Will we lose the collected wisdom of retiring teachers?

Many teachers will be retiring over the next 10 years. In fact, of the ~4 million teachers teaching now, nearly half are over the age of 50. Check out the National Center for Education Statistics for this info and a mountain of other interesting stats; I can assure you, the PlansForUs team is combing through these stats right now. While the impact, as Brett Pawlowski points out, of the changing demographics of teaching will be significant, the PlansForUs team is concerned about losing the amazing accumulation of knowledge that is bound up in our retiring teachers.

PlansForUs is the solution for capturing this knowledge. At PlansForUs, the knowledge becomes evergreen the minute that the ideas, lesson plans and feedback are entered into the system. While styles of teaching evolve, the essential knowledge gained through 30 years of experience is captured and passed on to generations to come. (If any teachers need help moving this knowledge from their hard drives, either computer or brain, please contact us, we would love to help you make this content available.)

PlansForUs is the place for teachers to come, to plan, to learn and to share their collective experience. It is a place where an idea can impact a classroom a world away or a door away. Education is our most important cultural asset, lets make sure that nothing is lost in this demographic transformation occurring in teaching.

Speak to you soon.

by Tyler, CEO