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根据下面内容,回答题 AnationalsurveyshowedthatmanyofAmerica'spublicschoolteachersspendtheirowntimeexpandingtheknowledgeandskills.
Professionaltrainingisawayoflifeformanyteachers.Someevengotosummerschoolstolearnnewskillsandkeepupwithadvancesintechnology.
Theaverageteacherhas25yearsofclassroomexperienceandmorethanhalfholdamaster'sdegree.Nearly23percentbeganfull-timeteachingwithinthepastfiveyears.Thisstatisticshouldcausesomeconcernsbecauseitmeansalargenumberofteachersarereachingtheretirementage.Ifthistrendisnotrecognized,atsomepointthiswillresultinanexperiencegap.
Withsalariesbasedonfewerhoursandnoovertime,thecomplaintsoftheteachersbecomemoreunderstandable.Manyoutsidersfeelthatthelongsummervacationsjustifylowerpayscales,butinreality,manyteachersspendagoodpartoftheirvacationhoningtheirskillsfortheupcomingyear,Facingaclassroomunpreparedistougherontheteacherthanonstudents.
Evenwithallofthese,threefifthsofteachers(60percent)saidtheywouldbecometeachersagain.However,thereweremanywhosaidtheywouldnotchooseteachingasacareeriftheycouldstartoveragain.
Forthefirsttime,thesurveysoughtthereasonsforteachersleavingtheprofession.Themostoftencitedreason(37percent)forabandoningtheirtrainingandprofessionalexperiencewaslowsalaries.Minorityteachers(50percent),maleteachers(43percent),andteachersunder30(47percent)weremostlikelytoclaimlowpayasthereasontheywillnotstayinteaching.
WhatdoweknowaboutAmericanpublicschoolteachersfromthepassage? A.Theyeitherhaveamaster'sdegreeorenoughexperience.
B.Theyspendtimeexpandingtheirknowledgeandskills.
C.Theyareaskedtokeepupwithadvancedtechnology.
D.Theymustgotosummerschooltolearnnewskills.
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