A Teacher Lost in the Pipeline If we don't motivate our best teachers, we will lose them to other professions.

The author argues for the need to motivate the best teachers. She also reflects on her encounter with a former middle school student who was a former science teacher and reasons why he decided to stop teaching. Her suggestions for promises that could be made to teachers include recognizing the value of a teacher's work, giving teachers a voice, providing teacher support, and quality of life.