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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a former teacher. My perspective is 1) teachers underestimate how overworked everyone else is. They think they’re uniquely working unpaid overtime when just about anyone in a salaried role is feeling the same pressure, especially if they want to be regarded as good as their job. Same as teachers. 2) A ton of this, teachers bring on themselves. Take decorating rooms. No one is making them do that. You choose to go blow $200 at Michaels and then spend a weekend taping kitschy crap to the walls. [/quote]

you're not a teacher so just stop[/quote]

I absolutely will not. Usually what these discussions need most is perspective from people who have been both in the classroom and in the private sector.

At the end of the day I quit teaching because it wasn’t a good gig. I have a lot of sympathy for teachers on that. For me, it was the emotional exhaustion. Not the lack of breaks (they were downright luxurious compared to private sector) or total comp/benefits (also better than many teachers seem to realize when compared to private sector) but the absolute bottomless pit of emotional drain. [/quote]

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