Former teachers rate aspects of teaching vs. new jobs ’12-‘13

Project #1331 on iSENSEProject.org

Some teachers choose to leave their regular teaching positions to pursue new positions as 1.) still in education, but not as a regular K-12 classroom teacher; 2.) still in education, but not for a school/district; or 3.) out of education.

Source: US DOE, NCES, TFS, and "Former Teacher Data File"

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014077.pdf

Guided Questions:  Using the saved visualization, answer the following questions...

For which category, Better in Teaching or Better in Current Position", are majority of ratings higher?

Which categories have higher percentage ratings for Better in Teaching?

What percent of Former Teachers rated "the ability to balance personal life and work" as Better in Teaching? Better in Current Position? What factors might contribute to these results?