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I hate teaching in the public school system

by Tammy

Feb 25, 2012

I entered teaching through a lateral entry program.This is my fourth year, and I hate it. I will probably leave soon because the system gets worse each year. I had many years of experience as a trainer in various disciplines and am good at what I do. The thing is the children just do not want to learn, and do not see any importance in education. I implement new ideas to establish relevancy, and am very creative at putting together interactive activities. The kids just do not want to be in school. I do connect with some of my high school students. However, there are so many disruptions and distractions including cussing each period and every day, talking while I'm teaching, apathy toward learning, disrespect, and just plain rudeness. I hate writing students up, but do because the behavior is maddening. Then, I as all teachers have to contend with more and more paperwork, workshops, meetings, new strategies from our district every week (which never sticks), and of course no raise in my f...See More

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TheTRUTH @AJ,

Change your resume to show the administrative things you've done as a teacher. (e.g. your computer skills, collaborating with admin/parents/other teachers, all the paperwork we complete and prioritize, etc etc). Also, start taking city & state exams (e.g. city bus driver, school safety agent, etc). Go to a Temp Agency too. That's ...See More

Feb 15, 2013

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jean123 On 1/04/13, AJ wrote: > I am a first-year special education teacher in an elementary school. > I ask myself every single day why I got into this profession, why > didn't I read more information on the Internet like this, and why > didn't I just stay in the medical field. I got my masters degree > and am now $70,000 in debt from stude...See MoreOn 1/04/13, AJ wrote: > I am a first-year special education teacher in an elementary school. > I ask myself every single day why I got into this profession, why > didn't I read more information on the Internet like this, and why > didn't I just stay in the medical field. I got my masters degree > and am now $70,000 in debt from student loans and I feel absolutely > trapped. There is a student loan forgiveness program that I want to > participate in but it requires me to teach special education for > five consecutive years in a title I school. I don't even know if I > can make it the rest of this year. My administrator doesn't support > me whatsoever even after a student called me a ho. The disrespect > is blinding and I just don't know how anyone can do this and retire > from it. I wantto get out and into something else but I just don't > know what to do. I really like the medical field and would do > something there but that would require me to go to more school but > I cannot afford any more student loans. I've been trying to > research jobs that I could do with a teaching degree but haven't > found much. Does anyone have any ideas at all? > > On 11/28/12, Ange wrote: >> It isn't the student's who are causing me unnecessary stress, but >> the useless paperwork, the stupid meetings, the constant >> increase in my duties as a spec ed teacher. I am one friggn' >> person! And yet I am a yard duty supervisor, a counsellor, a >> tutor, a tech expert, a mediator, a social worker, a secretary, >> a guidance counsellor, a grant writer, a co- teacher, a first >> nations in-take teacher, an ESL teacher, a speech pathologist, an >> occupational therapist, Christmas concert organizer, drama club >> leader.... and the list goes on! >> >> I love my students, but my job responsibilities keep growing! >> Where is my support? My educational assistants are taken away >> from me one by one to make more money available to pay fancy >> speech therapists, occupational therapists and other experts that >> I never see. Where are these so-called experts? Where is my >> support? To heck with it. I'd rather work in a prison than the >> public education system! >>

Feb 15, 2013

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pixie Do you have secretarial skills, such as rapid typing? How about computer skills, such as EXCEL? Congratulations on your positive step.

On 2/15/13, TheTRUTH wrote: > @AJ, > > Change your resume to show the administrative things you've done as a > teacher. (e.g. your computer skills, collaborating with > admin/parents/other te...See More

Feb 15, 2013

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Andrea Baran On 3/11/12, Well said wrote: > I feel the exact same way you do. I have been teaching for > six years, and I am leaving at the end of this year. It's > unbearable being there everyday, even when I know it will be > over soon... > > On 2/25/12, Tammy wrote: >> I entered teaching through a lateral entry program.This is >>...See More

Feb 26, 2013

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Aniga On 4/02/12, burnout wrote: > I still have hope for students as many are willing to learn and > only need some special people to help them become successful. > I do not think the students are the problem. We are fighting a > multifront war against being regulated to death, toxic parents, > and unsupportive administrators. Someone who ...See MoreOn 4/02/12, burnout wrote: > I still have hope for students as many are willing to learn and > only need some special people to help them become successful. > I do not think the students are the problem. We are fighting a > multifront war against being regulated to death, toxic parents, > and unsupportive administrators. Someone who was at my school > a few years ago would not recognize this place today. Morale > has all but evaporated. Most of the positive people are those > who have not been teaching for a long time. > > I like to teach, but I hate my job. These words are not > originally mine, but have been said by many at this campus. I > have applied for a transfer within my district, hoping that at > least I will have a better administrator. If the transfer is > not approved, I will resign. There are two months to go until > the end, but if it runs as long as Winter Break to Spring Break > has, it will be a long haul. Sometimes, I think there is a > movement to push out teachers who have been around for a while > so that the payroll bottom line will decrease. It would > explain a lot. After all, new teachers think this is like > "Stand and Deliver" or "Dead Poet's Society" where they can > truly make a wonderful difference. In a few years, reality > will sink in, and they will ask the same thing many do--- "What > was I thinking?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/25/12, Tammy wrote: >> I entered teaching through a lateral entry program.This is >> my fourth year, and I hate it. I will probably leave soon >> because the system gets worse each year. I had many years of >> experience as a trainer in various disciplines and am good >> at what I do. The thing is the children just do not want to >> learn, and do not see any importance in education. I >> implement new ideas to establish relevancy, and am very >> creative at putting together interactive activities. The >> kids just do not want to be in school. I do connect with >> some of my high school students. However, there are so many >> disruptions and distractions including cussing each period >> and every day, talking while I'm teaching, apathy toward >> learning, disrespect, and just plain rudeness. I hate >> writing students up, but do because the behavior is >> maddening. Then, I as all teachers have to contend with more >> and more paperwork, workshops, meetings, new strategies from >> our district every week (which never sticks), and of course >> no raise in my four years.This is the craziest >> organizational system. I'm just tired.

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