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I HATE my job. HATE it.

vera1127vera1127 member
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I am so fed up with what I do. I LOVE being a teacher, but I hate it at the same time. Teaching is so not what it used to be, even compared to 5 years ago. Having a group of students in your classroom and teaching them in a way that works until they get it is simply not allowed anymore and I HATE it. I hate planning lessons, I hate grading papers, I hate that every night I bring home hours and hours of work to do, I hate that I am criticized by parents and the community for EVERYTHING, and I hate that it takes time away from my son. I would much rather work year-round for a decent salary then this job for no money and a whole lot of BS. I am so DONE.
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  • MelissaAB5579MelissaAB5579 member

    I'm sorry sweetie!

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  • nferrantenferrante
    Iknow what you mean.  I don't work for the school system,but i'm a preschool teacher.  I dread going back to work on Monday.  Having to leave my child every day kills me.  Even though I'm doing something I love,  the place I work at has changed so much.  I work year round and i used to have to do all the lesson plans, I came home with tons of work every night.  I hated it.  I'm making a change and becoming a teachers aid for special needs.  It will be such a great experience, still hard work, but I won't have all the responsibilities of a lead teacher.  AND I get to be home with my children more.  DD's starting Kindergarten in August, so i'll be working the same schedule as the school system.  Sometimes you need to make a change that works better for your family! I hope things get better! oxox
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  • Babs022Babs022 member
    summer break is around the corner!!!
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  • lovemymaddylovemymaddy
    Everything you said is true, I know. And on the worst days it seems like it all hits at the same time you know? It is a tough, tough job and often times one that goes without praise too...  How many days left til summer/??  Just keep thinking about that and all of the time you'll get to spend with DS! 
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  • vera1127vera1127 member

    imageBabs022:
    summer break is around the corner!!!

    I keep trying to tell myself that. It's to the point though where it's not even worth having my summers off. Things in my building are terrible. I've been on monster.com and looking for jobs at local universities all evening... :( 

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  • MrsPattersonMrsPatterson member
    I'm so sorry.  My best friend is a high school teacher in Ohio and she left after her baby was born in January to SAH.  She was so fed up by the end that she would get home in tears every day.  Her principal was a jackass and her students were so far behind where they should have been, but no one else cared - they just passed the kids because they didn't want to deal with them.  Her co-workers were all hot-mess idiots.  It was just a disaster.  I work for the teacher's union in our state, and my mom is a speech path in our public schools, so I know what you mean about the schools changing.  Hang in there, summer break is SO close.
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  • esquiremommaesquiremomma
    That sucks! I am so sorry things are rough at your job right now. Is there any way you can bag it next year and see how it goes SAH? Or maybe teaching in a different setting? I hope it works out!
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  • Tonya_GTonya_G member
    I know the feeling. And the school you work at can make all the difference. I hated my job this year- when I got riffed, I wasn't nearly as upset as I should have been because of how miserable this year was. Then, when a 2nd grade post came up and I was offered it instead, I was unsure at first, but have only become more and more excited. Hopefully next year will re-instill my love of teaching!
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  • sunnyday16sunnyday16
    I feel the exact same way. I am sitting here in tears after another awful day. You should go back to massage therapy school with me:) We  can figure out what to do over the summer!
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  • knortonknorton

    Not to be a debbie downer, but that is why I quit. I couldn't take it. It was the children you spent the most time on that the parents hated you. I would wake up in the middle of the night trying to figure out how to help a kid, and then his parents would tell my principal I was mean to their child and wouldn't help them. Teaching is the most rewarding and demoralizing job in existence. AND, the number of hours you put in to be a good teacher is ridiculous. At least 40 hours in the classroom, plus meetings, plus hours every night grading and planning. 

    My heart goes out to you. You deserve a medal. I could never do both. If I need to financially go back to work, I would go back as an aid. 

    (((((hug))))))) 

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  • vera1127vera1127 member
    Every year I keep hoping it will get better, but it just gets worse and worse. There is no reason for a teacher to come home in tears every day. There just isn't. NO ONE should come home in tears every day. There IS such a thing as too much pressure. It would be different if I were getting paid $100k a year, but it's just not worth it for the crappy pay. I wish being a SAHM were an option, but it's just not in the cards these days. DH is working on advancing in his company, but it's going to take years. His bosses do have him on the right track though. Ugh...I just wish I could find something else. It's horrible. All us teachers do after school is go into a room when the kids leave, close the door, and either cry together or *** about our day. That is TERRIBLE. Teaching should be a joy, not a chore.
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