Why Is Middle School Teaching a Job of Tomorrow?
Education will always be resistant to volatile trends. No matter if the economy is struggling or booming, or what the latest technological craze is, or which hot button issues have people impassioned, education will remain a steady constant in continuously changing times. The need for education will not diminish, as the population increases and more children are sent into middle school to learn the important fundamentals of English, math, science, and history. Enrollment rates for students in pre-kindergarten through middle school are expected to increase ten percent from the 2005 figures for public schools by 2016, and six percent for private schools, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. More middle school teachers will be needed to teach the influx of new students. Employment opportunities for middle school teachers are expected to see an 11 percent increase by 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Middle school teachers earn an average salary of $4
