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“Some people are called to teaching. They have known for a long time, even since childhood, that teaching is where they belong. Others don’t discover teaching until much later, perhaps not until after they have tried a number of paths, or have found themselves on no path at all. But then, at some point, something clicks, and they say, ‘Yes. I need to teach. I have something to give as a teacher.’ "
“The Brandeis MAT welcomes your interest, whether you are a recent BA or a career-changers, someone whose known “forever” that teaching is for you or someone who is just now thinking about this enormously important, challenging, and rewarding profession."
“Teaching will test you. Sometimes it will make your head hurt. But sometimes it will make your heart soar, and sometimes it will give you the chance to see the world, or a subject matter you love, in a whole new way. It allows you to continue growing. Above all, it allows you to make a difference in young people’s lives, day in and day out."
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--Professor Dirck Roosevelt, Director, MAT
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One Third or More of U.S. Teachers are Likely to Retire Over the Next Four Years
According to a recent report issued by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. Although this change amounts to a massive depletion of human capital, and will put a severe strain on districts'; finances, it opens the doors wide for new teachers to enter the profession. Districts will be eager to hire both young people at the beginnings of their careers, with all the energy and imagination that they bring, and career-changers, with the perspective and persistence that life experience brings. Read more in Sam Dillon's New York Times article: