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This feature article titled “Where are all the Teachers?” is written by Anvi Vaish and was published on The Lamplighter along with Best of SNO. The article discusses topics such as the deprofessionalization of teachers, how it is threatening education in the United States, and how they contribute to the ongoing teacher shortage.

This article can serve as a “mentor” text as it demonstrates quality journalism. The reporter interviewed people who were directly affected by the issues mentioned above like the Board of Education chair, the Commissioner of Education, and teachers from their state. Their transition paragraphs also provided valuable information on the various topics. For example, since the article discusses the deprofessionalization of teachers, they gave three reasons as to why that’s happening based on the answers from the interviewees: teacher pay, teacher trust, and a lack of respect. They also chose good quotes that clearly show viewers what the interviewees think about the issues.

By reading the article, readers can learn about the certain traits that quality journalism has and be able to identify other quality journalism.