To Be or Not To Be-Teachers walking a treacherous path in the current educational world 3327

Abstract Description A random survey of Chicago State University regarding the various aspects of their careers revealed that teachers are most satisfied with their relationships with other teachers (35% are highly delighted). They’re least confident with how much they’re paid – only 40% are highly pleased with their pay, while 60% are not too or not at all satisfied. Among teachers who don’t plan to retire or stop working this year, 20% say it’s at least somewhat likely they will look for a new job in the 2025-26 school year. Within that group, 60% say they would look for a job outside of education, 40% say they’d seek a non-teaching job in education, and only 20% say they’d look for a teaching job at another school. When asked if teachers find their work fulfilling and enjoyable? Overall, 56% of teachers say they see their job fulfilling extremely often or often; 33% say it is satisfying. These are significantly lower than the shares who say their job is frequently stressful (87%) or overwhelming (38%). Positive experiences are more common among newer teachers. Two-thirds of those teaching less than five years say their work is fulfilling extremely often or often, and 35% say it is frequently enjoyable. Teachers with longer tenures are somewhat less likely to feel this way. For example, 50% of those teaching for six to 10 years say their work is frequently enjoyable. Funding Sources CTRE Chicago State University Topic Categories Immunology Education and Communication (EDU)