10 Facts About Teachers

Here are some interesting facts about teachers (to see the complete list click here):

A study found that 33% of teachers leave within the first three years of beginning their careers and 46% leave within the first five.

Researchers note a teacher should be compared to those of other high stress jobs, such as air-traffic controllers, firefighters, or pilots.

In the United States, surveys reveal that teachers are second only to military personal as the occupation that contributes most to society’s well-being.

Teachers make 14% less than people in other professions that require similar levels of education.

On average, teachers work an average of 10 hours per day and 52 hours per week.

Approximately 92.4% of teachers spend their own money on their students or classrooms.

Since 1950, there has been a 96% increase in students and a 252% increase in teaching staff.

Before Lyndon Johnson was president, he was a teacher.

Christa McAuliffe would have been the first teacher in space. Tragically, McAuliffe and six other crewmembers were killed in the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.

Teachers note that kids dish on their parents’ secrets all the time, including money problems, religion, politics, and even their dad’s vasectomy.