http://mtc.vox.com/library/posts/tags/attrition/page/1/ Ben Guest, Program Manager of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Namibia, and Amherst College graduate... en Vox Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:56:40 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss attrition http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/teacher-shortage.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/teacher-shortage.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/teacher-shortage.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:56:40 -0700 The Clarion-Ledger has an article in today's paper about the teacher shortage in Mississippi. Here is a quote: "In 2006, Mississippi graduated 1,387 education majors. Of those, 937 worked in the state's public schools the following year. But wi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/teacher-shortage.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ce788410002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mississippi attrition http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/attrition-a-conclusion.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/attrition-a-conclusion.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/attrition-a-conclusion.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:59:32 -0700 Last in a series of posts on attrition . So, if everything I have said about attrition is accurate, especially that education in Mississippi is a battle that has already been lost, why should anyone join the Mississippi Teacher Corps? First an... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/attrition-a-conclusion.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ce548e70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-ambiguity.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-ambiguity.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-ambiguity.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:50:11 -0700 "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Adams "Making a difference, one child at a time." Mississippi Teacher Corps Motto "That's sweeping leaves on a windy day." The Deacon This is the second to las... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-ambiguity.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398e682210004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/favorite-mtc-blog-posts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/favorite-mtc-blog-posts.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/favorite-mtc-blog-posts.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:02:49 -0700 I'm working on my last two posts about attrition: a post on ambiguity and then a conclusion post. In working on the ambiguity post, which I hope to have up by Sunday, I started reading through some of the MTC Class of 2005's final blog entries (t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/favorite-mtc-blog-posts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ce456510002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogs attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-motivation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-motivation.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-motivation.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:19:32 -0800 This started out as a reply to Holly’s comment on my previous post and grew from there (Holly, I appreciate the comments. As I'm sure y'all know by now, I love a good difference of opinion)... Does money matter when it comes to teaching? The hig... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/on-motivation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ce1bb3d0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching money incentives attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/time-and-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/time-and-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/time-and-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:13:48 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398b3516e0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398b3516e0005-50si" alt="Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Posts on attrition here and here. Here are the posts on low pay, classroom management, intensity, administration, outside issues, and promotion. Last week's issue of Time had a cover story on "How to Make Better Teachers." Included in that ar... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/time-and-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0012760001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> freakonomics classroom management attrition http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/promotion.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/promotion.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/promotion.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:15:35 -0800 Posts on attrition here and here. Here are the posts on low pay, classroom management, intensity, administration, and outside issues. Promotion to an administrative position as a reason for leaving the teaching profession is a rare case as f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/promotion.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ce108cd0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> adaptation attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/outside-issues.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/outside-issues.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/outside-issues.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:24:29 -0800 Posts on attrition here and here. Posts on low pay, classroom management, intensity, and administration. Outside issues, as a reason for leaving the teaching profession, can include anything from having to take care of an ill family member to m... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/outside-issues.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398e0506e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/intensity.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/intensity.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/intensity.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:13:48 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cdd728b0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cdd728b0003-50si" alt="Savage Inequalities: Children in America&#39;s Schools" /></a> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cfc20690001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cfc20690001-50si" alt="The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America" /></a> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398c3a0500001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398c3a0500001-50si" alt="The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood" /></a> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398df00640004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398df00640004-50si" alt="In the Deep Heart&#39;s Core" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Over the next few days I will be exploring different reasons for why teachers leave the profession. I have already posted on low pay and classroom management. The first two posts on attrition are here and here. The intensity of teaching is the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/intensity.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398df00010004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> intensity attrition mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/more-thoughts-on-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/more-thoughts-on-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/more-thoughts-on-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:44:47 -0800 Last week's post on attrition drew a lot of well-thought out comments. I've been letting these comments bounce around for awhile and have come up with some more thoughts. Here are all the reasons I can come up with for why people leave the teach... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/more-thoughts-on-attrition.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cdc6c2b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> education attrition