Show Why h Y B They heY Dont Don't re Want To Teach tt pf STUDENTS LIST DESIRED Ot VOCATIONS In view of the serious shortage of teachers which now exists an e efort ef effort effort ef- ef fort was made in Manti High School to find out why teaching seemed unattractive to the students i The survey was made among 38 senior students who gave their reasons for not wanting to teach 4 as follows Salary not high enough 10 students Training too costly 8 students 47 Children too difficult get on your nerves 4 students Dislike teachers and dont don't want to be like them 4 students 31 Standard of living and conduct expected of teachers set too high high high- 3 3 students L 37 Too many hours of work each day 2 students ja t Lessen a girls girl's chance of marriage mare marf mar- mar e fir 1 stud student f nt V l I I Parents object 1 student This survey showed that only five fiver 1 r of the thirty-eight thirty students had no case against teaching and that only 6 those five had any definite plans Ito I to become teachers 1 q I A vocational survey made recently recent recent- 1 Y ly 1 on the same 38 senior students r I showed that teaching and agriculture 4 ture both proved unattractive as r drawing powers for the students who will be the workers of tomor tomor- f. f row Five each chose teaching and agriculture as their ultimate aim aimin aimin aimin in in life The thirty-eight thirty students students' J available on the day of the survey sury sur- sur vey y indicated their preferences as 1 follows Ivey Agriculture 5 Teaching 5 11 Carpentry 1 13 3 Engineering 5 i 6 Business 9 9 Music 1 Music 1 Metal Work Vork 1 1 Forestry 2 Military 1 35 Radio Radio 1 1 Interior Decorating 1 Road Patrol 1 w Undecided 5 ji Twenty-one Twenty of the thirty-eight thirty students said they hope for four 6 2 11 years of college nine hoped Mor for some college and eight do not I plan to continue their schooling after after af- af ter er finishing high school I n |