 54 percent of parents keeping their child in their current school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s why K\u201312 teachers are quitting &#8212; from mckinsey.com Excerpt: July 1, 2023 School\u2019s out for summer, but will educators return to the classroom in the fall? Nearly a third of US K\u201312 educators\u2014or roughly 900,000 teachers\u2014said in a recent\u00a0McKinsey survey\u00a0they are thinking of leaving their jobs before the next school year. \u201cThe longer [talent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,86,343,347,119,46,7,560,279,89,206,321,299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-development","category-change","category-education","category-education-reform","category-instructional-design","category-k-12-related","category-learning-ecosystem","category-parents-guardians","category-participation","category-teachers","category-trends","category-united-states","category-workplace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87643"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87651,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87643\/revisions\/87651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}