Disappearing Teachers

[Anonymous]

Informal Poll - How many teachers have left prior to the end of their contract this school year (Sept to present)?

School name (optional):
Number of Teachers:

[Anonymous]

1

[Anonymous]

One was fired (a good thing) but none have left.

[Anonymous]

0

[Anonymous]

3

[Anonymous]

This is going to start being a new normal. Teachers (yes even private school teachers) are overworked and underpaid. Little support from admin and picked apart from enough parents that it’s not worth it to stay.

Start normalizing it. Your children will be fine.

[Anonymous]

4

[Anonymous]

0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is going to start being a new normal. Teachers (yes even private school teachers) are overworked and underpaid. Little support from admin and picked apart from enough parents that it’s not worth it to stay.

Start normalizing it. Your children will be fine.

There’s a problem with the “start normalizing it” part.

People generally leave bad bosses and stay for good ones. We should be telling administrators to shape up.

Part of running a school is supporting your teachers, creating an environment where they have resources, feel safe and have a voice, one where they can continue to grow professionally. This puts teachers in the best position to serve the students.

But in certain schools, teachers have no voice, they are left to defend themselves against unfair accusations from people who have not taught before or have a hidden agenda (like a higher grade).

Yes, it is too much. No, it is not normal and school leaders can absolutely do more, but who is going to make them do that?

[Anonymous]

One was fired right before school started. One fired around winter. 2 left because they were relocating. 1 left because of some conflict with admin.

So 5 that I know of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is going to start being a new normal. Teachers (yes even private school teachers) are overworked and underpaid. Little support from admin and picked apart from enough parents that it’s not worth it to stay.

Start normalizing it. Your children will be fine.

There’s a problem with the “start normalizing it” part.

People generally leave bad bosses and stay for good ones. We should be telling administrators to shape up.

Part of running a school is supporting your teachers, creating an environment where they have resources, feel safe and have a voice, one where they can continue to grow professionally. This puts teachers in the best position to serve the students.

But in certain schools, teachers have no voice, they are left to defend themselves against unfair accusations from people who have not taught before or have a hidden agenda (like a higher grade).

Yes, it is too much. No, it is not normal and school leaders can absolutely do more, but who is going to make them do that?

What happens when you tell them til you’re blue in the face but they don’t do anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is going to start being a new normal. Teachers (yes even private school teachers) are overworked and underpaid. Little support from admin and picked apart from enough parents that it’s not worth it to stay.

Start normalizing it. Your children will be fine.

There’s a problem with the “start normalizing it” part.

People generally leave bad bosses and stay for good ones. We should be telling administrators to shape up.

Part of running a school is supporting your teachers, creating an environment where they have resources, feel safe and have a voice, one where they can continue to grow professionally. This puts teachers in the best position to serve the students.

But in certain schools, teachers have no voice, they are left to defend themselves against unfair accusations from people who have not taught before or have a hidden agenda (like a higher grade).



Yes, it is too much. No, it is not normal and school leaders can absolutely do more, but who is going to make them do that?

+1 million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One was fired right before school started. One fired around winter. 2 left because they were relocating. 1 left because of some conflict with admin.

So 5 that I know of.

That seems high. Is this the Bullis lower school turnover that others on this post have commented on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is going to start being a new normal. Teachers (yes even private school teachers) are overworked and underpaid. Little support from admin and picked apart from enough parents that it’s not worth it to stay.

Start normalizing it. Your children will be fine.

There’s a problem with the “start normalizing it” part.

People generally leave bad bosses and stay for good ones. We should be telling administrators to shape up.

Part of running a school is supporting your teachers, creating an environment where they have resources, feel safe and have a voice, one where they can continue to grow professionally. This puts teachers in the best position to serve the students.

But in certain schools, teachers have no voice, they are left to defend themselves against unfair accusations from people who have not taught before or have a hidden agenda (like a higher grade).

Yes, it is too much. No, it is not normal and school leaders can absolutely do more, but who is going to make them do that?

You are leaving out an entire group of people who regularly make teachers’ lives miserable: parents. What do you propose to do about that?

- No, not an admin

[Anonymous]

Parents are a complete nightmare. That is why teachers are leaving. Not worth it.