Teachers, what is least fav part of your job?

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I work with kinder students one on one and most of them are lively and curious. They aren’t screen zombies at all.

It depends on where you work. Most of my low income students aren’t curious at all. That isn’t just due to screens. I don’t think there are many discussions going on in their homes. I actually have to teach them how to ask questions. I guess if nobody answers your questions at home…

[Anonymous]

Disruptive behavior from students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't like being treated like a child during staff meetings and trainings (sometimes sitting in small chairs, or having to "think pair share" and fill out exit tickets).

Honestly, a lot of my coworkers are not very bright. Not to say that they aren't good teachers, but very limited life experience and general knowledge.

The overwhelming needs of these kids. The families need help. It's so hard to reach them if basic needs aren't being met.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't like being treated like a child during staff meetings and trainings (sometimes sitting in small chairs, or having to "think pair share" and fill out exit tickets).

Honestly, a lot of my coworkers are not very bright. Not to say that they aren't good teachers, but very limited life experience and general knowledge.

The overwhelming needs of these kids. The families need help. It's so hard to reach them if basic needs aren't being met.

God I hate these things, especially the stupid gallery walks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not choosing my own curriculum, or having no curriculum at all and being expected to throw things together.

Or being given a very strict curriculum, along with high-stakes testing, but not given the materials needed to teach it, forcing me to spend my weekends scouring the internet for resources or creating my own notes/worksheets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lack of consequences for rule breaking at the high school level in general. Students perpetually arriving late to school and class, or just wandering the halls during classes without any consequences whatsoever (often times just chatting it up with security when they should be in class). Restorative justice, which in reality allows students who hinder the learning process and are sometimes a danger to students and adults to continue to be in school rather than being suspended. High schools are just a mess when it comes to poor behavior and literally no consequences whatsoever.

As are Middle Schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zero discipline starting from the top down. Used to be if you had a student behavior problem you sent them to the VP, they handled it all including contacting parents.

Now they just don’t care. At all. The kids know it too.

My principal doesn't want us to send a student down to the office unless we have already made parent contact first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DEI BS

+1000

Ok, Smpotatoes. Upvoting yourself is pathetic (so right up your alley)

What makes you think this person upvoted themselves. I think most teachers share this sentiment.

[Anonymous]

It is shattering as a teacher who works more than 60 hours per week to know that I make about $20 per hour and MCPS paid out McKnight to the tune of $1.3 million.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DEI BS

+1000

Ok, Smpotatoes. Upvoting yourself is pathetic (so right up your alley)

What makes you think this person upvoted themselves. I think most teachers share this sentiment.

Yeah right. It’s what the “outraged” crazy MCPS twitter parents what others to believe because that’s what they believe. Teachers have much bigger issues to worry/complain about. Nice try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is shattering as a teacher who works more than 60 hours per week to know that I make about $20 per hour and MCPS paid out McKnight to the tune of $1.3 million.

Ugh. I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DEI BS

+1000

Ok, Smpotatoes. Upvoting yourself is pathetic (so right up your alley)

What makes you think this person upvoted themselves. I think most teachers share this sentiment.

Yeah right. It’s what the “outraged” crazy MCPS twitter parents what others to believe because that’s what they believe. Teachers have much bigger issues to worry/complain about. Nice try.

I'm a teacher and I find all the DEI stuff very annoying. It's by no means my biggest complaint about teaching, but I find it overkill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. I work with kinder students one on one and most of them are lively and curious. They aren’t screen zombies at all.

Who is giving their kids phones at age 5?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DEI BS

+1000

Ok, Smpotatoes. Upvoting yourself is pathetic (so right up your alley)

What makes you think this person upvoted themselves. I think most teachers share this sentiment.

Yeah right. It’s what the “outraged” crazy MCPS twitter parents what others to believe because that’s what they believe. Teachers have much bigger issues to worry/complain about. Nice try.

You don’t have a clue what teachers think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. I work with kinder students one on one and most of them are lively and curious. They aren’t screen zombies at all.

Who is giving their kids phones at age 5?

Most of my kindergarteners have a phone or tablet. Sometimes they share one with a sibling but often they get their own at Christmas and pass down the old one to a younger sibling. Yes, many of them are 2-3 years old.