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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for taking the time to post This . This year has been very tough and I was honestly in tears last night because I just didn’t think I cared anymore. I couldn’t even make the distinction between loving  my actual job of working with kids and hating my school district. I’ve got a find a way to do what I love, in a system that doesn’t constantly break people down.[/quote]

I hated working for DCPS :(. As I approached school in the morning, I felt a ball tighten up in my stomach. The kids were generally just the same (fine, funny, curious, meaningful to teach) as I have found in other settings--but the DCPS framework is so toxic.  I wouldn't care about IMPACT either, except as one more stressor. If you can afford it, switch to teaching in a good charter or independent school or another school system. Get a specialist degree or work in a different educational strand (curriculum development etc.) I made the move from DCPS classroom teacher and my health (both physical and mental) greatly improved, and I then I did what I loved as an educator in a setting that provided full support.

As a parent, what burns me up about DCPS toxicity is it can't help but impact the educational experience for children. Though many teachers are valiant and protect the kids from it, it's very set up to fail from the get-go.  Overall a toxic framework does not a happy school make.[/quote]

Teacher leave at a higher rate from charters and don’t have impact…
There’s something else that stresses people here out :-/[/quote]

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