Meet the face
behind the posts
Hi everyone! My name is Brooke Madgwick. I also am an aspiring educator. I am majoring in Integrated Science and minoring in Biology while seeking my certification in secondary education. I hope to become a teacher as I am an extreme perfectionist; receiving a poor grade has always felt like the end of the world for me. As a teacher, I want to help students see that a bad mark is not the end of the world. We can learn from our mistakes to do better in the future. We do not have to feel so defeated with one failure.
My motivation to create this piece stemmed from constantly hearing about teachers retiring and not having enough teachers to fill those areas. As someone who always looked up to my teachers, I was very intrigued by this. I found that statements like that are valid. Therefore, educating and inspiring potential teachers is more important than ever. With this piece, I hope to explain the teacher scarcity on a national and state level, and provide some inspiration for those considering going into this field.
Resources
Akhtar, A. (2020, August 12). The number of Americans training to become teachers has dropped by a third since 2010, and it's creating a CRITICAL Educator shortage that will affect every state. https://www.businessinsider.com/one-third-fewer-people-are-training-to-become-teachers
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Derringer, N. (2017, August 3). Fewer college students want to be teachers, and why it matters (searchable database). https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/fewer-college-students-want-be-teachers-and-why-it-matters-searchable-database
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García, E., & Weiss, E. (2019, March 26). The teacher shortage is real, large and growing, and worse than we thought: The first report in 'the perfect storm in the teacher Labor Market' series. https://www.epi.org/publication/the-teacher-shortage-is-real-large-and-growing-and-worse-than-we-thought-the-first-report-in-the-perfect-storm-in-the-teacher-labor-market-series/
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Greene, P. (2019, September 9). We need to stop talking about the teacher shortage. https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/09/05/we-need-to-stop-talking-about-the-teacher-shortage/?sh=42b06f57494c.
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Henry. (2021, March 16). Why are teachers important in our society? They have influence. https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/the-importance-of-teachers/
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Hess, A. J. (2020, December 14). 27% of teachers are considering quitting because of Covid, survey finds. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/14/27percent-of-teachers-are-considering-quitting-because-of-covid-survey.html
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Horace Mann Educators Corporation. (2020, November). The Hidden Impact of COVID-19 on Educators: Rising Health Concerns, Lower Risk Tolerance and Benefit Gaps. http://www.horacemann.com/~/media/documents/supplemental/The%20Hidden%20Impact%20of%20COVID-19%20on%20Educators.pdf
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Schanz, J. (2021, February 10). Michigan battles teacher shortage as MORE Retire mid-year. https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/michigan-battles-teacher-shortage-as-more-retire-mid-year
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Will, M., Gewertz, C., & Schwartz, S. (2021, January 19). Did COVID-19 really DRIVE teachers to quit? https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/did-covid-19-really-drive-teachers-to-quit/2020/11
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