By Sherman Dorn on June 15, 2007
This week’s article by Bess Keller on teacher attrition statistics raises some interesting questions about the various estimates of teacher attrition, including the oft-cited “50% in 5 years” rule of thumb (sometimes attributed to Richard Ingersoll). Keller’s argument is that the 50% figure is an exaggeration and that other professions have attrition patterns similar to […]
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By Sherman Dorn on June 15, 2007
My son is going with his grandmother for an Elderhostel trip along the Colorado River next week, so I’m chaperoning him to Phoenix today, spending the weekend with family, and then flying back. I have an article to finish preparing, some other stuff, and who knows what else. I’m exhausted from trying to combine a […]
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Off to Arizona
By Sherman Dorn on June 15, 2007
My son is going with his grandmother for an Elderhostel trip along the Colorado River next week, so I’m chaperoning him to Phoenix today, spending the weekend with family, and then flying back. I have an article to finish preparing, some other stuff, and who knows what else. I’m exhausted from trying to combine a […]
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