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Posted on 11/2/24 at 1:54 am to High C
This!!!! I am in year 28....
Posted on 11/2/24 at 2:10 am to Falco
The new LER assessment is ridiculous. They're doing way too much. There's a teacher shortage as it is and this crap like this is going to make even more potential educators turn away. Nobody wants to deal with all this stuff for $50K a year.
As for the burnout, my advice is, use your sick days. You get 10 a year so budget them wisely in between holidays. Don't let anyone try to tell you that you need to be at work every day and how "the kids need you" and all that BS. They give you 10 days; use your 10 days.
As for the burnout, my advice is, use your sick days. You get 10 a year so budget them wisely in between holidays. Don't let anyone try to tell you that you need to be at work every day and how "the kids need you" and all that BS. They give you 10 days; use your 10 days.
This post was edited on 11/2/24 at 2:13 am
Posted on 11/2/24 at 2:11 am to pizota13
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This!!!! I am in year 28....
Year 26 for me. 3 more after this year and I'm out!! 2028-2029 can't get here fast enough.
This post was edited on 11/2/24 at 2:22 am
Posted on 11/2/24 at 4:22 am to Falco
Might be worth a try to switch districts. I was where you were last year. Almost left at semester just to get out because I was so done with it. Got a job at a different district this year and I’m so much happier. This district is a little “stricter” even on the teacher end so it’s more work sometimes but I’m so much more fulfilled at the end of the day. Don’t get me wrong there’s still dumb stuff you have to deal with just like every school but it’s easier to stomach when I feel like I’m actually able to make an impact on my students/athletes.
This post was edited on 11/2/24 at 4:23 am
Posted on 11/2/24 at 5:04 am to Falco
My wife has a degree in another field, got burned out in that profession and got her teacher certification. Her dream job was to teach at the school our kids go to and she did and loved it at first but all the reasons you stated pushed her away. She had some health issues and ended up teaching at an online school now. It’s better to some extent and she gets to work from home 2-3 days a week but still some of the same administrative issues you’re dealing with. Anyway, good luck and much respect for sticking it out the rest of the year. That was always my input to her, don’t leave the kids hanging that you started the year with and built relationships with. None of the issues are their fault.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 5:30 am to Falco
Teaching has to be the most miserable job in America.
Low pay, horrible hours, no lunch breaks, and dealing with other peoples kids and terrible parents.
Don’t even care if they get summers off when there are so many remote/WFH jobs available now.
Low pay, horrible hours, no lunch breaks, and dealing with other peoples kids and terrible parents.
Don’t even care if they get summers off when there are so many remote/WFH jobs available now.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 6:56 am to Falco
Don’t quit yet.
1. Do the things you like doing and you know are good for your students. There is a teacher shortage, so you’re not getting fired, and if you’re doing what’s best for students, there’s no reason for a leader to ever fire you.
2. The assessment formula changes next year to 53% of the score coming from growth of 1/2 an assessment level per year (about 12 points).
3. If people like you quit, and they hire people who actually care about meetings and SLTs then who will help the kid who truly can’t read?
Talk to your principal or disciplinarian about the referrals being sent back - state law is that they have to remain out for the whole period unless they are sent back with documented discipline like a detention or more.
Set work life balance boundaries, stick to them, find what motivates you to be a teacher and maximize that. Take some time to yourself, decline a few meetings, and at the end of the week, look back at what you loved most and write it down.
If your district is terrible, relocate to a school that aligns with your professional goals.
1. Do the things you like doing and you know are good for your students. There is a teacher shortage, so you’re not getting fired, and if you’re doing what’s best for students, there’s no reason for a leader to ever fire you.
2. The assessment formula changes next year to 53% of the score coming from growth of 1/2 an assessment level per year (about 12 points).
3. If people like you quit, and they hire people who actually care about meetings and SLTs then who will help the kid who truly can’t read?
Talk to your principal or disciplinarian about the referrals being sent back - state law is that they have to remain out for the whole period unless they are sent back with documented discipline like a detention or more.
Set work life balance boundaries, stick to them, find what motivates you to be a teacher and maximize that. Take some time to yourself, decline a few meetings, and at the end of the week, look back at what you loved most and write it down.
If your district is terrible, relocate to a school that aligns with your professional goals.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:00 am to Falco
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when they can't even read the word "The" correctly.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:08 am to Falco
Have you tried hanging a rainbow flag in the classroom?
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:17 am to Falco
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A raise helps in retirement, a stipend doesn't help but for the now
If retirement is taken from the payment, then it counts toward retirement.
But it seems like you know this \/
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800 in taxes/retirement
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:39 am to 92Tiger
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within "decent" schools and school systems is the bureaucratic b.s. universal or are there better and worse places to work
Take any industry, any career path, and the answer to this is yes. Location, clientele, site management, local regulation and personal connections all make a difference.
The OT loves to shite on certain school districts. If you want a better metric than school performance score- look at employee retention rates to see who loves it at their schools. Look at tax rates to see which communities give a crap about education, look at suspension and expulsion rates to see which schools actually put bad apples out of the school.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:42 am to tigerstripedjacket
I appreciate teachers, I really do. Shoot, my dad was a teacher and so was my daughter for three years. I know the job can be tough, but I hear a constant refrain about how much teachers hate the tests and don't like teaching for the test. We also hear how our education system is not producing the results it should produce.
If you are going to try to improve any system, you have to establish measurable criteria. Without that, you have no basis and no way to know if you are improving or regressing. It is also my understanding that the states created or chose the standardized tests that are administered,
So, you need tests and if the tests are not providing accurate or worthwhile data, it's within the educational system's power to change them.
Just don't do what the Atlanta City teachers did, they modified the student's grades to hide what failures they were as teachers.
If you are going to try to improve any system, you have to establish measurable criteria. Without that, you have no basis and no way to know if you are improving or regressing. It is also my understanding that the states created or chose the standardized tests that are administered,
So, you need tests and if the tests are not providing accurate or worthwhile data, it's within the educational system's power to change them.
Just don't do what the Atlanta City teachers did, they modified the student's grades to hide what failures they were as teachers.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:55 am to Falco
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Not to mention Salt's being monitored by the state now
What is "salt?"
I've only heard this term used as an acronym for "state and local taxes."
Posted on 11/2/24 at 9:24 am to Falco
I'm 37 years at the same private school. I want to be a postman
Posted on 11/2/24 at 9:36 am to SpotCheckBilly
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Just don't do what the Atlanta City teachers did, they modified the student's grades to hide what failures they were as teachers.
Like Louisiana did by mandating the 10 point grading scale?
Hey! Look how many more A’s and B’s we got this year compared to last year! We’re doing better!
Posted on 11/2/24 at 9:40 am to beerJeep
Yep - that is plain dumb. The grades should align with how a student is projected to perform on the end-of-year test.
A: Advanced
B: Mastery
C: Basic
D: App. Basic
F: Unsat.
With the new grading scale, it's gonna throw that whole correlation out of wack.
A: Advanced
B: Mastery
C: Basic
D: App. Basic
F: Unsat.
With the new grading scale, it's gonna throw that whole correlation out of wack.
This post was edited on 11/6/24 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 11/2/24 at 9:50 am to Proximo
I don't have much sympathy with the teacher's pity party. Off summers, off holidays, usually a week for Thanksgiving, and multiple weeks for Xmas. You can rinse and repeat the same learning material year after year. Same tests, same quizzes, etc.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 9:58 am to Falco
How many of the students are you fricking? Might not be enough
Posted on 11/2/24 at 10:04 am to SixthAndBarone
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Get a real baw’s job.
Letting crazy cat ladies and untalented teachers educate our children is part of the reason we’re halfway to Idiocracy in the US in 2024.
Punishing teachers who’re being put in the ridiculous position of having to try to educate illiterate migrants and lost children without parental oversight is also asinine.
My only advice is to keep your chin up and not worry so much about things you can’t control. They’ll exist in any profession you choose.
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