Children today need someone to care, encourage, and reward them as they pass from year to year. American teachers are not in our classrooms. Our youth need to experience teachers of color in positions of authority and respect. Teachers are needed who can demonstrate appropriate instructional programs based on culture and achievement. Academic excellence must be a goal for our youth and teachers to achieve.
Teachers impact the future and shape the lives of our youth.
According to a National Education Association Study, almost one-third of the students in U.S. public schools are minorities. American teachers are a result of the shortage of teachers caused by low salaries, retirements, career changes, and the difficulty of some minority collegians to meet requirements for state certification. Successful recruitment efforts on national, state and local levels must continue to improve teacher preparation programs, salaries and benefits, yet emphasize the profession as attractive and inviting. American teachers as the number of minority students in our schools continues to escalate. The society in which we live is very competitive.