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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would you tell a college kid who is considering teaching?  My HS senior daughter is trying to figure out what she'd like to do for a career.  She gravitates toward teaching.  I think she worries about the salary.  But more than that, most of her HS teachers have been telling her to absolutely not do it.

They have different reasons, but the most salient seem to be unruly kids and entitled parents.  Most recently, a teacher told her that so many parents push and complain and threaten to sue and actually sue that the job is terrible.  She said that some kids just don't do the smallest amount of work and their parents tell the teacher not to push them due to mental health concerns and they want the kid to graduate but the kid has turned in almost nothing all semester.

It sounds like when teachers try to encourage kids to challenge themselves and learn, they are thwarted.  Making an already difficult job completely unsatisfying.

This was the most recent conversation she's had, but she's been reporting teacher comments discouraging the teaching profession since freshman year.

Is she just catching teachers venting at times of stress (which we all face) or is this a real thing such that kids should avoid the profession?[/quote]

Honestly, I can’t recommend it. And I’m not feeling stressed right now, so this isn’t a vent.

It’s the lack of respect that gets me… from students, administrators, parents, the public. It’s also the work/life balance. You’ll be drawn to “summers off”, but then you’ll work 14 months in 10 just to get there.

There are also tons of variables in a classroom, and you are responsible for all of them. That includes the ones you can’t control.

I don’t recommend it. At all. 
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