@@jaydel3 That is true but a lot of people who sub also do other jobs alongside it. I just figured I would offer the suggestion since it does provide a way for you to still interact with students like a teacher does during the school day without the extra burdens of lesson planning, grading, meetings with parents, etc.
Absolutely! I 150% agree. I am a recovering/retired teacher. The pace and demands are insane. And now if you get sick they'll say "you need to practice self care". Not when no subs available.
I wanted to administer my Geometry classes’ test by computer. My micromanagerial prejudiced tyrant boss - the principal - ordered me to administer the entire test by paper. All 70 of them. My coworkers graded 20 of them and I got stuck manually grading the remaining 50. And I never got any appreciation for doing a mountain of work.
I don't know how teachers even do it! I am a school bust driver and it's bad enough dealing with some of the kids on there, but you have them all day! Teaching is so under appreciated!
I love your analogy of a speeding car! As a “recovering teacher” of 39 years, (I’m 4+ years into retirement!), times between school terms were always “breaks”, not “holidays” and usually spent sleeping, resting, reading, sleeping, OR…..sleeping!
My breaks are more mental and social recharges. Short break’s almost make it harder to go back because your trying to catch up with everything and everyone you missed because your so busy with work during the school year.
I’ve spent Thanksgiving being sick, as a teacher. And now most of my 2 week Christmas break, I’ve been sick with bronchitis, after catching it from my students! I’m up at 5:15 am, not getting nearly enough sleep. Thinking of quitting, but dreading turning in the 2 week notice with upsetting my principal and co-workers and students, by me quitting
@@debihester7284 Don’t dread it, do it. Your health - physical and mental - is worth more than a job, even an important one. If you’re able to cope financially, (I know that may be a consideration), then please, look after yourself, because if you don’t, who will? Probably not your employer! Take good care.
@@theskiesthelimit-q2k I used to think I was doing that, but it wasn’t until I retired and “crashed”, that I realised I’d been just “papering” over the stress, for decades!
I’m on my last contractual year of teaching, and I don’t see myself going back after I finish. It’s impossible to keep up with the demands and everything extra that comes along with the job. I’ve gotten chicken pox and COVID from these kids and everything in between. I’ve gotten demeaned by parents and management for doing my job. It doesn’t matter if it’s public, private, international, or tutoring, it all sucks
One week I had so much work - between cataloging grades, making mandatory do-now exercises, exit tickets, complaining to parents, and managing work emails - that by the time I finished, I had a mere 20 minutes of free time. In the entire week.
Retired now, but all my breaks were spent catching up on papers and planning and sleeping. I was going to teach summer school one year but my family did an intervention and I backed out. Thank God.
More than once I spent the two-week break in bed trying to recoup from Chicken Pox, Flu, a cold, pink eye, or something else that was contagious. I loved each and every one of my students, but I don't miss the pressure from the unfair administrators or demanding parents. I am now a volunteer costumer for an elementary/middle school AND I still had a parent come yell at me five days ago.
Nobodies fault but ur own. U were the one smart enough to pay for college to get a low paying job. It's basic math. I don't want people like u teaching my children because it shows ur not smart just becoming a teacher alone!!
SAME!!! I stopped teaching bc of a horrible accident I had and then it was just too much. I have It’s not the workload, though at times that’s difficult too, but it’s the stress and feeling unprepared for things kids really need. I was an outcry person, which means the first to hear a victim I’d story, and this happened a few times with me. I have had fights that I got hurt in, one kid was suffering from mental illness and had been known to be extremely volatile, got put into my room without warning and stuff happened and I ended up being attacked by the kid and was 5 mos pregnant. Thank Hod students jumped in and helped me, but still. And there’s so so so much more. There’s no mental health help for teachers and we need it desperately. How much does the system have to break down for it to change??
Man, that’s awful! I am so sorry that you went through that! Quite frankly, at this point in time, I don’t see the system changing one bit unless/until every single teacher leaves the profession and all schools nationwide are left emptyhanded. It’s not like teachers are being adequately replaced at present, unless schools are happy to permanently become babysitting centers and nothing more from here on out....
That’s exactly it, your analogy with the car brake. The same goes for Summer. You are so exhausted you spend the first couple of weeks in some sort of agitation. Later, you kind of pass out. Then you wake up. In the blink of an eye, it’s already time to head back to school.
My friend was a teacher for a few years. Middle school art. Not that tough, right? She said the kids came into her room so stressed out from the other classes. It was exhausting and nauseating. She only kasted a few years and moved on to happier things
My bestie teacher had 40-50 students per period in her MS art class & she quit bef the yr end. So, I helped my other bestie get that job & they reduced the load to 40 students per period. She moved to a new smaller district to reduce her student-teacher ratio. 50 impulsive people in the small art room for 6 periods...300 kids a day... My sister can't stand being in a rm with her 5 kids for 30 min.
My daughter was Special Education teacher and didn't renew her contract. She's making more working from home in mortgage finance and hitting the student loan payments more often.
I got sick with bronchitis over break. Only to return to class & get strep. The good news? I lost about 12 lbs. But fell behind on lessons, tests, & training.
I'm about to surrender my certification and actually feel much more freedom in that than anything because the insufficiencies of our educational system are brutal! It's numbers before quality and consistency, and funding before safety. Stats!
This rings so true for me. I'm always dead tired and even though I tell myself I need to go into school (during breaks) to catch up and organize, I just can't. Too sick and too exhausted. BTW, I put in my resume at Costco last month.
Teaching is way harder than it used to be, even a decade ago. But there are many people who get into teaching who are not really teachers. For example, musicians are often urged to become music teachers so they can still make an income, even though their passion may be to compose or to play. So if they’re not really a teacher, they will be a lousy teacher. And the stresses of teaching are going to be magnified. But even the best of real teachers have a very hard time in today’s society because there’s no accountability for the students’ bad behaviors.
I don’t know if I agree… I just finished my first year. I’m 38 , so I’m not some sniveling “life is too hard” 23 year old that just got out of college; I’ve had a more torturous route…I need a few more years and more data in my head to say for sure… Yes the year was hard, we had to learn as we went, GATAPP classes, new state math standards, and horrible students that succeeded in giving my jaded old self and actual panic attack along with a nasty alternation accusation…. But even after all that, it was better than being a realtor(for me at least). I genuinely loved a lot of it. I genuinely care to see my students succeed and am saddened when they make decisions that ultimately harm their futures. I am looking forward to next year (really) .
As a young 26y/o, child free & single, I’m curious to see what the school system Will look like soon and if I even want kids b/c the rate of burnout of teachers, the unrulyness of kids, the violence happening in schools by kids…I’m contemplating if I even want kids b/c tbh the only option is homeschool & in the economy I don’t see how we’d afford that…like what’s the end game? What does the govt plan to do about this?!
Kids aren’t really learning anything at school . Teachers are more concerned about finishing there work load then teaching the kids each kid has there own learning ability. Most of the stuff they teach them kids will not is it in real life anyways. They teach a one size fits all teaching method that’s the problem
lol everything you said in your post is wrong.. their work load is teaching in addition to all the side activities and roles and late night and weekend paperwork
Today was my last day as an 8th grade teacher. I have a job with the state of Illinois. I feel so relieved.
I’m truly happy for you. That environment is not fit for humans anymore.
@@CreativeCreatorCreates I was dying inside.
Good for you! I couldn't handle teaching the kids of today. You really have to feel the calling to teach nowadays.
@@Hjaelteomslag I know. It has to be your passion. Some guy like me just can't do it.
@@Hjaelteomslag What’s changed? Aside from not being able to hit kids…
I would love to work a job where I didn’t have to take my work home with me. I totally understand this teachers relief.
Atleast you get paid at Costco if they try and make you work overtime 😂
Same feeling when I finished grad school and got a "normal" higher pay job.
You could always do subbing if you don't like the extra work of being a full time teacher.
@@Laz3rCat95but they get maid way less
@@jaydel3 That is true but a lot of people who sub also do other jobs alongside it. I just figured I would offer the suggestion since it does provide a way for you to still interact with students like a teacher does during the school day without the extra burdens of lesson planning, grading, meetings with parents, etc.
Absolutely! I 150% agree. I am a recovering/retired teacher. The pace and demands are insane. And now if you get sick they'll say "you need to practice self care". Not when no subs available.
I wanted to administer my Geometry classes’ test by computer. My micromanagerial prejudiced tyrant boss - the principal - ordered me to administer the entire test by paper. All 70 of them. My coworkers graded 20 of them and I got stuck manually grading the remaining 50. And I never got any appreciation for doing a mountain of work.
I don't know how teachers even do it! I am a school bust driver and it's bad enough dealing with some of the kids on there, but you have them all day! Teaching is so under appreciated!
Try being a teacher and bus aide 😮💨
Bus drivers - my heroes when I taught.
I love your analogy of a speeding car!
As a “recovering teacher” of 39 years, (I’m 4+ years into retirement!), times between school terms were always “breaks”, not “holidays” and usually spent sleeping, resting, reading, sleeping, OR…..sleeping!
My breaks are more mental and social recharges. Short break’s almost make it harder to go back because your trying to catch up with everything and everyone you missed because your so busy with work during the school year.
I’ve spent Thanksgiving being sick, as a teacher. And now most of my 2 week Christmas break, I’ve been sick with bronchitis, after catching it from my students! I’m up at 5:15 am, not getting nearly enough sleep. Thinking of quitting, but dreading turning in the 2 week notice with upsetting my principal and co-workers and students, by me quitting
@@debihester7284 Don’t dread it, do it. Your health - physical and mental - is worth more than a job, even an important one. If you’re able to cope financially, (I know that may be a consideration), then please, look after yourself, because if you don’t, who will? Probably not your employer! Take good care.
I thought it was more detox time; getting all that stress out of your system.
@@theskiesthelimit-q2k I used to think I was doing that, but it wasn’t until I retired and “crashed”, that I realised I’d been just “papering” over the stress, for decades!
I’m on my last contractual year of teaching, and I don’t see myself going back after I finish. It’s impossible to keep up with the demands and everything extra that comes along with the job. I’ve gotten chicken pox and COVID from these kids and everything in between. I’ve gotten demeaned by parents and management for doing my job. It doesn’t matter if it’s public, private, international, or tutoring, it all sucks
One week I had so much work - between cataloging grades, making mandatory do-now exercises, exit tickets, complaining to parents, and managing work emails - that by the time I finished, I had a mere 20 minutes of free time. In the entire week.
Retired now, but all my breaks were spent catching up on papers and planning and sleeping. I was going to teach summer school one year but my family did an intervention and I backed out. Thank God.
Your description of the actual pace of teacher work is so important for people to get.
Perfect description of breaks- I do almost nothing on breaks- just recovered. I easily work 10-11 hour days during the year.
Break!!!??? What a life....time to prepare for work, shop, plan lessons..and the never ending prof development....
More than once I spent the two-week break in bed trying to recoup from Chicken Pox, Flu, a cold, pink eye, or something else that was contagious. I loved each and every one of my students, but I don't miss the pressure from the unfair administrators or demanding parents. I am now a volunteer costumer for an elementary/middle school AND I still had a parent come yell at me five days ago.
Nobodies fault but ur own. U were the one smart enough to pay for college to get a low paying job. It's basic math. I don't want people like u teaching my children because it shows ur not smart just becoming a teacher alone!!
I completely agree with the winter break thing!
I quit being a preschool teacher a year ago and now imma bus driver. Better conditions and pay; and benefits for the first time.
Good for you! Are you a school bus driver or a public transit bus driver? Just out of curiosity.
Truth, especially these last bunch of years... nightmare! Back in the 70's, 80's, I don't know how long, it used to be such a joy!
Even the ‘90s and 2000s were manageable! But the 2010s-present have been sheer hell on wheels for teaching.
SAME!!! I stopped teaching bc of a horrible accident I had and then it was just too much. I have It’s not the workload, though at times that’s difficult too, but it’s the stress and feeling unprepared for things kids really need. I was an outcry person, which means the first to hear a victim I’d story, and this happened a few times with me. I have had fights that I got hurt in, one kid was suffering from mental illness and had been known to be extremely volatile, got put into my room without warning and stuff happened and I ended up being attacked by the kid and was 5 mos pregnant. Thank Hod students jumped in and helped me, but still. And there’s so so so much more. There’s no mental health help for teachers and we need it desperately. How much does the system have to break down for it to change??
Man, that’s awful! I am so sorry that you went through that! Quite frankly, at this point in time, I don’t see the system changing one bit unless/until every single teacher leaves the profession and all schools nationwide are left emptyhanded. It’s not like teachers are being adequately replaced at present, unless schools are happy to permanently become babysitting centers and nothing more from here on out....
That’s exactly it, your analogy with the car brake. The same goes for Summer. You are so exhausted you spend the first couple of weeks in some sort of agitation. Later, you kind of pass out. Then you wake up. In the blink of an eye, it’s already time to head back to school.
This is tragic for our children but I can understand why he and so many others have just had it with all the shit
My friend was a teacher for a few years. Middle school art. Not that tough, right? She said the kids came into her room so stressed out from the other classes. It was exhausting and nauseating. She only kasted a few years and moved on to happier things
My bestie teacher had 40-50 students per period in her MS art class & she quit bef the yr end.
So, I helped my other bestie get that job & they reduced the load to 40 students per period.
She moved to a new smaller district to reduce her student-teacher ratio.
50 impulsive people in the small art room for 6 periods...300 kids a day...
My sister can't stand being in a rm with her 5 kids for 30 min.
My daughter was Special Education teacher and didn't renew her contract.
She's making more working from home in mortgage finance and hitting the student loan payments more often.
How do you get trained to do mortgage finance?
This is true to fois services workers at collages too. I needed those breaks! The energy for everyone is toxic even at good schools.
You are both correct 😢
I'm feeling overwhelmed. Considering leaving now.
I got sick with bronchitis over break. Only to return to class & get strep. The good news? I lost about 12 lbs. But fell behind on lessons, tests, & training.
Me too! Just got over bronchitis from first graders! I was sick for 2 weeks!!
I'm about to surrender my certification and actually feel much more freedom in that than anything because the insufficiencies of our educational system are brutal! It's numbers before quality and consistency, and funding before safety. Stats!
Cosco is less drama.
The admin expects edu to use their WB, FB, SB, & SuB to catchup on stolen plan time.
This rings so true for me. I'm always dead tired and even though I tell myself I need to go into school (during breaks) to catch up and organize, I just can't. Too sick and too exhausted. BTW, I put in my resume at Costco last month.
My body shuts down the first day of winter break. Sick as a dog for days.
Teaching is way harder than it used to be, even a decade ago. But there are many people who get into teaching who are not really teachers. For example, musicians are often urged to become music teachers so they can still make an income, even though their passion may be to compose or to play. So if they’re not really a teacher, they will be a lousy teacher. And the stresses of teaching are going to be magnified. But even the best of real teachers have a very hard time in today’s society because there’s no accountability for the students’ bad behaviors.
OMG, working at evil costco is easier? This speaks volumes
😂😂😂
Yes!!
I don’t know if I agree… I just finished my first year. I’m 38 , so I’m not some sniveling “life is too hard” 23 year old that just got out of college; I’ve had a more torturous route…I need a few more years and more data in my head to say for sure… Yes the year was hard, we had to learn as we went, GATAPP classes, new state math standards, and horrible students that succeeded in giving my jaded old self and actual panic attack along with a nasty alternation accusation…. But even after all that, it was better than being a realtor(for me at least). I genuinely loved a lot of it. I genuinely care to see my students succeed and am saddened when they make decisions that ultimately harm their futures. I am looking forward to next year (really) .
Ive been a Hair Stylist for over 2 decades, Im done. Its too much, so I can sympathize. So many careers, teaching,nursing etc are burnt out.
‘Winter Break’? … you mean Christmas?
So sad. We don't give teachers their due. If we gave them ½ the respect we give cops, they may stand a chance.
Just tired, after almost 27 yrs.It's that time!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winter break? Report cards are due the week we're back from break. So, no break.
We got ours out right before break
Even summer breaks are an illusion
As a young 26y/o, child free & single, I’m curious to see what the school system
Will look like soon and if I even want kids b/c the rate of burnout of teachers, the unrulyness of kids, the violence happening in schools by kids…I’m contemplating if I even want kids b/c tbh the only option is homeschool & in the economy I don’t see how we’d afford that…like what’s the end game? What does the govt plan to do about this?!
The government caused this!!!!!
Kids aren’t really learning anything at school . Teachers are more concerned about finishing there work load then teaching the kids each kid has there own learning ability. Most of the stuff they teach them kids will not is it in real life anyways. They teach a one size fits all teaching method that’s the problem
lol everything you said in your post is wrong.. their work load is teaching in addition to all the side activities and roles and late night and weekend paperwork
Good for you 😊
Teaching is harder than the Marines. 😊
Amen!
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