Finders And Keepers Helping New Teachers Survive And Thrive in Our Schools

KEEPING GOOD TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOLS"If you think that this generation of teachers is like the last one, think again.Not only is this book full of insights about the desires and needs of new teachers, but it also provides compelling stories about what the best schools do to keep them and grow their skills. It is a must-read for policymakers, superintendents, principals, and everybody else who cares about quality education." -Kati Haycock, director, Education Trust, Washington, D.C."At a time when expectations of teachers have never been higher or the challenges of teaching more daunting, Johnson and her project team show how the choice to stay or leave is forged in the early months of becoming a teacher. This book should compel attention from anyone concerned with the future of teaching." -Judith Warren Little, Carol Liu Professor in Education Policy,Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley"This book is timely, especially when teacher shortage and schoolreform have become the new bywords of education . . . Of the 50 teachers followed in this study, ten case studies are highlighted . . . This book vividly illustrates their joys and disappointments." -Choice"No argument is more convincing than the statistics with whichJohnson concludes: of the 50 teachers included in the study, 33% have already left teaching. This is a must-read for anyone involved in education." -Publishers WeeklyJohnson, Susan Moore is the author of 'Finders And Keepers Helping New Teachers Survive And Thrive in Our Schools', published 2007 under ISBN 9780787987640 and ISBN 0787987646.