GT-T2-130622-teacher
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:55 am
130622 Why young people are not willing to become a teacher? What actions could be taken to attract them?
It is true that young people are increasingly unwilling to choose a career as a teacher in many societies. I believe that there are two main reasons contributing to this trend.
One of the main factors why people are less interested in seeking employment in education area is the low pay. Due to the global economic slowdown, many governments cut down their spending in public sectors. Unfortunately, education sector is one of them. Salary is arguably the most important consideration in people’s choosing of career. While there are many other better paid professions, such as doctor, engineer and lawyer, in private sectors, it is quite understandable for people to seek those more financially attractive alternatives.
Another possible reason for this trend is the low social status of teachers. Societies have become increasingly materialistic and some of our traditional values have been lost. The tradition of honoring and respecting teachers is fading away gradually as well. Parents and even students see teacher as an ordinary profession just like others and teachers are just doing their work as a way to earn their living. As a result, the sense of honor, another important incentive of being a teacher, does not exist anymore.
To tackle this problem, there are several measures should be taken by governments and societies. Firstly, governments should increase the investment in education area and teachers’ salary should be raised. Being provided with a decent income, more young graduates will be encouraged to find their employment in the education sector. Secondly, societies should pay more respect to teachers who are teaching, guiding and mentoring our future generation, because they are doing an honorable and very important job to the society. With an impoved social status, there could be more people willing to choose a career of teaching.
To conclude, the low pay and social status are the two reasons for the decreasing interests in being a teacher and governments and societies’ obligation to take actions to address this problem.
It is true that young people are increasingly unwilling to choose a career as a teacher in many societies. I believe that there are two main reasons contributing to this trend.
One of the main factors why people are less interested in seeking employment in education area is the low pay. Due to the global economic slowdown, many governments cut down their spending in public sectors. Unfortunately, education sector is one of them. Salary is arguably the most important consideration in people’s choosing of career. While there are many other better paid professions, such as doctor, engineer and lawyer, in private sectors, it is quite understandable for people to seek those more financially attractive alternatives.
Another possible reason for this trend is the low social status of teachers. Societies have become increasingly materialistic and some of our traditional values have been lost. The tradition of honoring and respecting teachers is fading away gradually as well. Parents and even students see teacher as an ordinary profession just like others and teachers are just doing their work as a way to earn their living. As a result, the sense of honor, another important incentive of being a teacher, does not exist anymore.
To tackle this problem, there are several measures should be taken by governments and societies. Firstly, governments should increase the investment in education area and teachers’ salary should be raised. Being provided with a decent income, more young graduates will be encouraged to find their employment in the education sector. Secondly, societies should pay more respect to teachers who are teaching, guiding and mentoring our future generation, because they are doing an honorable and very important job to the society. With an impoved social status, there could be more people willing to choose a career of teaching.
To conclude, the low pay and social status are the two reasons for the decreasing interests in being a teacher and governments and societies’ obligation to take actions to address this problem.