Teachers
Life is difficult, but a good teacher can make it rewarding. Well, it's time to reward those teachers in return.
We at URABook understand that sometimes teachers need to dip into their own pockets for supplies, or work 50 hour weeks.
What URABook is proposing is your VERY OWN CHILDREN'S BOOK where you are the star. AT NO COST TO YOU.
Send in your picture and we'll match it with a cartoon character that looks like you. Not only will you be on the cover, but your character will appear throughout the book.
You'll be given a link to your page and you can use the book to sell to parents and the community to help raise the money you need to keep your classroom running efficiently. Then when the prospect purchases the book, 100% of the profits go to you.
In addition to the book, you get promotional material that you can use to send people to your own webpage where they can order the book.
Stats About Teachers
1. Around 18% of all teachers have a second job.
(Pew Research Center)
A salary of around $5,000 is not enough for the work these people have to do all year round. The stats show that a lot of them have a second job to make ends meet. Moreover, the teacher employment statistics show that every fourth teacher under 30 has another job.
2. Around 44% of new teachers quit within five years.
(University of Pennsylvania)
One of the most alarming facts about a teaching career is that not many novice teachers endure the profession for long. Roughly, 44% of new teachers quit their job in the first five years. The reasons for such attrition are many, ranging from low wages to long working hours.
3. Every year, teachers spend at least $459 on teaching materials.
(National Education Association)
Just like every professional, teachers need tools to work. They need notebooks, crayons, pencils, a good laptop, and all kinds of other supplies. But as the data indicates, they give at least $459 every year out of their own pockets for these supplies. For the rest of us, this might be just a part of the interesting facts about teaching, but for them, it’s a burden they have to carry alone.
4. Teachers work 50-hour workweeks.
(National Education Association)
Even though most people are convinced that teachers work only six hours a day and have free weekends, this is not true. There is plenty of work for teachers outside the school grounds, which adds up to a total of 50 working hours every week. For those wondering why teachers quit, the statistics show that this is a large contributor.
5. In 2018, 1.8 million teachers worked in elementary schools.
(NCES)
When it comes to teaching elementary students, the statistics say that around 2 million teachers are working with the youngest generation. At the same time, high school statistics confirm that there are about as many teachers working in secondary schools.
6. Texas has 136,780 elementary school employment positions.
(Student Loan Planner)
Of all the different working environments for teachers in the US, Texas is among the most fruitful. The teaching job growth in Texas is 4%, and the average salary is $56,520. The numbers are similar for high schools. The salary there, on average, is higher by about $2,000 per year.
7. The average teaching payment rate is at least 3.1% lower than the rest of the US jobs.
(Money)
No matter how noble this profession is, it seems that low wages are cooling off people’s ambitions. The smallest gap between the average pay in education and all other industries is in Wyoming. Teachers there receive 3.1% less than everyone else. However, in Arizona, it’s 36.4%. It’s not strange that the teaching unemployment rate is getting bigger every day.
8. Only 52% of teachers feel appreciated by their community.
(CNBC)
Some concerning teaching facts point out that only 52% of teachers feel like their community respects them. Moreover, around 10% of teachers that consider quitting do so because they don’t feel appreciated.
9. 89% of people believe that a teaching job is difficult.
(We Are the Teachers)
Teaching is not easy. The wider public seems aware of all the uncomfortable yet positive facts about the teaching job, judging by the data at hand. In fact, 89% of people are convinced that educating children is really hard.
10. In elementary schools, more than 90% of teachers are female.
(The Atlantic)
If we take into consideration all levels of education, this percent is way lower. Still, it seems like women rule in elementary schools. This teaching statistic shows that 90% of teachers are female.