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Why Good Teachers Leave the Classroom: A Call for Reform

Updated: Feb 6, 2021

This article was posted by a fellow educator and Facebook friend, Edward J. Kirkland and it is absolutely amazing. Why? Because it completely describes why I myself left the classroom. Good to know that other teachers are seeing the light… Sad to see how students will be losing another awesome teacher. This teacher won “Teacher of the Year” for his district this past school year, then he decided to leave the classroom for good. Look at his reasons, and see why school needs reform… Enjoy.


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