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A single of the main reasons for this high rate within the Milwaukee Schools is the residency rule. Milwaukee Schools call for that teachers reside inside the city. At initial, for young teachers, this does not appear all that negative until they are actuall... Teaching in the Milwaukee Schools is not all that some assume it will be. Young teachers there have a single of the highest turnover rates in the nation. According to some in the Milwaukee Schools, there are numerous causes for this rate. One particular of the main reasons for this high rate inside the Milwaukee Schools is the residency rule. Milwaukee Schools need that teachers reside within the city. At 1st, for young teachers, this does not seem all that negative till they are really living in the city and cannot move. As they get married and begin families, a lot of want to move to the suburbs, but cant. Numerous teachers sighted other frustrations with the Milwaukee Schools as their cause for leaving. Nonetheless, all agreed with the National Commission on Teaching report that states that high turnover affects the general education of our students. Almost all stated the story of the idealistic, eager, newcomer who does not last quite lengthy in the job is far as well familiar. Of the 50 largest school districts in the US, only Milwaukee Schools and Chicago Schools have this residency rule. It has extended been a bone of contention with teachers, but often received powerful assistance from politicians. Young teachers get into the Milwaukee Schools due to the fact they are anxious to start their careers but, once more, they begin starting households and realize they will be forced to live in the city and to send their children to those Milwaukee Schools unless they make other arrangements or spend for private schools. Many really feel that the Milwaukee Schools are filled with negative influences and the neighborhoods are filled with crime. So, these teachers from Milwaukee Schools move on to other districts in the suburbs, and some on to other careers. Other teachers from Milwaukee Schools cited frustrations a lot more straight connected to schools and classrooms as the main purpose they moved on. One 1st year teacher, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, tells about a specifically negative year at 1 north side school. She was hired to teach 1st grade, but also had some 5-year-old kindergarten students in her classroom. She was not provided her mentor till January, and was provided completely no assistance from school administration. She felt she had been left alone to sink or swim. And this is not an isolated knowledge. That is not fair to the students of Milwaukee schools. Most 1st year teachers cite school leadership and the lack of help as a principal source of either frustration. Some teachers in Milwaukee schools that are not appropriately administered say they invest their entire day breaking up fights and issuing discipline as an alternative of teaching. Its difficult to think about how the Milwaukee Schools can supply for their students, when they nevertheless cant help their teachers. patent pending