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Why is there a core group of teachers in every early care and education program who have worked in the field and, many times, at that program for ten or more years? Why do some teachers make a career in the classroom with young children and others move into administration or leave the field?As the former owner of two child care programs, I remember one idyllic period of time when I had a group of dedicated, well-educated, wonderful teachers. That lasted about two years, and I saw them leave one-by-one for very good reasons. Two moved out of state with their new husbands, one left to attend graduate school, one moved into administration, and one completed her student teaching and got a job in the public schools. Yet, there were about three who stayed on and continued the work that all eight had devoted themselves to for the two years they had worked as a team. I comforted myself with the thought that they were self-confident and talented enough to seek out new challenges and that maybe I had helped support them in developing their confidence and talent.
What about the ones who did not leave? They had been in my ...