Two separate surveys have found that nearly one out of every two teachers leave the classroom within five years. What is this loss of teachers called?
a. Teacher shrinkage
b. Career change
c. Attrition
d. Failed teaching
ANS: C
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a. use congruent communication in which they address situations rather than students' characters, confer dignity upon students, and use brevity in correcting behavior. b. use considerable force and constraints to impose proper discipline on young adolescents. c. used two or more classroom management theories and supplement with their own ideas. d. understand students' misbehaviors results from one or more mistaken goals which should be thoughtfully considered prior to correcting misbehaviors.