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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Observations from this thread:

1. Most teachers are overworked.

2. Many teachers take pride in being overworked.

3. Many teachers shame teachers unwilling to overwork themselves.

4. Most teachers are unaware of how few hours teachers spend teaching overseas, and how little of what US teachers do is necessary.[/quote]

5. Most teachers are unaware of the fact that SES, not whether a teacher works 40, 60, or 80h a week, is the primary determinant of student long term outcomes.[/quote]

NP. Oh, I'm aware. Which is why I'm trying to leave my high FARMS rate school because of the culture that we must keep doing and giving more more more. If we bring up SES or situations at home we're told we're making excuses. The question is always what more can we give?  More money, more time, more effort. As much as I love the kids, I'm ready to go to a school with a low FARMS rate and kids who can pass the standardized tests no matter what the teachers are like and so the pressure is off.

I don't want to have to serve on any more committees like the Family Engagement Committee because those schools don't need to rack their brains figuring out ways to get parents involved in their child's education. I don't want to sit at any more data chats and have to discuss why Alexander's MAP scores decreased from last quarter and when I bring up that he told me he didn't eat breakfast the morning of testing because he got to school too late because his family all shares one room in a house and the baby was crying all night so they didn't get to the bus on time, I'm told that shouldn't impact him as long as I'm identifying barriers to him acquiring a concept and differentiating my instruction accordingly. OK, let's just ignore the elephant in the room.

I want to be at a school that gets to have assemblies and field trips because there is money for it and the principal doesn't get worried that the kids will be missing content instruction for those things because they need to answer to their boss as to why the data doesn't look good. Speaking of money, I don't want to have to spend my own in order to be able to do my job. I also don't want to have to contribute money or food items for school events (for families, not staff) anymore. I give enough. I just want to be able to do my job and then go home.

I know the grass is always greener on the other side and working at a school with a high SES population has its own issues but I think I'm ready to trade issues. I do not want to end up like the martyr teachers down the hall who devote their own lives to other peoples' children and are at work until 8pm and work on weekends and have little in their bank accounts because they keep giving and giving.  My own children are more important to me, and the reality is that we are not going to be working many miracles because poverty has a greater impact on these kids' lives than I do. Yes, I said it. [/quote]

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