Why Top Students Don’t Want to Teach

This is a very interesting report from the business consulting firm McKinsey about why top students in U.S. colleges don’t want to become teachers.

http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/attracting-and-retaining-top-talent-in-us-teaching

For example, of the 1500 students surveyed (all of whom were considered top-third in their schools), only 33 percent thought that they could support a family with this career.  And only 37 percent said that people in this job are considered “successful”.

It’s small consolation that two-thirds felt that they, and their families, would be proud to tell people that they were teachers.