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[quote=Anonymous]I will say that I have multiple points of reference.  I started my working life as a classroom teacher in middle school, then high school.  I left teaching after 7 years to work at a technology startup and worked there for 5 years.  I traveled a lot for work and it was considered a "high stress" startup, with lots of folks working long hours to prepare for an IPO.  It wasn't NEARLY as stressful as being a teacher, even with all the long hours.  I could take breaks whenever I wanted, I was off my feet, I could pee whenever I needed, and I could mentally zone out whenever I needed a break.  I still had a demanding workload and lots of deadlines that were high pressure, but nothing like having to face a room of teenagers and be completely mentally "on" without a single break, and then take home 4-5 hours of work at night and much more on the weekends.

I'm back in the classroom now (pumping while I type, on my 20 minute time while my students are with the librarian) and the only way I survive is by accepting that I'm not going to be a really great teacher.  I'm good, I'm prepared, the students are learning.  But no more can I go way above and beyond.  The profession has also gotten much more high stakes and stressful.  It sucksl[/quote]

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