Teachers Resigning Like Crazy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I recently applied for the FCPS tutor position they've been advertising. However, I noticed in the actual application that tutors will be responsible for creating their own "curriculum"? Wouldn't that be provided by the students' teachers?

Probably not. The teachers don’t have the time or energy to do that.

The district/state should provide curriculum for teachers and students. That's what takes up most of my weekends as a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ I say this as a parent and a teacher: how your children develop and turn out is always on you as the parent. Always.

Teachers can influence behavior while at school for most. They just don’t want to be bothered often.

HAHAHAHAHA

I can’t help but think of this morning, when a student dropped a Candy wrapper on the hallway floor and when I asked him to pick it up he rolled his eyes and mumbled something under his breath. Yeah, I’m gonna make great inroads with that kid. I’m sure his parents are a delight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this happening anywhere else? My DC's ES has has have five teachers resign mid year. Is this normal? What is happening?!

And then doing what for income?? Waitressing?
going back to school?
They are not qualified for anything else

LOL. Oh, I know you wish so desperately this were the case, but sadly for you, it isn’t.

I know 2 teachers who quit post-2020 and are working for “Big 3” consulting firms and 2 others who were snapped up by federal agencies.

All of those people are making more money, working less and get to do things like take a bathroom break more than every 5 hours or go to a doctors appointment without involving 3 other adults AND losing 1/2 day of leave.

It’s really gonna ruffle some KarenForum feathers when these posters here end up reporting to ex-teachers. Buckle up, snowflakes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this happening anywhere else? My DC's ES has has have five teachers resign mid year. Is this normal? What is happening?!

And then doing what for income?? Waitressing?
going back to school?
They are not qualified for anything else

LOL. Oh, I know you wish so desperately this were the case, but sadly for you, it isn’t.

I know 2 teachers who quit post-2020 and are working for “Big 3” consulting firms and 2 others who were snapped up by federal agencies.

All of those people are making more money, working less and get to do things like take a bathroom break more than every 5 hours or go to a doctors appointment without involving 3 other adults AND losing 1/2 day of leave.

It’s really gonna ruffle some KarenForum feathers when these posters here end up reporting to ex-teachers. Buckle up, snowflakes!

KarenForum? Are you talking about yourself?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I recently applied for the FCPS tutor position they've been advertising. However, I noticed in the actual application that tutors will be responsible for creating their own "curriculum"? Wouldn't that be provided by the students' teachers?

Probably not. The teachers don’t have the time or energy to do that.

Ok... but then how are the tutors supposed to know what the student needs help with?

The teacher will probably give them a list of standards to review.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

But other places aren't bleeding employees like mad. If they were, they'd need to compensate better than other industries to make it work staying.

I'm just saying, having less buying power next year vs. this year isn't going to make anyone stay. It's just more reason to jump ship to a higher paying career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

3% of 60k is less than 3% of 90k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

+1 Nobody is getting inflation-equal raises.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

+1 Nobody is getting inflation-equal raises.

Which is why people are looking for jobs with higher base salaries. Bye bye teachers, hello corporate rats.

At the end of the day a job needs to be fun/easy/not stressful or pay well. Teaching is none of those things right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

+1 Nobody is getting inflation-equal raises.

Which is why people are looking for jobs with higher base salaries. Bye bye teachers, hello corporate rats.

At the end of the day a job needs to be fun/easy/not stressful or pay well. Teaching is none of those things right now.

Teaching is a challenging job, but most of the teachers I know are not finding high paying corporate jobs. I wish they were.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully with the large county transfer expected to FCPS it will help with recruiting efforts if there is teacher attrition.

The proposal is a 3% raise. Not going to do much when inflation is double or more.

I don't know what types of raises you think other people, including the ones who don't get summer months off, are getting. 3% and step increases are in line with a lot of places.

+1 Nobody is getting inflation-equal raises.

Which is why people are looking for jobs with higher base salaries. Bye bye teachers, hello corporate rats.

At the end of the day a job needs to be fun/easy/not stressful or pay well. Teaching is none of those things right now.

Teaching is a challenging job, but most of the teachers I know are not finding high paying corporate jobs. I wish they were.

They're out there! I left $70k teaching to go to an immediate $90k in a corporate position as a trainer. Within 3 years it was $140, way more than I would have ever made at the top of the teaching salary scale.

[Anonymous]

I didn't find a high paying corporate job. I did find a nanny position that pays me more than I made teaching, with 8 weeks paid vacation and about 70% of the hours I was working. I'm extremely happy