Provide middle and high school students with opportunities to explore teaching as a career option. Help students gain a ralisticunderstanding of the nature of education and the role of the teacher. Coordinate information about teaching as a profession, employment opportunities, financial assistance options, and educational issues such as professional mobility, diversity, job security, and other matters.
Teaching needs to be viewed as a promising career option.
Particularly neededin the future will be teachers from diverse backgrounds to matchand be sensitive to the increasing diversity in our classrooms.