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Teachers' Job Satisfaction at Highest Level in 20 Years: The Harris Poll #19, March 12, 2004
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Harris Interactive has measured the satisfaction of public teachers nine times over the last twenty years. In our most recent survey the proportion of public school teachers who reported that they were "very satisfied" with "teaching as a career" rose to 57%, the highest level we have ever recorded.
This high level of satisfaction compares with low points of 40% in 1984 and 1987, and the lowest point of 33% in 1986. In our two most recent surveys, we had found 54% (in 1995) and 52% (in 2001) who were very satisfied with their choice of career. These are the results of the latest of the annual MetLife Surveys of the American Teacher, which Harris Interactive® has conducted since 1984. This survey was conducted among 1,017 public school teachers between May 14 and September 22, 2003. |