re: Do you know any teachers that have experienced ‘burnout’?

I was a teacher in the orleans public system for many years. My "burnout" was brought about being assaulted by a child and told that if i even touched the child to defend myself (such as pushing him away from me) then i would be arrested.

i was told to put my hand high in the air as he punched me so that everyone could see that I was not hurting the poor darling child. (We had 5 teachers out on assault pay, one was pushed down concrete stairs and broke some bone, another teacher had her arm crushed in a door by students)

But my car being broken into or windows broken for the 3rd time in a 2 month period was the final straw. We knew who did it but the principal assured me that he would not punish the the child and the I was richer than the parents so it was my own fault for parking by the school.

He suggested i "find a better parking spot" (In the ghetto? Is there such a thing?)

So a few days later i turned in letter that basically said this.

" My car has been broken into 3 times and you advised me to find a better parking spot. i am so happy to report that your excellent advice was inspirational and I took it to heart.

I have found a better parking space. It is at St Monica's where i will be teaching starting immediately. "

ETA: The school was on MLK Blvd. I think that lets you know all you need to know about the neighborhood, proudly serving the BWcooper and melpomene projects.

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was a teacher and left. I liked the kids and never had any issues with parents. It was administration that would always be the issue. It boiled down to, if they find someone who does more than called to do, they will continually add to your plate. That’s all fine and dandy but when your pay doesn’t reflect your work load, it becomes hard to continue.

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This x 1000

It's hard working above and beyond and watch a virtual retard with the work ethic of a sloth make the same money as you do and get tenure. More often than not, that same retard will get a promotion to administration and be placed in charge of curriculum; or something else equally important. It's mind-boggling how mediocrity is rewarded in education.
Some of the smartest and most capable people I know are teachers while some of the dumbest and most lazy are teachers. Go figure.

I,m a retired teacher.
33 yrs in the publics and another 7 in private (Catholic) school.
Burnout is real. I've seen a lot of young teachers full of piss and vinegar when they start, done after 3-5 years.
They end up doing something else. What does them in is all the "other" duties that are forced on them, that ate up their "life" after school.
Regarding retirement -
The formula for most is like this: The avg. of your 3 best years X the number of years (30) X 2.5%
So- at $60K, after 30 years, your retirement is $45K.
Most who survive 30 yrs, do 3 more in the DROP program, which, for the same example above, would be worth $135K.

I’m in my fifth year, and loving it. But I have pretty good kids and a good supporting administration.

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I see operators, nurses, welders, lawyers, and CPA's bitch about their jobs on facebook and about the "late hours" or "missed activities" or just about the people, they work with. Yet everyone knows at least one teacher who does it and lumps all teachers into that category.

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I know plenty of nurses and accountants and lawyers and I truly never see this.

Part of that is probably because most people I know in those categories aren't very active on social media.

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A lot of teachers simply struggle with time management.

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I will say a lot of that is curriculum, the Parish I work in no longer wants T/F or fill in the blank questions. They can have multiple choice but it has to be Part A, Part B. They also have to have a written response question or multiple short answer questions in order to get students to write more.
Most stuff is on the computer and I have to grade that way but I have to print and write out my comments that way in order to give feedback. It is a lot of unnecessary steps.
Normally I spend 30-45 minutes extra a week on lesson planning, and an hour grading, this year both of those numbers have increased a bit. Also, doesn't help the beginning of the year I do not have a planning time since it is filled with meetings 3 days a week.

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I know plenty of nurses and accountants and lawyers and I truly never see this.

Part of that is probably because most people I know in those categories aren't very active on social media.

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That is the point, I could lump all of those professions as complainers if I wanted to because I see it. However, people are friends with teachers and see one out of like 5 complain and they act like every teacher does it.