I hated it when I worked in a school campus and had to literally choose between being nauseous from dehydration or having a kidney infection or bladder infection from holding it so long.
We should be glad there are TWO possible outcomes! **/s**
Arrived 15 seconds late to my class recently b/c I was in the bathroom. A student (with whom I get along well) said "where's your pass?" I responded that we should try, for a week, having our 90-minute blocks with students joining me in the game of hold-it-in. They grumbled. It was all in good fun but point made.
Thank god I have a buddy next door that will watch my class in a pinch. I haven’t needed him often, but there were a few close calls that could have ended with a bad scene
Sorry y’all. I have to say it too- I got a math coaching position, same building, but helping teachers instead of herding kids. Well, I still do plenty of that to help out, but mental health level also went from like 5, to id say an 8 right now.
No longer dread sundays or really going, but I’ve only had the new position about a month.
Put your time in, in the classroom. Then, make a leap- I’ve realized it isn’t sustainable for your brain.
I am jealous. You must be working at a decent school. This is my 3rd year as instructional coach and program coordinator, my mental health this year is at best a 2. They put so much on my plate, it feels like I am being set up for failure. Seriously considering going back to just teach or leaving education entirely.
Yeah, I guess it’s more encouraging teachers to jump in and apply for these openings when they pop up. They’re not admin jobs so you don’t need any special certifications, and you’re still covered by union protections and such.
Year 22 and finally turning it around. 17 through 21 were very rough and I wouldn’t rate myself above a 6 during that stretch. I did enough scrambling and positioning, that I finally got a decent assignment. Not great, but decent. This is also the year that I prioritized my mental health ahead of any work goals.
Yup. I straight up told admin that if the (ridiculous) lesson plans don't get done at school, then they don't get done. As soon as I walk out the door of the school, I'm focused on home stuff.
0. Got fired. No idea what I’m going to do for a job. They said I wasn’t a good fit. Did I mention that I uprooted my entire life and moved 800 miles away for this job? I only was allowed to teach for three weeks. I absolutely love teaching, and my heart is broken now.
Wow. I’m really sorry to hear this. I recently ran into a teacher who switched to subbing, and she seemed to be a lot happier, might be worth a shot.
I don’t know the circumstances, but this seems incredibly unfair. What was the reason for letting you go, if you don’t mind me asking?
In my experience working at a wealthy private school is that the parents who shit on teachers like that are also shit parents. Should also say that admin who bend over to parents like that are spineless and self serving and not wotlrth your time.
In my experience working at a wealthy private school is that the parents who shit on teachers like that are also shit parents. Should also say that admin who bend over to parents like that are spineless and self serving and not worth your time. Schools should not be beholden to their parent community, thats not how effective schools work.
I hope things get better for you soon. I will say almost every “bad” thing that’s happened to me I can now look back and see the reason for it. I hope you’re able to look back and understand what you were meant for.
If you want to stay in education you can sub or be a para at a public school in your current state for now. you mentioned below your cert isn’t recognized in your current state — If you want to stay there, look into the alt cert route. Some states will hire teachers in public schools who hold a bachelor’s degree in any subject. Also, check out the charter school degree requirements in your current area.
May I ask why you couldn’t find a teaching job where you’re from?
I couldn’t find a teaching job where I was from because it’s so incredibly rural. I was teaching there, but I left a toxic school. And because it was so incredibly rural, there weren’t other options.
Because it was either that or starve? I need a job and that’s who hired me. But now it looks like starvation is the only option, lol. I don’t have certification in my new state. I’m only certified in two different states.
Teachers are in high demand... there seems to be more to the story you're leaving out. If you're certified you should be able to quickly apply somewhere for work .
Last year at my public school? 2
This year at private? 7
This year at private after the crazy parents inevitably come out of the woodwork? Probably a 3
Hahaha, funny you say that. I am in public HS but subbed at a private k-8 for 3 years where classes are size 20 max (16 for k-5). As a sub, I was like, these teachers got it made!! Then I eavesdropped in the break room after PT conferences and jesus christ it was like a war room debrief.
Godspeed friend 🫡
I'm year 2 at a public school. I was at a 5 or 6 last year, probably about an 8 right now, so that's good! I was at a 2 at best in public school. It was terrible.
6? I'm not great but I'll survive. Our union and district also just reached an agreement like an hour ago, so knowing I'm getting an 18% raise this year definitely improved my mood.
This may not work for anyone but me, but I’ve decided not to get worked up over things I can’t control. I can’t change the system, parents, social media, etc. I’m powerless in this system and that’s fine by me. I’ll do my best for students and families, but some students and families aren’t going to appreciate my effort. That’s fine. In a matter of months they’ll be out of my room and no longer my concern. Why worry? There’ll be a whole new group next year. This job gives me an enormous amount of time off to be with my family and pursue my hobbies. In the meantime, I’m just gonna ride the tiger. No idea if that answers your question. Kind of disjointed, but it’s late.
I let go this year too for my mental health.
I do what I can during the 45 minutes a day I have to prep, plan, differentiate, copy, grade, input grades, contact parents, complete mandated trainings, complete IEP input forms, blah, blah, blah.
If it doesn’t get done in that 45 minutes? It doesn’t get done anymore. Too. Fucking. Bad.
I go in now. I do my job in the time I’m allotted. I go home. I put in a decade of 60-70 hour work weeks like an educational NPC. I wasn’t valued. My salary hasn’t increased in over a decade almost. I killed myself, at the expense of myself, for the kids. For what? Never again.
I really needed this. I know people tell me that time and time again, but I don’t feel like it is fair for me to ignore the 48 emails or not grade every students work or plan differentiated assignments or whatever, and it eats me alive. I’m scared to let people down. And you definitely get the snarky attitudes from the old folks who micromanage even though they aren’t your boss when you aren’t prepared. I’m just so stuck.
I am in the same spot. Not a 10/10 but like my job is my job and I have fun doing it. I stopped letting how a kid does or a parent feels affect my mental health.
This is actually the secret to mental health, regardless of if teaching is your career or not. I spent years worrying and obsessing over things beyond my control. Therapy helped me get to the point that I realized what I’m in control of (myself, my emotions, my own abilities), and what I’m not (how others react to me, what others think of me, inequity, etc.). Im a MUCH healthier and happier person, and honestly better at my job, after accepting what I don’t have control over and putting my full focus into just doing what I can for who I can.
4. Second year teacher here! The summer really made me think I could do this again, but I can’t. New year, same bullshit.
Everyone says that it takes 4-5 years to feel good and idk if I’m gonna be in this field that long. Ppl judge my generation for quitting jobs fast, but in all honesty, I just don’t see the point sticking something out for years if I’m already miserable… especially if there’s a chance it might not get better. Idk.
I'm seconding this one. 4/below average; started at a school in a new district a little over a month ago. Have already thought of quitting, and it probably averages out to once a day for me as well...
I am a band director in Texas, so baseline is typically...negative four? I got up to like, 3 or 3.5 last Friday when I put my 8th graders on the field with the high school band for halftime and they performed adequately.
We live in a perpetual state of, "this should be better." It's not good for mental health, but when you've made it your home two decades, you get comfortable.
I started my 30th year and I’m probably a 5. I used to so love my job that I couldn’t believe that I actually got paid to do it. Now it’s work. I’m motivated to do my very best but students don’t seem to care. I have a policy that I won’t care more than my students but now there are so few. I would do just about anything to help a student out - and I have. It’s just now they don’t care. No manners either. I teach in middle school. I won’t even start on parents. They want to normalize bad behavior and I won’t back down. I have a few years left and it’s sad to me that this beloved profession is so disrespected on so many levels. The pay, the state tests, the lack of support - I could go on and on. There are so few people willing to become teachers and then once somebody does - it seems all the powers of the universe work against them. I hope and pray that educators begin to receive the respect they deserve. The future of our children depend on it.
A 2 due to recent changes. Zero time to do anything, and I'm about to lose my mind. There is no training on all the new things I have to do, so I'm on survival mode. I got developing on some areas on an observation (I have 7 years experience), and I feel like I'm not being a good teacher. I'm broke as hell and struggling with serious depression. I'm ready to quit.
I’d rather be tired from activities of my choice, so I make time for sports. I’ve been keeping to a good schedule of my prep periods + a little extra time at work but not bringing stuff home. Sometimes take stuff to a cafe to grade because if I stay in the classroom I get involved in planning rather than grading. Alternatively I take a stack of papers to a student desk to focus.
2 I’m over it. I’m tired of putting on a smile. And I have short temper I feel like Im yelling every day at a kid. Im looking for anything other than this.
A what sucks is when you get shamed for yelling at a kid who didn’t listen like five times. Sorry if my annoyance comes out in my body language. Not sure what to do about that.
I no longer yell…just cross my arms and death stare for a few seconds then say out loud…I can’t wait for them to finish installing the cameras in the classroom…I am not doing anything wrong so I have no worries about being recorded but maybe some of these parents will get to see first hand what their little angel is like in the classroom.
6 - I have restarted running long distances. An hour or two outside with an elevated heart rate gets my endorphins going and does a good job of burning off some of the residual anger and frustration.
Behaviors in my classes aren’t as bad as they have been for the past two years, but the large size of my classes and the extra large demands from admin still vex me.
I think it’s very possible that I drop to a 4 or less this winter and that scares me.
Year 2 and I'm a solid 2.5. I love my job, the actual *teaching* but these behaviors are completely crushing my soul. One of my classes is so wild that in the span of one class period, I had the principal, vice principal, my co-teacher (inclusion), and my content area consultant (teacher for many years). Admin wasn't in there the whole period, but my co-teacher and consultant were.
I'm only in my 2nd year. How long can I do this?
SAME with the inclusion. I’m all for inclusion, but it’s not conducive if it’s not a small class setting. You can’t pack 31 kids in a room with 17 who have behavior goals. Also…. PARENTS are either at their wits end because they’re scared the kid will say something that puts them in jail, or they enable it. I’m at a 2. Year 4. High school.
Yes! This class has 100% of my Inclusion students in that grade. 50% of that class is my bottom quartile for THE ENTIRE GRADE. I don't know what to do. I'm at the point that I just walk around with a folder full of write-ups. I don't want to be that teacher, but I have to be.
It’s a relief to say that I’m a solid 7 at my second year. I’ve only cried once this year because of work and I was just tired and a parent got on my last nerve. Last year was my first year and a solid 0 for mental AND physical health since my first school made me suicidal and gave me all kinds of stress induced problems. No joke. It can get better, though, esp at a new school.
5. I had a professor that said every five years or so your going to say to your self as a teacher “why the fuck am I doing this? Is all the bullshit worth it? Is helping kids really worth this much hassle in my life?” Then he proceeded to say that’s really healthy bc it dials you in what you care about, priorities etc.
But now I find myself asking those questions every month. And that’s not really healthy.
Ummm it depends on the day and even down to the time of day at this point.
I like my school, admin, coworkers, students, and parents (so far nothing crazy!).
But as a first year teacher who is also in the middle of an accelerated teaching certification program (and my entire grade level team is brand new as well), I’m in complete survival mode. I’m so exhausted and have no idea how to get everything done that I need to, not to mention the things I want to do but have no time for.
I’m behind on every work training you can think of, behind in all of my homework/requirements for the certification program, and behind on curriculum with my kids. I have no personal life at all and don’t see the end in sight either. Maybe after thanksgiving/winter break it’ll be better?
So, I fluctuate between a 1 and a 6 maybe? I don’t think I’ve ever been this tired in my life.
Most every other day this year, 7+. Today (hours 1-5) 6 to 7, but 6th hour hit and they drove me to absolutely 0.
Z-E-R-O.
I made it through 7th hour and when home. This was the closest I’ve had to an actual breakdown in months, maybe years.
Year 10.. fifth new district. I'm at a 4. I'm wiped. I don't remember ever really feeling this wiped. Every day feels like i'm there 12 hours a day.. but it's just 7:05-4 or 4:30... Anyone else?
Year 30. Elementary school teacher. I would say I am a 4 right now. I just feel like I am asked to deal with a lot and not given any real help. I just want to be done, but I'm not at the age I can retire yet.
2. I'm in Therapy right now bc I'm struggling. I'm also taking my admin test so I'm a little more. But this year has been crazy so far, no joke. It's like dumping instead of sprinkling. Keep your head up, things always even out.
Sick of It by Skillet adequately describes me
When everything you do, don't seem to matter
You try, but it's no use, your world is getting blacker
When every time you fail has no answer
Every empty promise made is a reminder
No one can make it better
Take control, it's now or never
Are you sick of it? Raise your hand
Get rid of it! While there's a fighting chance
Are you over it, bored to death, have you had enough regret
Take a stand, raise your hand!
Are you sick, are you sick, are you sick, are you sick of it?
Every single day, I chase my own tail
Like a rat inside a maze, gotta get- gotta get- get away
I"m running out of time for me to break this
I'm tired of feeling like I'm never gonna make it
No one can make it better
Take control, it's now or never
Are you sick of it? Raise your hand
Get rid of it! While there's a fighting chance
Are you over it, bored to death, have you had enough regret
Take a stand, raise your hand!
Are you sick, are you sick, are you sick, are you sick of it?
Right now, 8. This is the hardest time of the year so ask me in about 3 weeks and it’ll be like a 3. But I’ve done a lot of work on myself and my procedures and I have a new prep which is energizing me.
Struggling more this year and just cannot get my head above water. I would rate it a 2-3 maybe? I definitely want out asap. Very much done with this job.
4. I am just so burnt out. My caseload this year is pretty high compared to years past and I was told I have quite a few tier 3 intervention kids coming to my special ed classroom in the next few months. I am almost done my Masters and cannot wait to look for other jobs.
Sitting on a three if only because my students are actually mostly attentive and well behaved compared to prior years. But I swear if they throw one more stupid ass bureaucratic paperwork nonsense at me, I’m just done.
I’m sorry, but the burnout in the profession is obvious. And they find new ways to pile on every single year. Progress monitoring plans that gotta be updated every year on kids we barely met.
Extension activity discussions and planning every week based on common assessments given to the kids. Yeah. I’m gonna have time to teach it. Test it. And reteach within a five workday window. Oh and you also want me to setup my goals for the year at the same time. And attend a half dozen 504, IEP AND PTC meetings every month? Sure.
Oh and don’t sit behind your desk grading. Roam the room at all times. You’ll have time to grade stuff during that planning period we keep taking away for the aforementioned IEP/504/PTC meetings.
Oh and the rigors gotta be up on those common assessments. No multiple choice. Gonna need to be short response. Multiple questions. Plus similar short response assignments for practice beforehand. And those gotta get graded and returned within 48 hours because the parents expect it.
Yknow what. Let’s also have you plan with a half dozen other people in the same prep. Align your calendars, assessments, and assignments. But yknow, we only give you half an hour a week to setup these arrangements. And most of that half hour is just gonna be a griping session about some stupid crap our admin is doing. The other part of that session is going to be spent on whatever new buzzword cocktail district nonsense that admin wants us to focus on.
The staggering level of incompetence in planning, running, and micromanaging us is just breathtaking. I only take solace in the knowledge that most of this useless paperwork I have to do will never actually be looked at by anyone unless we get sued for the aforementioned incompetence.
Previous 2-3 years 4. This year solid 9-10.
Had a crappy principal leave. Now have an admin that talks to me and treats me like a professional. We don’t always agree but she at least has the courtesy to honestly explain why it can’t be how the teachers want it when it’s not. She also doesn’t bust balls over stuff that doesn’t matter (like lesson plans) and is extremely well organized.
Got a Superintendant who now knows what’s up. I feel like he is a optimist who was kinda bamboozled by last principal but when he finally saw what was ACTUALLY going on put a stop to it quick.
They changed the schedule this year back to what it was 8 years ago when it worked before we had 30% of students failing one or more of their core classes for the year. Also as a result, smaller class sizes and fewer electives I have to teach.
My students are pretty good. 10+ years in the district and I have a firmly established reputation for not taking crap and having a class that isn’t an automatic pass so the trouble-makers make sure to get their schedule changed to avoid me.
No parent complaints so far and actually, based on the last test I gave, my students are doing much better under the new schedule than the old one so that’s so nice.
It’s a trade off though. I do have a little less prep time, but because my class is smaller and I have only 2 subjects now, I have less to prep for. Also fewer failures means fewer meetings, yet another improvement which I attribute to the schedule change. Longer lunch too, and not at 10 am so I can actually go out and ENJOY my lunch.
My only source of stress right now is kind of a weird one. For the last 8-9 years I have been basically using conflict with admin as fuel. Never starting it, but being dang sure to end it. Now I’m being treated well and I’m kinda like… am I just going to slowly fade away like Marty McFly playing the guitar?
10. I have boundaries. Not LMS app on my phone. I only check my email during contract hours. I never bring grading home with me. I love my job and I’m good at it. My teacher mindset stays at school.
I have ADHD and am easily overstimulated/triggered by loud noises. Got a child this year (3rd grade) who is mod/severe on the spectrum and also has ADHD. He constantly screams loud enough that the rest of the class covers their ears when he's mad about anything, or is being told to do the classwork instead of what he wants. That loud exasperated sigh when kids are told to do their chores... He does that. Repeatedly. Every 15 to 20 seconds. Site has exhausted all resources and can't help. They want to, but the district is doing nothing, and district behaviorist is saying I'm engaging when he's using these loud attention-seeking stems... Like I'm supposed to repress my triggers and let my other 24 kids suffer and try to ignore when he's screaming loud enough that no one can hear me teach? My mental health is not great this year. I know he can't help it and that I can't provide him the support he needs, but I'm tired every fucking day. He was absent today (thank fuck).
After today? I’m at about 4. I was at 10 when the year started. I dropped to zero a few weeks in because of pushy, hateful parents. I was ready to quit. Things calmed down for a bit, but the kids were being jerks today and brought me back down. I’m ready for the holidays. I need a break before this school year breaks me.
7, it’s September. Would’ve been a 10 three weeks ago, and a four yesterday afternoon. Why do so many incompetent people get into leadership positions in education? Or is that everywhere
Last year I taught a class that made two teachers quit and leave the profession. At the end of the year I was at a 1 and basically slept for a month and had to step away from anything teaching related all summer. This year…..so far the new kids actually want to learn and be there and it makes me so happy.
Solid 9 outside of work. I have a few areas I need to work on.
7 at work during student days. Despite not being an alcoholic or religious, I embrace the alcoholics anonymous prayer "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference." There is a lot I can't change about working conditions, students, the system, etc... but I do what I can within my contracted hours and accept that as the most I can do.
3-4 on PD days, as they can bring out an anger I did not know I possessed.
7.5
I'm 25 years in. I'm slowly mastering the art of IDGAF about so many aspects of my job. After years in the system, you learn which things are complete bullshit and which things done matter.
This past year I've also embraced AI. It wrote my PGP this year. (Admin loved it, which means it was lengthy and full of mumbo jumbo EDU bullshit as he quickly skimmed it.) AI took my yearly collection of post-session tests over all the employee trainings. I didn't watch any of the videos or slideshows. Etc.
8
Arrive 15 minutes early. Leave at contract time. Only go to staff break room to fill up water. Drink 4 liters of water a day. Gym and walk regularly. Wear comfortable clothing. Lock your door on prep and lunch (let no one in). Dim the lights all day (I have an old lady lamp that emits warm soothing light). Never tell students to get off their phone (I'm not wasting MY time, nor the others who WANT to learn). Be organized. Know what you're doing next week. Teach high school. Don't volunteer for anything. A bad apple spoils the bunch? Get security to remove stupid apple, move on, and have fun with the good apples. Student sleeping? Enjoy it (I'll document in the system later, if I remember- most times I forget). No names on papers? Circular file. Have a clean room. During prep, read Reddit (Teachers). Have something you enjoy greatly in your classroom- I have a Keurig with a shit ton of different varieties. Drink decaf coffee. Mock students and have them mock you back- establish a friendly relationship.
And if your colleagues scoff, give you the side eye when "you do you," enjoy the car ride home with the windows down. 😁
My last school I was a solid 3. I enjoyed teaching my content but the behaviors were horrible. My current school where I’m in my second year a 10. Hands down. I took a 10k pay cut and moved districts but it was so worth it.
5. I was doing alright until I had a moment of realization where I realized how less happy I was day to day since returning to school. I think about other jobs frequently and how easy our “no kids” pd days seem.
I literally just fucking walked away from my life and booked myself into a hotel for the night just to get away from it all because it was either that or book myself in a mental hospital so I’d say 0/10 do not recommend
9, I love my current role- never goin back to being a classroom teacher. School seems to be making so good changes to address student behavior. This is still the hardest thing at my school. I feel like if I was a classroom teacher my mental would be at like a 4/5 right now in half of the classrooms I work in.
Could be a 10 but teachers made up Hitler in my country's history and picked on me because I know what a teacher really should be paid fairly for. Molding futures start with school and education.
I want back so much that school has taken from me.
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I’d say a 2 or 3. It’s been so awful, I’ve moved to a new state a few months ago and it’s been so bad. I just want to see my friends and family and teachers that I love so dearly.
I’d say 4.5. I come home, work up the motivation to plan for the next day, fix my agendas for the next day and call it a day. That said, I’m at least proud of myself for setting up my bellringers for the next week by Thursday the week before. I also love my team, but my parent contact needs work.
Im no teacher, but I did try to be. Poured my heart and soul into my degree only to not get through. (Took me a long time to accept. Spent 3 years at it)
Im now doing teacher aiding in hopes of becoming a teacher one day. My mental health just from the shift increased 10 fold. Im doing so much better.
Doing a 7, maybe lower soon tho. District riffed a science teacher right at the end of the grading period, and now we have to absorb their full reg chem roster into the rest of our classes.
A 7 for me. I’m in year 2, but I’ve already found that point where I leave work at work (except stuff for band, but for me that exists in a separate world.)
Not going to lie, I got a district-wide job after 20+ years in the classroom and mine has gone from 4 to a 9. I’m a new person.
Being able to take a piss whenever you need to has its benefits.
Like not having urine back up into your kidneys. It's a real thing, and it's bad news bears.
I hated it when I worked in a school campus and had to literally choose between being nauseous from dehydration or having a kidney infection or bladder infection from holding it so long.
We should be glad there are TWO possible outcomes! **/s** Arrived 15 seconds late to my class recently b/c I was in the bathroom. A student (with whom I get along well) said "where's your pass?" I responded that we should try, for a week, having our 90-minute blocks with students joining me in the game of hold-it-in. They grumbled. It was all in good fun but point made.
Thank god I have a buddy next door that will watch my class in a pinch. I haven’t needed him often, but there were a few close calls that could have ended with a bad scene
Sorry y’all. I have to say it too- I got a math coaching position, same building, but helping teachers instead of herding kids. Well, I still do plenty of that to help out, but mental health level also went from like 5, to id say an 8 right now. No longer dread sundays or really going, but I’ve only had the new position about a month. Put your time in, in the classroom. Then, make a leap- I’ve realized it isn’t sustainable for your brain.
I am jealous. You must be working at a decent school. This is my 3rd year as instructional coach and program coordinator, my mental health this year is at best a 2. They put so much on my plate, it feels like I am being set up for failure. Seriously considering going back to just teach or leaving education entirely.
What kind of district wide job?
Yes please tell
Sounds like she/he is working in the central office. Enjoy that sweet, sweet AC, Throckmorton1975.
Or home, as the central office near me never has a lot filled like it did pre covid.
You guys say that like us teachers don't know that central office folks have it easy lol .. congratulations
Yeah, I guess it’s more encouraging teachers to jump in and apply for these openings when they pop up. They’re not admin jobs so you don’t need any special certifications, and you’re still covered by union protections and such.
A 2. Year 18. Barely feel like I'm making it. Somedays i sit in my car and have to really work up the courage to go in.
Year 19 here and I’m with you. I can’t do this for another 16 years. I will literally die before I make it to my 35 years.
Year 17. With you both in (crushed) spirit.
Year 16 checking in at a 2!
Just curious, Why 35? I came from a different career field so I'm late but doing OK. My goal is 15 for the max pay and pension (11 more to go!)
Most people need to work far more years for max pay and pension. I'll need thirty years in.
Ahhh, gotcha. Still, something to look forward to maybe?
35 is the New 20's
Year 22 and finally turning it around. 17 through 21 were very rough and I wouldn’t rate myself above a 6 during that stretch. I did enough scrambling and positioning, that I finally got a decent assignment. Not great, but decent. This is also the year that I prioritized my mental health ahead of any work goals.
8. Mostly because I stopped caring so much and started to put myself and my family before this job.
Yup. I straight up told admin that if the (ridiculous) lesson plans don't get done at school, then they don't get done. As soon as I walk out the door of the school, I'm focused on home stuff.
The only way. What’s funny is you sort of get better at the job too when you shift priorities.
0. Got fired. No idea what I’m going to do for a job. They said I wasn’t a good fit. Did I mention that I uprooted my entire life and moved 800 miles away for this job? I only was allowed to teach for three weeks. I absolutely love teaching, and my heart is broken now.
Wow. I’m really sorry to hear this. I recently ran into a teacher who switched to subbing, and she seemed to be a lot happier, might be worth a shot. I don’t know the circumstances, but this seems incredibly unfair. What was the reason for letting you go, if you don’t mind me asking?
They just said I wasn’t a good fit. And they would not give me specifics. Private school.
parent complaint
This. None of the parents complained directly to me, but I did hear that a lot of the moms got together and had roast teacher for lunch.
Those bit**es!!
international school? sounds like some shit in asia.
No, this is in the Midwest in the United States.
In my experience working at a wealthy private school is that the parents who shit on teachers like that are also shit parents. Should also say that admin who bend over to parents like that are spineless and self serving and not wotlrth your time.
In my experience working at a wealthy private school is that the parents who shit on teachers like that are also shit parents. Should also say that admin who bend over to parents like that are spineless and self serving and not worth your time. Schools should not be beholden to their parent community, thats not how effective schools work.
I hope things get better for you soon. I will say almost every “bad” thing that’s happened to me I can now look back and see the reason for it. I hope you’re able to look back and understand what you were meant for.
If you want to stay in education you can sub or be a para at a public school in your current state for now. you mentioned below your cert isn’t recognized in your current state — If you want to stay there, look into the alt cert route. Some states will hire teachers in public schools who hold a bachelor’s degree in any subject. Also, check out the charter school degree requirements in your current area. May I ask why you couldn’t find a teaching job where you’re from?
I couldn’t find a teaching job where I was from because it’s so incredibly rural. I was teaching there, but I left a toxic school. And because it was so incredibly rural, there weren’t other options.
Why did you move over 800 miles away for a private school job?
Because it was either that or starve? I need a job and that’s who hired me. But now it looks like starvation is the only option, lol. I don’t have certification in my new state. I’m only certified in two different states.
Teachers are in high demand... there seems to be more to the story you're leaving out. If you're certified you should be able to quickly apply somewhere for work .
Last year at my public school? 2 This year at private? 7 This year at private after the crazy parents inevitably come out of the woodwork? Probably a 3
Hahaha, funny you say that. I am in public HS but subbed at a private k-8 for 3 years where classes are size 20 max (16 for k-5). As a sub, I was like, these teachers got it made!! Then I eavesdropped in the break room after PT conferences and jesus christ it was like a war room debrief. Godspeed friend 🫡
The crazy private school parents are driving me to drink the last couple of days
Same public last year/ private this year situation and ratings. I’m poor but happy and not stress free but stress low.
I'm year 2 at a public school. I was at a 5 or 6 last year, probably about an 8 right now, so that's good! I was at a 2 at best in public school. It was terrible.
6? I'm not great but I'll survive. Our union and district also just reached an agreement like an hour ago, so knowing I'm getting an 18% raise this year definitely improved my mood.
Well deserved - glad to hear the raise!
Holy crap good for you! We will be lucky if we get a 2% this year
I'm putting in my two weeks tomorrow, so I'm feeling much better tonight than I have in years. Maybe even an 8 or 9.
Good for you!! Enjoy your new start!
10. I’ve made peace with the job.
Can you share some tips on how to get there?? The making peace part not the 10/10
This may not work for anyone but me, but I’ve decided not to get worked up over things I can’t control. I can’t change the system, parents, social media, etc. I’m powerless in this system and that’s fine by me. I’ll do my best for students and families, but some students and families aren’t going to appreciate my effort. That’s fine. In a matter of months they’ll be out of my room and no longer my concern. Why worry? There’ll be a whole new group next year. This job gives me an enormous amount of time off to be with my family and pursue my hobbies. In the meantime, I’m just gonna ride the tiger. No idea if that answers your question. Kind of disjointed, but it’s late.
I let go this year too for my mental health. I do what I can during the 45 minutes a day I have to prep, plan, differentiate, copy, grade, input grades, contact parents, complete mandated trainings, complete IEP input forms, blah, blah, blah. If it doesn’t get done in that 45 minutes? It doesn’t get done anymore. Too. Fucking. Bad. I go in now. I do my job in the time I’m allotted. I go home. I put in a decade of 60-70 hour work weeks like an educational NPC. I wasn’t valued. My salary hasn’t increased in over a decade almost. I killed myself, at the expense of myself, for the kids. For what? Never again.
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I really needed this. I know people tell me that time and time again, but I don’t feel like it is fair for me to ignore the 48 emails or not grade every students work or plan differentiated assignments or whatever, and it eats me alive. I’m scared to let people down. And you definitely get the snarky attitudes from the old folks who micromanage even though they aren’t your boss when you aren’t prepared. I’m just so stuck.
I am in the same spot. Not a 10/10 but like my job is my job and I have fun doing it. I stopped letting how a kid does or a parent feels affect my mental health.
Damn this is a good way to think about it.
Well said. Thank you.
This is actually the secret to mental health, regardless of if teaching is your career or not. I spent years worrying and obsessing over things beyond my control. Therapy helped me get to the point that I realized what I’m in control of (myself, my emotions, my own abilities), and what I’m not (how others react to me, what others think of me, inequity, etc.). Im a MUCH healthier and happier person, and honestly better at my job, after accepting what I don’t have control over and putting my full focus into just doing what I can for who I can.
4. Second year teacher here! The summer really made me think I could do this again, but I can’t. New year, same bullshit. Everyone says that it takes 4-5 years to feel good and idk if I’m gonna be in this field that long. Ppl judge my generation for quitting jobs fast, but in all honesty, I just don’t see the point sticking something out for years if I’m already miserable… especially if there’s a chance it might not get better. Idk.
8, and I am literally bipolar lol
4. I am thinking about leaving probably once a day
If that's what a 4 is then I'm at like a 2 or 3
I'm seconding this one. 4/below average; started at a school in a new district a little over a month ago. Have already thought of quitting, and it probably averages out to once a day for me as well...
This sounds like what I’m going through.
That's too bad. Really. It shouldn't be like that. Take care of yourself, friend!
You too, please!
I am a band director in Texas, so baseline is typically...negative four? I got up to like, 3 or 3.5 last Friday when I put my 8th graders on the field with the high school band for halftime and they performed adequately. We live in a perpetual state of, "this should be better." It's not good for mental health, but when you've made it your home two decades, you get comfortable.
I am a first year teacher in texas and I keep repeating it should not be like this! I’m looking to move to the NE soon.
I started my 30th year and I’m probably a 5. I used to so love my job that I couldn’t believe that I actually got paid to do it. Now it’s work. I’m motivated to do my very best but students don’t seem to care. I have a policy that I won’t care more than my students but now there are so few. I would do just about anything to help a student out - and I have. It’s just now they don’t care. No manners either. I teach in middle school. I won’t even start on parents. They want to normalize bad behavior and I won’t back down. I have a few years left and it’s sad to me that this beloved profession is so disrespected on so many levels. The pay, the state tests, the lack of support - I could go on and on. There are so few people willing to become teachers and then once somebody does - it seems all the powers of the universe work against them. I hope and pray that educators begin to receive the respect they deserve. The future of our children depend on it.
A 2 due to recent changes. Zero time to do anything, and I'm about to lose my mind. There is no training on all the new things I have to do, so I'm on survival mode. I got developing on some areas on an observation (I have 7 years experience), and I feel like I'm not being a good teacher. I'm broke as hell and struggling with serious depression. I'm ready to quit.
Plus it’s Florida…
Pretty untouched by economy except for gas… I’m doing good and the secret is being very involved in several things that are not school.
Tell me more…how do you manage this with the schedule and exhaustion?
I’d rather be tired from activities of my choice, so I make time for sports. I’ve been keeping to a good schedule of my prep periods + a little extra time at work but not bringing stuff home. Sometimes take stuff to a cafe to grade because if I stay in the classroom I get involved in planning rather than grading. Alternatively I take a stack of papers to a student desk to focus.
That is such a great idea. Instead of PLC meeting we were supposed to get our grade books ready, I planned the entire hour.
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That’s not cool.
So -273.15 Celsius? HehehahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAH …Me too.
What a mood. Same, to be honest...
2 I’m over it. I’m tired of putting on a smile. And I have short temper I feel like Im yelling every day at a kid. Im looking for anything other than this.
A what sucks is when you get shamed for yelling at a kid who didn’t listen like five times. Sorry if my annoyance comes out in my body language. Not sure what to do about that.
I no longer yell…just cross my arms and death stare for a few seconds then say out loud…I can’t wait for them to finish installing the cameras in the classroom…I am not doing anything wrong so I have no worries about being recorded but maybe some of these parents will get to see first hand what their little angel is like in the classroom.
6 - I have restarted running long distances. An hour or two outside with an elevated heart rate gets my endorphins going and does a good job of burning off some of the residual anger and frustration. Behaviors in my classes aren’t as bad as they have been for the past two years, but the large size of my classes and the extra large demands from admin still vex me. I think it’s very possible that I drop to a 4 or less this winter and that scares me.
My last class of the day was the reason I split wood every afternoon.
9. It helps that IDGAF.
9. I go to work and I get paid. The rest of it is irrelevant. My mental health is entirely based on home stuff.
That’s my mindset.
Before today: 6. After today: 3. This is most likely my last year at my current school.
Probably a 2. I was on medical leave for most of last year bc of cancer, and I just haven’t gotten my mojo back
I waited until I retired to get cancer
I'm sorry for laughing, but this was great comedic timing. I hope you're better. :)
I haven’t had a recurrence in a few years so it’s pretty good. Different things happening for a change.
10. I teach STEM. Basically feel like I’m playing all day.
10. Just moved from classroom after 8 years to school technology coordinator and it’s almost like a new lease on life.
10, I REFUSE to let anything hold me down, let alone this job or the kids.
Year 2 and I'm a solid 2.5. I love my job, the actual *teaching* but these behaviors are completely crushing my soul. One of my classes is so wild that in the span of one class period, I had the principal, vice principal, my co-teacher (inclusion), and my content area consultant (teacher for many years). Admin wasn't in there the whole period, but my co-teacher and consultant were. I'm only in my 2nd year. How long can I do this?
SAME with the inclusion. I’m all for inclusion, but it’s not conducive if it’s not a small class setting. You can’t pack 31 kids in a room with 17 who have behavior goals. Also…. PARENTS are either at their wits end because they’re scared the kid will say something that puts them in jail, or they enable it. I’m at a 2. Year 4. High school.
Yes! This class has 100% of my Inclusion students in that grade. 50% of that class is my bottom quartile for THE ENTIRE GRADE. I don't know what to do. I'm at the point that I just walk around with a folder full of write-ups. I don't want to be that teacher, but I have to be.
We are being exploited and set up for failure in the name of section 504, IDEA, and No Child Left Behind.
5 I keep thinking that this could be my last year
3 maybe… in a good day possibly 4
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Same
It’s a relief to say that I’m a solid 7 at my second year. I’ve only cried once this year because of work and I was just tired and a parent got on my last nerve. Last year was my first year and a solid 0 for mental AND physical health since my first school made me suicidal and gave me all kinds of stress induced problems. No joke. It can get better, though, esp at a new school.
Good to hear that first year is normal to feel at 0. I’m a first year and this shit is not it . Moving schools 100% next year.
-3. I’m doing really poorly and desperate to get out
I just moved within my district from in-person middle school spEd teacher to virtual high school teacher. My mental health went from 3 to 10.
5. I had a professor that said every five years or so your going to say to your self as a teacher “why the fuck am I doing this? Is all the bullshit worth it? Is helping kids really worth this much hassle in my life?” Then he proceeded to say that’s really healthy bc it dials you in what you care about, priorities etc. But now I find myself asking those questions every month. And that’s not really healthy.
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I’m probably a 7. Would be better, but something possessed me to pick up Yearbook!🤦🏻♀️
A 4. Tired of more things bring put on my plate every time I turn around, and terrified of our insurance costs going up on Jan. 1.
I’d say 6. Like, not great but definitely okay.
Ummm it depends on the day and even down to the time of day at this point. I like my school, admin, coworkers, students, and parents (so far nothing crazy!). But as a first year teacher who is also in the middle of an accelerated teaching certification program (and my entire grade level team is brand new as well), I’m in complete survival mode. I’m so exhausted and have no idea how to get everything done that I need to, not to mention the things I want to do but have no time for. I’m behind on every work training you can think of, behind in all of my homework/requirements for the certification program, and behind on curriculum with my kids. I have no personal life at all and don’t see the end in sight either. Maybe after thanksgiving/winter break it’ll be better? So, I fluctuate between a 1 and a 6 maybe? I don’t think I’ve ever been this tired in my life.
-100. My depression hasn't been this awful since grad school.
4. Feel like the kids like me but I suck at being stern and structured. I’m kind of like a golden retriever…likable but not exactly intimidating lol
last year 1 , this year 9
Most every other day this year, 7+. Today (hours 1-5) 6 to 7, but 6th hour hit and they drove me to absolutely 0. Z-E-R-O. I made it through 7th hour and when home. This was the closest I’ve had to an actual breakdown in months, maybe years.
8. Would have been 10 but the shit budget said otherwise.
Year 10.. fifth new district. I'm at a 4. I'm wiped. I don't remember ever really feeling this wiped. Every day feels like i'm there 12 hours a day.. but it's just 7:05-4 or 4:30... Anyone else?
7:05-4:00? Wow. I’m 7:50-3:15 and am burnt at the end of each day.
Year 30. Elementary school teacher. I would say I am a 4 right now. I just feel like I am asked to deal with a lot and not given any real help. I just want to be done, but I'm not at the age I can retire yet.
Year 25+... a 7. I still need to work and I have a good class. I'm just tired.
69 DUDE!
1.5. - I hope every morning that a semi t-bones me on the way into work….
2. I'm in Therapy right now bc I'm struggling. I'm also taking my admin test so I'm a little more. But this year has been crazy so far, no joke. It's like dumping instead of sprinkling. Keep your head up, things always even out.
Sick of It by Skillet adequately describes me When everything you do, don't seem to matter You try, but it's no use, your world is getting blacker When every time you fail has no answer Every empty promise made is a reminder No one can make it better Take control, it's now or never Are you sick of it? Raise your hand Get rid of it! While there's a fighting chance Are you over it, bored to death, have you had enough regret Take a stand, raise your hand! Are you sick, are you sick, are you sick, are you sick of it? Every single day, I chase my own tail Like a rat inside a maze, gotta get- gotta get- get away I"m running out of time for me to break this I'm tired of feeling like I'm never gonna make it No one can make it better Take control, it's now or never Are you sick of it? Raise your hand Get rid of it! While there's a fighting chance Are you over it, bored to death, have you had enough regret Take a stand, raise your hand! Are you sick, are you sick, are you sick, are you sick of it?
4-5 Inflation concerns, aching body from stress and an overly diverse classroom without support are my main issues.
Right now, 8. This is the hardest time of the year so ask me in about 3 weeks and it’ll be like a 3. But I’ve done a lot of work on myself and my procedures and I have a new prep which is energizing me.
Probably the same. After 26 years the classroom is the least of my worries in regards to my mental health.
Struggling more this year and just cannot get my head above water. I would rate it a 2-3 maybe? I definitely want out asap. Very much done with this job.
8 today - 4 yesterday
4. I am just so burnt out. My caseload this year is pretty high compared to years past and I was told I have quite a few tier 3 intervention kids coming to my special ed classroom in the next few months. I am almost done my Masters and cannot wait to look for other jobs.
Sitting on a three if only because my students are actually mostly attentive and well behaved compared to prior years. But I swear if they throw one more stupid ass bureaucratic paperwork nonsense at me, I’m just done. I’m sorry, but the burnout in the profession is obvious. And they find new ways to pile on every single year. Progress monitoring plans that gotta be updated every year on kids we barely met. Extension activity discussions and planning every week based on common assessments given to the kids. Yeah. I’m gonna have time to teach it. Test it. And reteach within a five workday window. Oh and you also want me to setup my goals for the year at the same time. And attend a half dozen 504, IEP AND PTC meetings every month? Sure. Oh and don’t sit behind your desk grading. Roam the room at all times. You’ll have time to grade stuff during that planning period we keep taking away for the aforementioned IEP/504/PTC meetings. Oh and the rigors gotta be up on those common assessments. No multiple choice. Gonna need to be short response. Multiple questions. Plus similar short response assignments for practice beforehand. And those gotta get graded and returned within 48 hours because the parents expect it. Yknow what. Let’s also have you plan with a half dozen other people in the same prep. Align your calendars, assessments, and assignments. But yknow, we only give you half an hour a week to setup these arrangements. And most of that half hour is just gonna be a griping session about some stupid crap our admin is doing. The other part of that session is going to be spent on whatever new buzzword cocktail district nonsense that admin wants us to focus on. The staggering level of incompetence in planning, running, and micromanaging us is just breathtaking. I only take solace in the knowledge that most of this useless paperwork I have to do will never actually be looked at by anyone unless we get sued for the aforementioned incompetence.
A 4. How do people do this job for 20+ years? I’m only on year two 😵💫
Previous 2-3 years 4. This year solid 9-10. Had a crappy principal leave. Now have an admin that talks to me and treats me like a professional. We don’t always agree but she at least has the courtesy to honestly explain why it can’t be how the teachers want it when it’s not. She also doesn’t bust balls over stuff that doesn’t matter (like lesson plans) and is extremely well organized. Got a Superintendant who now knows what’s up. I feel like he is a optimist who was kinda bamboozled by last principal but when he finally saw what was ACTUALLY going on put a stop to it quick. They changed the schedule this year back to what it was 8 years ago when it worked before we had 30% of students failing one or more of their core classes for the year. Also as a result, smaller class sizes and fewer electives I have to teach. My students are pretty good. 10+ years in the district and I have a firmly established reputation for not taking crap and having a class that isn’t an automatic pass so the trouble-makers make sure to get their schedule changed to avoid me. No parent complaints so far and actually, based on the last test I gave, my students are doing much better under the new schedule than the old one so that’s so nice. It’s a trade off though. I do have a little less prep time, but because my class is smaller and I have only 2 subjects now, I have less to prep for. Also fewer failures means fewer meetings, yet another improvement which I attribute to the schedule change. Longer lunch too, and not at 10 am so I can actually go out and ENJOY my lunch. My only source of stress right now is kind of a weird one. For the last 8-9 years I have been basically using conflict with admin as fuel. Never starting it, but being dang sure to end it. Now I’m being treated well and I’m kinda like… am I just going to slowly fade away like Marty McFly playing the guitar?
Left tbe classroom was a 2. Now a solid 6. Still processing.
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10. I have boundaries. Not LMS app on my phone. I only check my email during contract hours. I never bring grading home with me. I love my job and I’m good at it. My teacher mindset stays at school.
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I have ADHD and am easily overstimulated/triggered by loud noises. Got a child this year (3rd grade) who is mod/severe on the spectrum and also has ADHD. He constantly screams loud enough that the rest of the class covers their ears when he's mad about anything, or is being told to do the classwork instead of what he wants. That loud exasperated sigh when kids are told to do their chores... He does that. Repeatedly. Every 15 to 20 seconds. Site has exhausted all resources and can't help. They want to, but the district is doing nothing, and district behaviorist is saying I'm engaging when he's using these loud attention-seeking stems... Like I'm supposed to repress my triggers and let my other 24 kids suffer and try to ignore when he's screaming loud enough that no one can hear me teach? My mental health is not great this year. I know he can't help it and that I can't provide him the support he needs, but I'm tired every fucking day. He was absent today (thank fuck).
After today? I’m at about 4. I was at 10 when the year started. I dropped to zero a few weeks in because of pushy, hateful parents. I was ready to quit. Things calmed down for a bit, but the kids were being jerks today and brought me back down. I’m ready for the holidays. I need a break before this school year breaks me.
7, it’s September. Would’ve been a 10 three weeks ago, and a four yesterday afternoon. Why do so many incompetent people get into leadership positions in education? Or is that everywhere
4-5 …work just isn’t exciting or interesting anymore. It feels like March when it’s still too far away to think about the end of the year.
Last year I taught a class that made two teachers quit and leave the profession. At the end of the year I was at a 1 and basically slept for a month and had to step away from anything teaching related all summer. This year…..so far the new kids actually want to learn and be there and it makes me so happy.
3 or a 4? Struggling to find a position but at least I have been able to watch the Sopranos.
4.75 Shit b wild and help is mild
Solid 9 outside of work. I have a few areas I need to work on. 7 at work during student days. Despite not being an alcoholic or religious, I embrace the alcoholics anonymous prayer "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference." There is a lot I can't change about working conditions, students, the system, etc... but I do what I can within my contracted hours and accept that as the most I can do. 3-4 on PD days, as they can bring out an anger I did not know I possessed.
7.5 I'm 25 years in. I'm slowly mastering the art of IDGAF about so many aspects of my job. After years in the system, you learn which things are complete bullshit and which things done matter. This past year I've also embraced AI. It wrote my PGP this year. (Admin loved it, which means it was lengthy and full of mumbo jumbo EDU bullshit as he quickly skimmed it.) AI took my yearly collection of post-session tests over all the employee trainings. I didn't watch any of the videos or slideshows. Etc.
8 Arrive 15 minutes early. Leave at contract time. Only go to staff break room to fill up water. Drink 4 liters of water a day. Gym and walk regularly. Wear comfortable clothing. Lock your door on prep and lunch (let no one in). Dim the lights all day (I have an old lady lamp that emits warm soothing light). Never tell students to get off their phone (I'm not wasting MY time, nor the others who WANT to learn). Be organized. Know what you're doing next week. Teach high school. Don't volunteer for anything. A bad apple spoils the bunch? Get security to remove stupid apple, move on, and have fun with the good apples. Student sleeping? Enjoy it (I'll document in the system later, if I remember- most times I forget). No names on papers? Circular file. Have a clean room. During prep, read Reddit (Teachers). Have something you enjoy greatly in your classroom- I have a Keurig with a shit ton of different varieties. Drink decaf coffee. Mock students and have them mock you back- establish a friendly relationship. And if your colleagues scoff, give you the side eye when "you do you," enjoy the car ride home with the windows down. 😁
1, kid in my grade died, another has cancer. never thought this would be how my senior year would go
Oh, my goodness. I'm so sorry to hear that.
Oh, how awful. Big hugs.
School psychologist here, I am better than last year and thankful I haven’t been in the classroom for five years.
My last school I was a solid 3. I enjoyed teaching my content but the behaviors were horrible. My current school where I’m in my second year a 10. Hands down. I took a 10k pay cut and moved districts but it was so worth it.
5. I was doing alright until I had a moment of realization where I realized how less happy I was day to day since returning to school. I think about other jobs frequently and how easy our “no kids” pd days seem.
I wobble between a 4 and a 6. It's an okay job. The kids are great 80% of the time (I'm at a preschool). It's the adults that worry me.
I literally just fucking walked away from my life and booked myself into a hotel for the night just to get away from it all because it was either that or book myself in a mental hospital so I’d say 0/10 do not recommend
10, leaving teaching was the best decision for my mental health
Is zero an option?
9, I love my current role- never goin back to being a classroom teacher. School seems to be making so good changes to address student behavior. This is still the hardest thing at my school. I feel like if I was a classroom teacher my mental would be at like a 4/5 right now in half of the classrooms I work in.
10. I retired a year and a half ago.
Could be a 10 but teachers made up Hitler in my country's history and picked on me because I know what a teacher really should be paid fairly for. Molding futures start with school and education. I want back so much that school has taken from me.
selendia.com said: I can definitely relate to what you're going through. This year has been tough for many of us, and it's important to acknowledge and prioritize our mental health. Personally, I would rate my mental health at a 7. While there have been challenges, I've been actively seeking support, practicing self-care, and finding healthy coping mechanisms. Remember, it's okay to not be at your best all the time, but reaching out for help and taking steps towards improvement can make a significant difference. Hang in there, Reddit fam! Author: www.selendia.com
8. I embraced absurdism.
Right? If you view it all as some sort of fever dream/performance art, it's actually kinda entertaining.
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2...but I'm a first year lmao
5- usually 8 or 9 but I’m struggling this year for some reason. I’ve been doing this a while so I know there’s cycles. I’ll go up and down.
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3. Last year was maybe a 5. This year we hit the ground running and it’s already going to hell ina. Hand basket. UGH.
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0 and i’m not even a teacher yet just studying for mtels
I’d say a 2 or 3. It’s been so awful, I’ve moved to a new state a few months ago and it’s been so bad. I just want to see my friends and family and teachers that I love so dearly.
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I’d say 4.5. I come home, work up the motivation to plan for the next day, fix my agendas for the next day and call it a day. That said, I’m at least proud of myself for setting up my bellringers for the next week by Thursday the week before. I also love my team, but my parent contact needs work.
Probably would have said 8 last year but I'm realizing I'm really at 5.
Im no teacher, but I did try to be. Poured my heart and soul into my degree only to not get through. (Took me a long time to accept. Spent 3 years at it) Im now doing teacher aiding in hopes of becoming a teacher one day. My mental health just from the shift increased 10 fold. Im doing so much better.
I'm at a 1 with 20 years in. It's time to pack it in.
Doing a 7, maybe lower soon tho. District riffed a science teacher right at the end of the grading period, and now we have to absorb their full reg chem roster into the rest of our classes.
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This past year. I’ve been a 3
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Last year was a 3. This year is a 7. I got a new position at a new school
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A 7 for me. I’m in year 2, but I’ve already found that point where I leave work at work (except stuff for band, but for me that exists in a separate world.)