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, only eight(28%) had ever considered teaching in a K-12 setting (see Table 3, in green). Table 3. Few newcomer students had considered K-12 teaching. Q: Have you considered teaching in a K-12 setting? never thought about it rarely thought about it thought about it a little bit thought about it a lot thought about it with certainty 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 # of RespondentsThe survey also included an open-ended probe into the reasoning around their answers, withseveral responses provided below. Students who were not interested in an E+T