| Table 1-13 |
| Professional satisfaction and commitment of public middle and high school teachers: Academic year 2003–04 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Professional satisfaction and commitment |
|
All teachers |
|
Mathematics |
|
Science |
|
Other teachers |
| |
| I am satisfied with being a teacher |
|
89.6 |
|
89.6 |
|
87.2 |
|
89.9 |
| |
| How long do you plan to remain in teaching? |
|
| As long as I am able |
|
41.8 |
|
41.8 |
|
39.7 |
|
42.1 |
| Until I am eligible for retirement |
|
33.9 |
|
32.4 |
|
33.8 |
|
34.1 |
| Continue unless something better comes along |
|
9.0 |
|
9.2 |
|
11.0 |
|
8.7 |
| Definitely plan to leave as soon as I can |
|
3.0 |
|
3.3 |
|
3.7 |
|
2.9 |
| Undecided at this time |
|
12.3 |
|
13.2 |
|
11.8 |
|
12.2 |
| |
| If you could start over again, would you become a teacher? |
|
| Certainly |
|
39.3 |
|
41.5 |
|
32.0 |
|
40.1 |
| Probably |
|
26.4 |
|
24.4 |
|
28.5 |
|
26.4 |
| Even chances |
|
17.6 |
|
15.6 |
|
21.6 |
|
17.3 |
| Probably not |
|
12.0 |
|
12.1 |
|
13.2 |
|
11.8 |
| Certainly not |
|
4.6 |
|
6.3 |
|
4.7 |
|
4.3 |
| |
| SOURCES: National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 2003–04; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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