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Do educators eat their young? A provoking question made the more disturbing by research suggesting that almost 50% of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Tom Whitby, a teaching veteran of 34 years, directly addresses this international issue in his blog post “Do Educators Eat Their Young?”. A few nuggets from the post include:
“When it comes to new teacher hires we should expect less and mentor more.”
“We can’t keep doing the same stupid stuff and then wonder why half of the young people entering the teaching profession drop out in the first five years.”
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