An Infographic About Teachers

AN INFOGRAPHIC ABOUT TEACHERS (AND WHY THEY ROCK!) - Brought to you by EHHAF.org - "It takes a big heart to help shape little minds." - Author Unknown Teachers spend an average of hours per week on activities they don't get paid for, like grading papers. During an average school day, teachers are spending: 5 hours on instruetion 36 minutes on student supervision & discipline 45 minutes planning, preparing. or collaborating with colleagues That left the surveyed teachers with a whopping 23 minutes for lunch and personal time! 36 minutes is spent on grading. documenting, & analyzing student work 15 minutes communicating with parents via email, phone, or face-to-face meetings O Female The Typical 43 years old O Married American O Master's Degree Teacher: O 15+ years of experience O Works in a public school Among full-time and part-time public school teachers in 2007-08: 76% of public school teachers were female 44% were under age 40 52% had a master's or higher degree OF THE T L000000 TEACHERS IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY ARE MALE It's no surprise: Teachers aren't in this profession for the money. When asked for the five most important factors for retaining good teachers: supportive leadership is the most important factor time for teachers to collaborate 892. access to high-quality curriculum and teaching resource more family involvement in students' education more help for students who have behavioral or other problems that interfere with learning Teachers shell out and average of $443 dollars a year of their own money to meet the needs of their students. GOD BLESS THE DOLLAR TREE! One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. -Teach for America motto Wendy Kopp, the founder and Chair of board of Teach For America, speaking on what it takes to be selected for Teach For America. “We look for people who demonstrate perse- verance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others--people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education. It's a very rare person who's ready for this." BROUGHT TO VOU BY SOURCES www.teachhub.com/teacher-faeta, htt-//visual.ly/tnight-faets-ameriean-teachers, h tp://vioual.ly/how-teachers-make-difference; http://eontent.timntom/time/maganine/artiele/o,9171,a044734,00.html CREATED BY EVERYDAY HERO HOUSING arraecreative ASSISTANCE FUND