CharitySub’s Cause
Feb 2013
“Can teachers successfully educate children to think for themselves if teachers are not treated as professionals who think for themselves?” [1]
WHAT CAN I DO TO
HELP TEACHERS?
This month at CharitySub we’ve selected three charities that support our nation’s selfless educators. Our teachers face incredible challenges in the classroom every day. Underfunding affects more than just teacher paychecks, it also affects classroom conditions, contributes to a
lack of administrator support, and increases the student to teacher ratio. All this, paired with higher testing standards puts an enormous strain on both teachers and students. Join us as we learn more about the issues that affect our nation's educators.
45% OF NEW TEACHERS QUIT IN THEIR FIRST 5 YEARS.
This month’s CharitySub partners support the men and women who work so tirelessly to educate our nation’s children. Make a charity selection today, and let's support our teachers together!
AdoptAClassroom.org puts teachers with under-supplied classrooms in touch with community donors. These partnerships have not only helped to raise teacher and student morale through well-supplied classrooms, they’ve also brought back the return of hands-on learning.
Center for Inspired Teaching creates programming for teachers, that allows them to become instigators of thought. This means teaching students not what to think, but rather how to think. The end result is a more engaging and joyful learning experience for both teacher and student.
Urban teachers are faced with learning deficits and the pressure to have students meet rigorous testing requirements. Teaching Matters works to give teachers the tools they need to support each other in lesson planning and instruction, so that students learn more and teachers feels supported.