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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It used to be that teaching was one of the best jobs around — decent pay, good work–life balance, and a fulfilling career with three months of paid vacation. Yet when I talk to current teachers, they don’t seem to feel that way anymore in any of these areas.

What exactly has changed in recent years that turned teaching from a dream job into such a difficult one? Do you think teachers now see students, administrators, and parents as ungrateful?[/quote]

Lack of autonomy in the classroom. 
Lack of discipline and not being able to discipline problem students.
Federal funding addiction creating problem students who destroy classrooms and schools since they won't kick them out.
Political Correctness stifling a creative learning environment.
Mandatory "continuing education" bs during summer vacations.
[b]Summer vacations cut from 3 months to barely 2 now. [/b]
Teacher's unions in many states sucking up their paychecks.

The list goes on. [/quote]

cry me a river, lol[/quote]

[b]One of the main reasons people go into teaching is the summers off with the kids. It be what it be. [/b]

Pay more and the shorter summer vacation wouldn't be such a thing. Teachers get around $15 per hour as it is. $20-25 per hour average if you work at an inner city school like in The Substitute movies where you deal with stabbings and gang fights. [/quote]

Yep, summers off with their kids. Plus all the breaks, extra holidays, snow days etc. [/quote]

When a friend (who was a teacher) and I (who worked in an office) retired, I calculated that I had worked in essence 7 more years - based on her summer's off.  You can't put a price on those 2 months off, every single year.[/quote]

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