Or we can do the things needed to make teaching an attractive profession to enter and to stay. Respect has many components to it. Pay is certainly one of the most important. In addition, polls show the public supports a teacher pay raise. As the governor has said, it is simply market economics.
Teachers are a hot commodity.
We must treasure our teachers, and the value of what we do. Respect is also demonstrated in the way teachers are treated both on the job, and by the public, emphasizes Noble. Finally, Noble strongly feels it is time to raise the level of respect for teachers throughout society in general. We truly do care about children, and we actually do know what we are doing in the classroom. Teachers, and all public school employees, must seek a new level of respect for their important contributions.