Teachers Changing Profession
THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE SOLELY THOSE OF THE AUTHOR.
Recently, I have been contacted by a number of teachers who want to transition to the corporate world. As I told one who asked about my experience helping teachers, I myself made the transition, in a manner of speaking.
According to teachers, the public has a negative view of them. It appears that these teachers come from the public sector. You know, the ones who think it is their job to teach children what to think, not how to think, meaning how to analyze a situation, accumulate relevant data, and reach a logical conclusion. And let's not forget that apparently, they also believe they know better than their students' parents, what is best for their children. Add to that the fact that the public image is that students cannot read or do math, and is there any doubt why Corporate America does not want them, the teachers?
When someone contacts me, for example, about my resume writing services, as anyone who follows me or sees my daily (aggravating?) post, resumes have to be focused on accomplishments not responsibilities. If they are focused on the latter, they are not resumes but job descriptions.
In any case, one teacher actually told me he had no accomplishments. He could not claim credit for the success of his students. Their successes were theirs, not his. Which tends me to draw the conclusion that, at least in his case, apparently, the students did not need him. He contributed nothing to their graduation rate, their successes in standardized testing, the number who continued, after graduation, to go to trade schools, community colleges, or two- or four-year colleges. In other words, if this teacher, who had been on the job for a quarter century, is an example of his peers and is claiming that there are no metrics by which to judge his success in this chosen profession, why would anyone in the corporate world want to hire him/them?
Add to this the fact, and this is official policy in New York City, that teachers apparently don't understand basic human biology, the scandal around American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten book, and the illiteracy rate in the US, is there any wonder that some 200,000 teachers leave the profession every year? Who in their right mind would want to be associated with this?
So, what can teachers, who do not subscribe to the lunacy and are proud of their contribution to their students' successes do? What professions are open to them? Not to worry, there are 50. But their success will depend on how well they market themselves.
But, to reiterate, the problems mentioned above are focused on teachers in the public sector. Those in the private sector, if they are looking to change professions, are standing on solid ground, not quicksand!
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