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• W320971572 abstract "The realists will tell you research shows that we can expect to lose between 50 and 80 % of early career teachers (National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 2003). They will tell you that the teaching profession has a turnover rate that out paces nearly all other professions (Ingersoll, 2003). There is an even longer list of studies that identify every factor that causes teachers to seek another career.Despite increasing demands and conflicts created by professional expectations and personal life pressures, the reality is that agricultural educators do make the choice to continue teaching, learning, and impacting young people. I propose that the reasons to stay go a lot deeper and wider than any list outlining attrition. First, let us examine the reasons we are agricultural educators by choice, not by chance, and then how we can use that knowledge to increase the number of retained agricultural educators in the years to come.Professional Life PhaseA researcher named Christopher Day (2008) conducted a multi-year study of teachers that identified stages of the educators' professional career. From the information presented in Table 1, it is possible to quickly identify which phase you fall into or in which phase you may be an outlier (you fit into the phase but not the description).What does all that mean and how can we use that to retain teachers? To borrow a catch phrase from my generation's Saturday morning cartoons is half the battle. Knowing what professional life phase you fall into will help you 1) feel less alone as you manage your roles as teacher, spouse, parent, etc., and 2) understand that collectively our careers do follow a pattern of motivation and engagement. At a summer conference, I once observed the power of teachers discussing these phases with each other in relationship to their experiences. After the teachers grouped themselves into these phases, they then deeply discussed the issues they were facing, while sharing ideas and strategies. It was great to see every emotion from relief to hilarious laughter, from sympathy to shared anger. It was obvious the teachers felt better just knowing that others were experiencing the same trials and victories they were, enjoying the opportunity to one-up each other's stories. They benefited from a shared sense of community based on their professional life phase.Work-Life BalanceThe professional life phase descriptions allude to conflicts of work with our personal lives. Anyone who has gotten married, had children, gone to graduate school, or cared for ailing family members will say that there is stress created when our commitment to our personal life slams into our career. Creating work-life balance refers to one's ability to manage the conflict between the pressures of work and family roles. Any conflict, whether it is work intruding on personal roles or personal issues overriding work duties, can negatively impact the decision to continue teaching. Dr. Day (2008) stated that teachers' personal lives are intimately linked to their professional lives. It is no secret that agricultural educators have always experienced this overlap. I have heard stories of spouses bringing supper and children to the agricultural sciences building so the family could spend time together while the teacher supervised CDE practices or made livestock show preparations. There are many teachers who see their family only at bedtime because they are gone before the children get up in the morning and return late into the evening.The good news is that as we gain experience we develop skills and appreciation for making accommodations in our work and personal roles to reduce the conflict. Many teachers are not satisfied with the conflict and take steps to reduce it. They limit the number of CDE teams they train, get parents and alumni to assume more duties for preparation and hauling of livestock, or put a time limit on how late they stay after school. …" @default.
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