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teachers encouraging students to become STEM teachers
Full Challenge: The number of PK-12 teachers who encourage their students to pursue PK-12 STEM teaching careers.
Challenge Description: Many teachers do not actively promote PK-12 teaching as a satisfying and attractive profession. As a result, students may be discouraged from aspiring to such careers themselves.
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"I finally began to understand that teaching is not 'settling'"
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Teaching is devalued by cultural norms.
Published July 2017. The nation is experiencing a comprehensive shortage of highly qualified teachers in many districts across the country.
STEM professors often devalue PK-12 teaching and do not encourage STEM students to pursue the profession.
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Teaching lacks financial incentives.
Published July 2017. The demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills in the private and public sector is high, and the...
Teachers lack collaborative work environments.
Published July 2017. For K–12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching to be an attractive career choice for STEM college...