These days, in many countries fewer and fewer people want to become teachers, particularly in secondary school. What are the reasons for this, and how could the problem be solved?

Nowadays, in many countries, there has been a sharp drop in the number of young people who want to become

teachers

, especially in secondary schools. In

this

essay, I will discuss the reasons for

this

and give some solutions.  

To begin

with, the main

problem

is that teaching has become one of the lowest-paid jobs. Graduates these days prefer to pursue more lucrative careers

such

as banking and IT programming.

That is

because they can usually earn twice as much money working in those spheres. Particularly in Uzbekistan, many

teachers

with five years of experience earn as much as IT programmers who just finished their courses. The

problem

could be solved by the government allocating increased funding for

teachers

, which would attract more people into

this

profession.    Another

problem

is that many students misbehave in lessons. That, in turn, makes it difficult for

teachers

to conduct classes, for

teachers

not only have to deliver knowledge but

also

deal with pupils who disobey them.

This

tends to put off potential

teachers

as well. To solve

this

problem

, parents should give their children a sense of respect for

teachers

, or corporal punishment should be brought back, in order to make children behave better in class.   The third cause of the

problem

is that

teachers

often have too much work to do. They are often snowed under with paperwork, which means that they have to work in the evenings and have little time for their family.

This

makes their job tiring and ruins

teachers

’ work-life balance. The solution could be reached by reducing

teachers

’ working hours and involving more teaching assistants, which would make teaching an easier job.    

To sum up

, teaching has become a less attractive job in many countries because of the low salary, pupils’ behaviour, and the burden of work. Unless we tackle these issues, teaching will remain one of the least prestigious jobs, and education at schools will continue to suffer. In my opinion, the main responsibility for solving the

problem

lies with parents and the government.