Re: How is Teaching in SC Right Now?

darnell

Posted on 10/30/09

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I'm in agreement with Fed up. I am a transplant from another
state (my husband is military). I taught in the SC public school
system for a few years and teachers here will not stand up. They
keep getting dumped on and most will complain among each other but
will not come together as "one" and complain to the right people.
As long as teachers are willing to take the "abuse" they will
continue to be abused. If you are a person who is willing to
stand up and speak out you are seen as a trouble maker and a
complainer no matter how legit your concerns are. I did myself
the biggest favor when I decided that teaching in this state is
not a good fit for me.

On 10/11/09, fed up wrote:
> On 10/10/09, Wondering wrote:
>> I'm in GA and have been reading all the posts on their
>> teachers' net and there is a vast difference from that site
>> to this one. I'm just trying to figure out if SC is in
>> slightly better shape than GA as far as the teaching front
>> goes, and... trying to figure out whether to add SC
>> certification to my existing GA one. To better compare and
>> set the stage, teachers in GA have already taken several
>> furlough days and many more may be set after Christmas -
>> some teachers are saying their districts may make them take
>> as many as 5, but most districts' admin. hasn't taken any
>> furlough days. In fact, there are some GA districts who
>> have coughed up money to add to the admin supplements.
>> Also, most districts in GA are claiming not to have enough
>> money to get subs when teachers are absent. Therefore,
>> teachers (even in elem) have to cover an absent teacher's
>> class during their planning period, and they keep swapping
>> out different teachers to cover dependent upon their
>> planning period. There are also many other various things,
>> but not enough time to get into. Are the SC teachers in the
>> same shape and just not venting about it on here? The GA
>> site is full of teachers who are fed up - and rightly so -
>> mostly because there is no union to stand up for us.
>
>
> Teachers in this state, overall, do not complain. They simply
> shuffle along and do as they are told. We also are out of
> money for subs, so we lose our planning to cover others'
> classes. We are taking furlough days in my district, too. We
> don't get paid enough (compared to union states), are
> required to do much unpaid, etc., etc., etc. Teachers here
> (even on this board) will tell you, "Bless your heart! I'm
> just happy to have my job!" No one in this state would dream
> of pushing for rights. They will continue to get dumped upon
> and continue to show up every day. Sad, sad, sad.
>

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