The Golden Bricks
Adapted from Barbara Mariconda’s Teaching Expository Writing
A Quote
“Tenure is one of the most endangered items in modern teacher’s contracts.”
A. D. Cummins
A Statistic
In his meta-analysis titled A different Approach to Solving the Teacher Shortage Problem, Richard Ingersoll has claimed that four out of five teachers will leave the profession in the next five years.
An Amazing Fact
Most teachers select a school on only one factor: its proximity to their home.
An Anecdote
During my first year of teaching, I didn’t understand the rules for kickball and made a lot of mistakes, which the children corrected.
A Descriptive Segment
As we rolled to the parking lot, I realized with surprise that most of the building’s paint was peeling. A few dying plants greeted us at the padlocked entrance. Broken sprinkler heads provided a temporary haven for mosquitoes, I observed. Just when I was about to turn around, I heard the principal’s energetic greeting.