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(1) The United States is facing its first major teacher shortage since the 1990s, one that could develop into a crisis for schoo
(1) The United States is facing its first major teacher shortage since the 1990s, one that could develop into a crisis for schoo
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2018-05-14
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(1) The United States is facing its first major teacher shortage since the 1990s, one that could develop into a crisis for schools in many parts of the country, according to a new study by the Learning Policy Institute, an education think tank.
(2) The shortfall is a result of increased demand for teachers as schools reinstate classes and programs axed during the Great Recession. It has been compounded by a dramatic decrease in the supply of new teachers entering the profession. Enrollment in teacher-preparation programs dropped from 691,000 in 2009 to 451,000 in 2014, a 35 percent decline, according to the study, "A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand and Shortages in the U. S. "
(3) "Our analysis estimates that U. S. classrooms were short approximately 60,000 teachers last year," Leib Sutcher, the study’s co-author, told reporters Tuesday ahead of the study’s release. "Unless we can shift these trends, annual teacher shortages could increase to over 100,000 teachers by 2018 and remain close to that level thereafter. " The impact of the teacher shortage on students, according to the study’s authors, will be schools having to cancel courses, increase class sizes and teacher-pupil ratios, or hire underprepared teachers.
(4) Although nearly every state has reported teacher shortages to the U. S. Department of Education, the problem is much more pronounced in some states than others. But across the country, the shortages are disproportionately felt in special education, math and science, and in bilingual and English-language education.
(5) Regardless of the state, students in high-poverty and high-minority schools are typically hit hardest when there are teacher shortages. In 2014, on average, less than one percent of teachers were uncertified in low-minority schools, while four times as many were uncertified in high-minority schools, the study showed.
(6) Teacher attrition—the number of teachers leaving the profession for a variety of reasons—remains high and is the single-biggest contributor to the shortage, according to the report. Nearly two-thirds of the teachers who leave the profession do so before retirement age and cite dissatisfaction with their job as the reason. Addressing the job-dissatisfaction issues could help avert a teacher crisis. "In times of shortage, policymakers often focus attention on how to get more teachers into the profession, but it’s equally important to focus on how to keep the teachers we do have," Sutcher said. "Reducing attrition in half, from eight percent to four percent, would virtually eliminate overall shortages. "
(7) Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the Learning Policy Institute and one of the study’s co-authors, pointed out that teachers make about 20 percent less than other college graduates and that teacher salaries have lost ground since the 1990s. That despite increased teaching hours and less time for classroom preparation. "In more than 30 states, a mid-career teacher heading a family of four is eligible for government assistance," she said. Darling-Hammond recommended increased pay, compensation packages that could include housing and child care, and forgivable loans as some of the ways to improve teacher retention.
(8) The study, based on federal data sets and more than a year in the works, received acclaim from powerful political figures on the education front. "This research underscores the importance of offering effective incentives to keep our best teachers in the profession, contributing their expertise to help others," Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said in a statement.
(9) Former education secretary and South Carolina governor Richard W. Riley concurred. "The teaching workforce is so critical to our future, and what we see here is the data we need to help us move forward with thoughtful, effective strategies," he said. (10) An accompanying report, "Minority Teacher Recruitment, Employment, and Retention; 1987 to 2013," looked specifically at the effort to increase the number of minority teachers in schools. " Teacher turnover is especially high in poor and disadvantaged schools," said Richard Ingersoll, that report’s author. "What the data tell us is that we need to focus on more recruitment of minority teachers but also more retention of minority teachers if we ever want to have the teaching force look like the student population in schools. "
(11) Although compensation was a factor for minority teachers, it wasn’t the only one, Ingersoll said. "We need to work on working conditions," he said. "Among the key conditions that drive out minority teachers are a lack of autonomy and discretion in the classroom. "
Through the passage, the author expressed______over the situation of the teaching workforce.
选项
A、optimism
B、concern
C、sympathy
D、bewilderment
答案
B
解析
态度题。对师资队伍的情况的介绍主要集中在第六段至最后一段。作者分别借专家观点说明教师对本职业满意度低,离职率高,工资待遇有待提高,工作环境亟需改善,这些观点都是围绕本文中心思想——教师短缺——展开的,说明了作者对教师状况的关注,因此[B]为答案。文章开篇就指出了教师短缺的严重程度和可能造成的后果,后半部分再次说明了教师的工作环境和待遇不佳,因此排除[A];教师的待遇、工作环境等有待改善,但是作者并没有表示严重到值得同情的程度,因此[C]不符合文意,故排除;作者对教师的情况引用了多位专家的观点,分别说明他们在工作待遇、工作环境等方面可能存在的问题,清楚地表达了看法和倾向,故排除[D]。
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