MCPS faces Teacher shortage next year
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Anonymous
| It's funny that all these parents can complain but none want to be teachers or work in schools. Time to step up. Its a thankless job. |
Anonymous
Such a helpful, constructive post! Problem solved! Btw her are some things nobody has ever said IRL: I left teaching for better retirement benefits I left teaching so I could have more days off work I left teaching to stick it to trolls on DCUM There are real reasons why there is a teacher shortage but by fixating on the above you do yourself no favors. |
Anonymous
Teachers are leaving for higher paying jobs, stay home as their income doesn't cover child care, they are not treated well, hours they work are significant, etc. |
Anonymous
DH left for a higher paying job and the ability to WFH. Now that I’m still teaching and he is not, it is glaringly obvious that the number of unpaid hours teachers work is ridiculously high compared to most other professionals. I’m not quite ready to jump ship because I really enjoy working with the kids and I have some health issues that will probably take me out of the health force altogether before retirement. That said, I would never recommend teaching as a career choice. It’s brutal financially and often mentally draining. I was a career switcher and pooh poohed warnings from veteran teachers as complaints from the jaded and burnout. Turns out that they were largely spot on. Plus, there are new harms and indignities that they didn’t face. |
Anonymous
Teachers work more than 180 days a year. In MCPS, it’s 194 days. Think about a chef in a fine dining establishment. They don’t work just the hours patrons are at the restaurant. They have to write and test recipes, shop, etc. |
Anonymous
If only it were that simple. Can you magically whip up plans? Disperse grading that doesn't fit into planning period? Eliminate pay in for pension? I don't know how people think teachers have it so cushy. I really don't. They work hard. They work sorting/cleaning in summer when not oaid. They work preparing, sometimes for multiple subjects in summer and on weekends not oaid. They spend nights and weekends grading and writing feedback and emailing students not paid. They spend summer and fall writing recommendation letters unpaid. They buy stuff for classrooms for our kids not reimbursed. You should do this and then report back on how there is "nothing to complain about." Thank you teachers. I have a college freshman and hs junior. Your efforts have made such a difference for them. |
Anonymous
If it’s such a cushy job, you do it. |
Anonymous
Reports of the shortage were greatly exaggerated. |
Anonymous
| At my kid's high school there is only one pre-calc and algebra 2 teacher. Kids are learning these subjects via video. Maybe if teachers were better paid, respected and given more resources, we wouldn't be dealing with this now. Too little, too late. |
Anonymous
Not at all. It’s impacting everything in school buildings. |
Anonymous
They'll be back as soon as they learn what it's like in the real world and how good they had it. |
Anonymous
Clearly... |
Anonymous
Lol. They can go the bathroom whenever they want and go out for lunch. I highly doubt anyone is returning to teaching. |
Anonymous
That’s funny. Those of us who left are likely the best, most grateful employees in our new workplaces. We know how much worse it could be. It’s a joy to have more autonomy, more money, more flexibility, more upward mobility, and more professional development and collegiality. |
Anonymous
So this is SmPotatoes? Correct? You're such a sad and pathetic human being. Seek the help you so desperately need. |