I Am Surprised Job Satisfaction is That High

Some 44 percent of teachers surveyed say they are "very satisfied" with their jobs. This is an all-time low. I don't expect the figure to ever get any higher:

In another indication of declining morale, according to the report, 29 percent of teachers say they are likely to leave the teaching profession within the next five years—up fromup from 17 percent in 2009.

Regis Shields, director of Education Resource Strategies in Watertown, Mass., called that finding one of the most intriguing in the report. "What we need more information on is who the 29 percent of teachers likely to leave the teaching profession are," she said. "If these aren’t effective teachers and this increases the effectiveness of the teaching force, that's great. If they're high-quality teachers, then we have some concerns."

Uh, being "effective," whatever that is, isn't the reason. It is most likely these teachers are older, more "expensive" hires.

Teachers also get frustrated because these reformers, almost none of whom have ever taught, seem to know what is best. Sexism could be at work here as the vast majority of teachers in this country are female.

What is really bad is there are obviously paid Gates Foundation and other foundation trolls on that board peddling their cliches that they really care about the kids. They don't give a shit about them.