{"id":38165,"date":"2024-04-04T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:48:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:48:39","slug":"challenges-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"4. Challenges in the classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to asking public K-12 teachers about issues they see at their school, we asked how much each of the following is a problem among students <em>in their classroom<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Showing little to no interest in learning (47% say this is a major problem)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being distracted by their cellphones (33%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting up and walking around when they\u2019re not supposed to (21%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being disrespectful toward the teacher (21%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46702\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_04_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e7e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1096\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_01.png?resize=480,849 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_01.png?resize=620,1096 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_01.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that 72% of high school teachers say students being distracted by cellphones is a major problem.\" class=\"wp-image-46702 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e7e3; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some challenges are more common among high school teachers, while others are more common among those who teach elementary or middle school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cellphones:<\/strong> 72% of high school teachers say students being distracted by their cellphones in the classroom is a major problem. A third of middle school teachers and just 6% of elementary school teachers say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Little to no interest in learning:<\/strong> A majority of high school teachers (58%) say students showing little to no interest in learning is a major problem. This compares with half of middle school teachers and 40% of elementary school teachers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Getting up and walking around:<\/strong> 23% of elementary school teachers and 24% of middle school teachers see students getting up and walking around when they\u2019re not supposed to as a major problem. A smaller share of high school teachers (16%) say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Being disrespectful:<\/strong> 23% of elementary school teachers and 27% of middle school teachers say students being disrespectful toward them is a major problem. Just 14% of high school teachers say this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;policies-around-cellphone-use&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"policies-around-cellphone-use\">Policies around cellphone use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About eight-in-ten teachers (82%) say their school or district has policies regarding students\u2019 use of cellphones in the classroom. Of those, 56% say these policies are at least somewhat easy to enforce, 30% say they\u2019re difficult to enforce, and 14% say they\u2019re neither easy nor difficult to enforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46706\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_04_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e8e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_02.png?resize=480,462 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_02.png?resize=782,752 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_02.png?resize=840,808 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"616\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_02.png?w=640\" alt=\"A diverging bar chart showing that most high school teachers say cellphone policies are hard to enforce.\" class=\"wp-image-46706 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e8e1; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High school teachers are the least likely to say their school or district has policies regarding students\u2019 use of cellphones in the classroom (71% vs. 84% of elementary school teachers and 94% of middle school teachers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who say there <em>are<\/em> such policies at their school, high school teachers are the most likely to say these are very or somewhat difficult to enforce. Six-in-ten high school teachers say this, compared with 30% of middle school teachers and 12% of elementary school teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;verbal-abuse-and-physical-violence-from-students&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"verbal-abuse-and-physical-violence-from-students\">Verbal abuse and physical violence from students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46718\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_04_03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4ebe9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1096\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_03.png?resize=480,849 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_03.png?resize=620,1096 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_03.png?w=620\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that most teachers say they have faced verbal abuse, 40% say a student has been physically violent toward them.\" class=\"wp-image-46718 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4ebe9; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most teachers (68%) say they have experienced verbal abuse from their students, such as being yelled at or verbally threatened. About one-in-five (21%) say this happens at least a few times a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physical violence is far less common, but about one-in-ten teachers (9%) say a student is physically violent toward them at least a few times a month. Four-in-ten say this has <em>ever<\/em> happened to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-school-level\">Differences by school level<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elementary school teachers (26%) are more likely than middle and high school teachers (18% and 16%) to say they experience verbal abuse from students a few times a month or more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while relatively small shares across school levels say students are physically violent toward them a few times a month or more often, elementary school teachers (55%) are more likely than middle and high school teachers (33% and 23%) to say this has <em>ever <\/em>happened to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-poverty-level\">Differences by poverty level<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among teachers in high-poverty schools, 27% say they experience verbal abuse from students at least a few times a month. This is larger than the shares of teachers in medium- and low-poverty schools (19% and 18%) who say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experiences with physical violence don\u2019t differ as much based on school poverty level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-gender\">Differences by gender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46709\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_04_04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e8e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"724\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_04.png?resize=480,561 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_04.png?resize=620,724 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_04.png?w=620\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that most teachers say they have faced verbal abuse, 40% say a student has been physically violent toward them.\" class=\"wp-image-46709 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e8e7; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers who are women are more likely than those who are men to say a student has been physically violent toward them. Some 43% of women teachers say this, compared with 30% of men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also a gender difference in the shares of teachers who say they\u2019ve experienced verbal abuse from students. But this difference is accounted for by the fact that women teachers are more likely than men to work in elementary schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;addressing-behavioral-and-mental-health-challenges&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"addressing-behavioral-and-mental-health-challenges\">Addressing behavioral and mental health challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight-in-ten teachers say they have to address students\u2019 behavioral issues at least a few times a week, with 58% saying this happens <em>every day<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of teachers (57%) also say they help students with mental health challenges at least a few times a week, with 28% saying this happens daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some teachers are more likely than others to say they have to address students\u2019 behavior and mental health challenges on a daily basis. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46715\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_04_05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d9e1d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1192\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_05.png?resize=480,923 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_05.png?resize=620,1192 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_04_05.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that, among teachers, women are more likely than men to say a student has been physically violent toward them.\" class=\"wp-image-46715 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d9e1d7; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Women: <\/strong>62% of women teachers say they have to address behavior issues daily, compared with 43% of those who are men. And while 29% of women teachers say they have to help students with mental health challenges every day, a smaller share of men (19%) say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elementary and middle school teachers: <\/strong>68% each among elementary and middle school teachers say they have to deal with behavior issues daily, compared with 39% of high school teachers. A third of elementary and 29% of middle school teachers say they have to help students with mental health every day, compared with 19% of high school teachers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teachers in high-poverty schools: <\/strong>67% of teachers in schools with high levels of poverty say they have to address behavior issues on a daily basis. Smaller majorities of those in schools with medium or low levels of poverty say the same (56% and 54%). A third of teachers in high-poverty schools say they have to help students with mental health challenges every day, compared with about a quarter of those in medium- or low-poverty schools who say they have this experience (26% and 24%).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>80% of teachers say they have to address students\u2019 behavioral issues at least a few times a week, with 58% saying this happens daily. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_crdt_document":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","relatedPosts":[],"reportMaterials":[],"multiSectionReport":[],"package_parts__enabled":false,"package_parts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"bylines":[],"acknowledgements":[],"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"bylines":[],"collection":[],"datasets":[],"level_of_effort":[],"primary_audience":[],"information_type":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[458],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[],"research-teams":[519],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-38165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","formats-report","research-teams-social-trends"],"label":false,"post_parent":38147,"word_count":892,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/","art_direction":{"A1":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A2":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A3":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A4":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"XL":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"social":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"","chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[{"id":38147,"title":"What\u2019s It Like To Be a Teacher in America Today?","slug":"whats-it-like-to-be-a-teacher-in-america-today","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-teacher-in-america-today\/","is_active":false},{"id":38158,"title":"1. Teachers\u2019 job satisfaction","slug":"teachers-job-satisfaction","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-job-satisfaction\/","is_active":false},{"id":38153,"title":"2. How teachers manage their workload","slug":"how-teachers-manage-their-workload","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/how-teachers-manage-their-workload\/","is_active":false},{"id":38150,"title":"3. Problems students are facing at public K-12 schools","slug":"problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/","is_active":false},{"id":38165,"title":"4. Challenges in the classroom","slug":"challenges-in-the-classroom","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/","is_active":true},{"id":38181,"title":"5. Teachers\u2019 views of parent involvement","slug":"teachers-views-of-parent-involvement","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-of-parent-involvement\/","is_active":false},{"id":38190,"title":"6. Teachers\u2019 views on the state of public K-12 education","slug":"teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/","is_active":false},{"id":38175,"title":"Acknowledgments","slug":"teacher-survey-acknowledgments","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teacher-survey-acknowledgments\/","is_active":false},{"id":38169,"title":"Methodology","slug":"teacher-survey-methodology","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teacher-survey-methodology\/","is_active":false}],"report_materials":[{"key":"_wjzwt6l1x","type":"topline","attachmentId":36671,"url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_topline.pdf","label":"","icon":""},{"key":"_l1rcezrwh","type":"report","attachmentId":36670,"url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_report.pdf","label":"","icon":""}],"report_pagination":{"current_post":{"id":38165,"title":"4. 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