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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for asking this.  I can't speak for anyone except myself, but I actually just went on leave because I had such a severe panic attack at school I can't go back right now.  For starters, I ended up buying my own curriculum (I teach an elective no one else does) to save myself time (one was not provided by MCPS). A very sweet teacher offered me their slides from the previous year, but that was it. I am buying all of my curriculum supplies to make it as engaging of a class I can (even buying rewards) because I have so many students I have that need extra support (IEPs, 504s, ELLs, ect).  I have packed classes with students who cannot sit, stay off their phone, stop talking, some even steal my personal items. There was a fight during lunch a bit ago and my students came into class all hyped up. I could not get them to calm down, even with security staff coming in.  I am not a spring chicken (mid-career) and I don't know how much more I can take.  In addition, my own child was assaulted at his high school and they told me 'they can't ID the kid.'  I filed a police report, but we are at an impasse (please don't ask for any details). So now on top of my very stressful job, I also am helping my child manage the trauma and fear he now has. I worked so hard for my teaching license but if I walk away, I could lose it.  I don't know. I'm overwhelmed.  I'm taking some time off to see if I can stay in this profession.  [/quote]

There are a lot of teachers on this forum who empathize with you. When you are a new teacher, schools can take advantage of you, because it is hard to change schools without three years in. They will give you too many preps, too many students, no curriculum support, and it is beyond challenging. It sounds like your administrators are not stepping up to support you. I am sorry. [/quote]

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