“It could be because of their own experience in school not being the ideal experience, being committed to creating a different kind of culture, creating different opportunities for children,” she said. Rouser agreed, noting that the traditional motivations for teaching are changing. Ingram reflects a trend noticed by Shelley Rouser, chairperson of the education department at Delaware State University, and Gary Henry, dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development. They want to work with communities where they can make a difference." - Gary Henry, dean of UD's College of Education and Human Development. "Many more teachers these days are mission driven. “And then, of course, you want to think about my salary and my benefits and things like that, but I think it's a larger picture, not just money, money,” she said. In fact, Ingram lists numerous factors above salary: deciding where you want to live, where to raise a family, where your kids will go to school - and the students you want to serve. “You think about what your passion is and where you can help students the most.” “We all know that no one gets paid big bucks being an educator,” she said. When she decided to pursue teaching in Delaware, it wasn’t about the money for Stephanie Ingram, president of the Delaware State Education Association. When it comes to salary – is it good to be a teacher in the First State? And can Delaware school districts find enough good teachers at a time when interest in entering the profession appears to be waning?ĭelaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt and Brooke Schultz of the Delaware State News dig into these questions in the first story collaboration between our two organizations.
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