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Yesterday was my last day as an NC teacher

by New Start

Oct 22, 2015

Yesterday afternoon, I ceased being a North Carolina Public School teacher. I made it into my fifteenth year. I was a science teacher, and National Board Certified- one of those 'hard to find' teachers for 'hard to staff' positions. I started my new career today, working in the private sector. So much less stress, and still a surreal feeling. My salary is over 20K more per year. Benefits are better. And yet... I'm very sad how this all came about. I saw no option, as over the years it became plain to see that being a teacher in NC is no longer a middle class profession- it's now a dead-end job for martyrs. No thank you. Without question, the Republican Party in the NC legislature is ideologically opposed to public education, and harbors a deep-seated animus towards educators in general. At the end of the day, however, the public must be held to account as not supporting the public schools of this state. It's not going to change. All those who can, you owe it to yourselves and your fami...See More

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Getting out is all we can do. God willing, this will be my last year. It is time to get
out. It just isn't worth it anymore.

On 10/24/15, Bill t (retired and glad of it( wrote:
>
> knew I was getting out while the getting was good. Still,
> it all makes me sad.....

Oct 25, 2015

ElemenTeacher I'm six years in and this will be my last year. I can't stand how the system is hurting us and the kids. I'm hoping to move back to my home state of Michigan and maybe a different profession all together.

Can't wait to say goodbye to this state!!

-ElemenTeacher

On 10/25/15, Getting out is all we can do. wrote: > God wi...See More

Oct 25, 2015

It's time to go Your vested after 5 years... Some school districts lie and say 10 but that law never passed. In my 13 years of teaching I have never seen so many teachers leave mid year...

10/25/15, ElemenTeacher wrote: > I'm six years in and this will be my last year. I can't > stand how the system is hurting us and the kids. I'm > hoping to m...See More

Oct 25, 2015

marx > 10/25/15, ElemenTeacher wrote: >> I'm six years in and this will be my last year. I can't >> stand how the system is hurting us and the kids. I'm >> hoping to move back to my home state of Michigan and maybe >> a different profession all together. >> >> Can't wait to say goodbye to this state!! >> >...See More

Oct 26, 2015

North Carolina sucks
looking for a job now. I was going to wait for a family
issue to clear up and just move to another state and
teach. It has become impossible for me to wait anymore.
Another year without a pay increase. A state that hates
teachers and a work load that just keeps growing had
become too much. I used to get upset when teachers left<...See More

Nov 2, 2015

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