Please help me with my problem and solution essay!!!!!

Here’s the question:

These days, in many countries, fewer and fewer people want to become teachers, particularly in secondary schools.

What are the reasons for this, and how could the problem be solved?

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Nowadays, many new careers emerge due to the changes happening around the world, whereas many of professions having been popular for centuries are now becoming less common. Teaching is one of them, especially secondary teaching which is one of the least concerned jobs. The reasons for this may be the low salary or stress which requires drastic actions to solve out the problem.

The main cause of the problem that many young people do not want to become teachers is the low pay which is incompatible to the income many other professions offer. Therefore, they hardly consider teaching as a career for them to choose because it is not a lucrative job. For example, a graduate said that she would earned twice as much if they worked in finance and banking or marketing. That is why she would never work in education. To deal with this issue, a solution is for the government to raise teachers’ pay to keep pace with that of other professions. Once this problem is solved, more people may consider to work in this field.

It is not only about the money, however. Another cause of the problem is that teaching is a demanding job in which teachers are often snowed under paperwork and marking. What I mean by this is they often stay at work late or work at home after school to accomplish their workload. A teacher, for instance, told me that she was always under work pressure which made her come home late until after her kids had gone to bed. This is so bad because they do not have time to relax or for their families. To tackle this problem, schools should appoint more teaching assistants to reduce the burden of work on teachers. Also, the government should set the maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work in order to relieve stress on them.

In addition, one more reason is that many students, especially in secondary schools, now behave very badly, which makes teachers frustrated, give up teaching, or even causes graduates to be not eager to become teachers. Obviously, children now have less respect for teachers than in the past. Take me as an example. When I was at school, we were taught to look up to our teachers, and to do what we were told. No one would disobey the teachers or to be rude to them. But now, things have changed and it’s difficult to control pupils in class, particularly those in secondary schools. I think it is parents’ responsibility to have stricter rules at home and to teach their children to have more respect for teachers. Unless parents join hands to sort out this problem, their children’s education will suffer.

In summary, issues such as the low wage, too much pressure and a lack of respect are the major causes of teacher shortages in many countries. To solve out this problem, governments should enact laws of teachers’ pay which encourage people to work in this field. Also, there should be more effective methods to help cut down teachers’ workload and a limitation in the number of weekly working hours to reduce pressure on them. Moreover, parents must take responsibility to teach their children to behave well in school. If all the problems are solved, teaching will be an easy and interesting job that more people would like to do.