-I work hard. (60+ hours a week when I'm only paid for 35) -I put my own money into the classroom (nearly $1,500 a year) -My pay is low for a college graduate(my children finished college and started making 20-30K more a year than I do after 18 years teaching!)
And then to top it all off I'm disrespected.
-By other people "in education" who've never really been in the classroom -Administration (light years away from the classroom) -Parents who see me as an overpaid babysitter -Students who've never learned to respect anyone -Politicians who will say anything to get reelected -Society as a whole
This disrespect causes stress and anxiety. (More than half the teachers I work with are on antidepressants) It drains our energy. We feel like we're fighting a losing battle. We want to do what's best for children but our opinions...based on years of experience teaching...are overlooked. We aren't the 'specialists'.
I wouldn't dream of telling the electrician how to wire a new home, the dentist how to fill a cavity, a surgeon how to take out an appendix...but everyone wants to tell me how to teach the children in my class.
I guess I need to take a 'logic' class because I just don't get it.
I'm Sped HQ (Georgia certification), experienced middle school, and WOULD PREFER a position in an elementary school setting. How good/bad is it up there? Any suggestions, experiences to share? Thanks.
Hello New Mexico Teachers, Would any of you be interested in joining a postcard exchange? If so please contact me. I'd love to have you as part of my exchange.
Camilla VigilOn 8/11/11, Lainy wrote: > Hello New Mexico Teachers, > Would any of you be interested in joining a postcard > exchange? If so please contact me. I'd love to have you as > part of my exchange. > > Lainy
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-I work hard. (60+ hours a week when I'm only paid for 35) -I put my own money into the classroom (nearly $1,500 a year) -My pay is low for a college graduate(my children finished college and started making 20-30K more a year than I do after 18 years teaching!)
And then to top it all off I'm disrespected.
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