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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like I didn't hit my stride until year 6-8. By that time many teachers are starting to get married/have kids and leave the work force indefinitely. Other veterans who stay may change schools to be closer to work or don't want to work the longer (and sometimes less paid) hours in a charter school.

Teaching now a days is not what it used to be. You are subject to lots of scrutiny, you must teach to a very set curriculum (that you may not agree with) and have lots of pressure about test scores.

Honestly, I would not tell my children to go into teaching. A specialty position like Speech, OT or PT, yes, but not teaching unfortunately. [/quote]
Yup! I'm going back for my reading specialist degree. I also talked my DSD into changing her major- from education. I don't know any teachers who would recommend the profession to friends/family.[/quote]

I have my masters in Reading and left DCPS after 13 years to teach at a local university. After years of teaching middle school, I finally could admit that I was a good teacher about 8 years in. Unfortunately, the tide of testing and poor leadership made the job untenable. Not to mention that my kids are getting older and demanding more of my time and energy, energy that I could not give if I was wrangling middle schoolers all day. I miss the kids. I really do. I miss the families. I miss the work (not the grading though. I still hate it now). I've encouraged my son to be a teacher but one with a plan of upward movement.[/quote]

I'm a DC teacher and thinking of going back to school to get a Graduate Reading Certificate, if you don't mind me asking, which school did you go to? It seems like some school districts are getting rid of reading specialists and others are expanding, is this a good field of education to pursue in the local DC/MD/VA area?[/quote]

Sorry for the delay in responding. I attended Trinity University but their reading program is not accepting any new students. DCPS no longer requires coursework for Reading/Literacy certification, only passing the Praxis. However, UMD, and a few other places have good programs. I suggest it because it gives you a depth of knowledge about reading that most in the reg classroom will not have. I am also certified K-12 so my flexibility is amazing if I ever decide to return to K-12.[/quote]

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