How many teachers are leaving your school next year?

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Teaching has a poor reputation nationally. Teaching is rewarding but you are knowingly signing up to be stressed out and potentially broke. With the high cost of school and a high cost of living it’s not a smart financial move.

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Anonymous wrote:Teaching has a poor reputation nationally. Teaching is rewarding but you are knowingly signing up to be stressed out and potentially broke. With the high cost of school and a high cost of living it’s not a smart financial move.

The thing is not so many people signing up these days.....

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

[Anonymous]

How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category.

Imagine getting a Master’s degree 😂 and thinking you are entitled to some presumably high level of pay. 😂

The pay scale of FCPS teachers has been public knowledge since forever, and if you went and got a Master’s degree 😂 in order to do that, that’s on you.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

I, personally, love the older teachers who have older kids and more experience.

Pros and cons to each.

...literally no one cares what you like or don't like.

No one cares what you like either. Enjoy your new school!

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Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is losing 6 teachers and a few others (including the principal) per the end of year email. I know that one is getting married and moving away. Seems like normal turnover.

So 5 leaving the profession? That’s normal for 2024, that’s not normal for 2014. Maybe in 2014 we would have all 6 transferring, retiring, not coming back from maternity leave, or moving away, but not leaving the profession

No, I think it is 6 total teachers leaving for all reasons. Very normal, especially given the principal leaving. I know one of the non-classroom teachers leaving is not leaving because of anything bad— one of their bucket list fcps schools opened up and they are moving there.

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Anonymous wrote:Kid is at Sandberg. It seems like all of the good ones are leaving. Most blame the principal

Don't.....it's a lot more than that and it's happening across the county. It's disrespect from parents and gatehouse....it's out of control behaviors and large classrooms/caseloads. It's a lack of planning time....all the new trainings and programs. Did I mention disrespect?

At Sandburg this year it really is the principal. It’s always been a high turnover school, but the principal was truly awful to staff this year. Add in the pressure of being a Project Momentum school and a lot of good teachers are leaving. It’s another Justice HS situation. I’m sure FCPS will do nothing.

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How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category.

Imagine getting a Master’s degree 😂 and thinking you are entitled to some presumably high level of pay. 😂

The pay scale of FCPS teachers has been public knowledge since forever, and if you went and got a Master’s degree 😂 in order to do that, that’s on you.

It wasn’t a choice. It’s required in certain states like Maryland.

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How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category.

Imagine getting a Master’s degree 😂 and thinking you are entitled to some presumably high level of pay. 😂

The pay scale of FCPS teachers has been public knowledge since forever, and if you went and got a Master’s degree 😂 in order to do that, that’s on you.

Um… most districts require or strongly encourage a masters degree. Pay scales stagnate if you only keep your BA/BS. The pay for a MA/MS isn’t much better, though, considering the immense workload and the unique skills required for the job.

But I suspect you don’t respect teachers, so you don’t care?

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How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category.

Imagine getting a Master’s degree 😂 and thinking you are entitled to some presumably high level of pay. 😂

The pay scale of FCPS teachers has been public knowledge since forever, and if you went and got a Master’s degree 😂 in order to do that, that’s on you.

Wow, you can use emoticons...

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

I’m on a summative (evaluation) year and my principal only came to check me once. I honestly think she just forgot about it.