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by I need to vent

Feb 6, 2012

I am a first year teacher and to say that I hate my job is an understatement. I've thought about quitting so many times since the school year started in August. The only thing that has kept me is that I don't want to be labeled a quitter. I teach at a high school in a small town. The kids are horrible! In each class period, I have like 3 students out of 30 that actually do what they are supposed to do. The rest of the students are unmotivated lazy bums that complain about EVERYTHING. If I gave them $25 each, I am positive they would say "you could have given us $50." The students don't want to learn and believe that the only reason for coming to school is to be with their friends. Talking while I'm speaking, horse playing around, throwing things, you name it, the students to do it. This is an everyday thing. Discipline referrals, calling their parents, docking their grade, etc., nothing helps. Additionally, my school has the type of administrators that have forgotten what is like to be...See More

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