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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a HS teacher in MCPS. Going into year 15. This job becomes less and less desirable every year. I can retire before age 60 is the only thing keeping me going. I have a Masters +60 and I make considerably less than just about everyone I know, and many of these people don’t have a college degree at all, and  they work remote or hybrid. 
Before anyone points out that I have summers off, I actually don’t. I work in the summer and the weeks I’m not working, I don’t get paid. It’s like everyone else’s annual leave but other jobs get paid year round. 
 I like my school and our Admin for most part, but lately I’m questioning why I spent so much time and money to become an educator. Yes, I love working with kids, but I’m also tired of struggling financially. I live in Moco and I’m a single parent. [/quote]

Your problem is that you're a single parent living in MoCo. Teaching is not the problem. [/quote]

I gotta say, I kind of agree. Not that teaching is without it's issues, but lots of jobs have issues. Imagine being a single mom and having to come up with summer care for 10+ years. When you add what that would cost to your salary...though you say you work in the summer. [/quote]

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