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[quote=Anonymous]I left because standardized testing ruined the job. I think it's important to have accountability, but the standards weren't even aligned to the tests at first; you can only test for certain strengths via a bubble test which meant that schools were disincentivized to teach/address all the other areas of intelligence & social/emotional intelligence that also greatly matter. I also really disliked the amount of CYA paperwork I had to do in DC, as compared to the amount I had to do in California (my paperwork doubled moving east). I was an English teacher, so on top of my 7-hour workday I had to prepare my classes (minimum 1 hr) and then do all of my grading (for 150 kids, so just multiply however long each assignment took to grade -- let's call it 5 min per paper, which is a low estimate -- that would be 12+ hours of grading. I didn't feel like I could really have kids writing as much as they would need to be writing (secondary school) to learn with that # of students. Finally, although this wasn't the reason I left teaching, as another PP has noted, I make more $ in my current nonprofit job, have a flexible schedule, can telecommute, and don't have to be at work at 6:30-7am. Like another PP, I didn't think that lifestyle was compatible with raising my own family.[/quote]

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