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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the bombardment of emails and direct calls from school principals to my recent college grad (BS in Elementary Ed w/ SPED) there are a TON of openings across FCPS.

She even had a HS principal call asking what he could do to get her to come teach HS. I've also heard that there are no SPED teachers available.

She interviewed for SPED position at an ES and was hired on the spot.

With all the openings across FCPS it is very easy for a teacher who isn't 100% satisfied with their position/school to go elsewhere after only a year. I've also heard that the current "burn out" rate is at an all-time low of 3 yrs.

In the past the attrition rate for teachers was typically high only for those less desirable Title 1 area schools...and majority of new teachers usually found work there first before moving elsewhere.

Now we have that unfortunate perfect storm where there are not only fewer teachers graduating but also too many job openings available. [/quote]

[b]My first year of teaching was absolutely miserable. I barely saw my friends, I gained a bunch of weight from the stress and I was crying all the time. [/b]I’m better now but it’s difficult to decide if you are going to push through or cut your losses and move on. Very, very few people have to personality, skill set, and the willingness to sacrifice needed to be a public school teacher and you need all three of those things.[/quote]

My first 25 years weren’t like that. 4 of my last 5 however…
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