Backtalk: The silent strike: Teacher attrition as aresistance

TY - JOUR

T1 - Backtalk

T2 - The silent strike: Teacher attrition as aresistance

AU - Glazer, Jeremy

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 by Phi Delta Kappa International.

PY - 2018/11/1

Y1 - 2018/11/1

N2 - The recent wave of teacher strikes and walkouts across the United States is focusing much-needed attention on the concerns of public school educators. But Jeremy Glazer argues that we have been ignoring a huge silent protest right in front of us: the increasing number of teachers leaving the profession. Through conversations with what he calls invested leavers (i.e., teachers who had invested years in their career, sometimes gaining additional degrees and certifications), Glazer learned that some are leaving teaching not because of a lack of experience or competence, but because they lacked job security or were no longer allowed to teach in the way they thought best.

AB - The recent wave of teacher strikes and walkouts across the United States is focusing much-needed attention on the concerns of public school educators. But Jeremy Glazer argues that we have been ignoring a huge silent protest right in front of us: the increasing number of teachers leaving the profession. Through conversations with what he calls invested leavers (i.e., teachers who had invested years in their career, sometimes gaining additional degrees and certifications), Glazer learned that some are leaving teaching not because of a lack of experience or competence, but because they lacked job security or were no longer allowed to teach in the way they thought best.

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U2 - 10.1177/0031721718808273

DO - 10.1177/0031721718808273

M3 - Comment/debate

SN - 0031-7217

VL - 100

SP - 72

JO - Phi Delta Kappan

JF - Phi Delta Kappan

IS - 3

ER -