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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I left teaching a year ago. I am in the education field, but not in the classroom. At first I took a bit of a pay cut but now my pay is the same as it was when I was teaching. However now I work about 15 hours most weeks, compared to 70+. The difference is hard to explain - for many years my whole life revolved around teaching and now my job is just a small part of my life. I used to spend every evening and most of the weekend prepping and working. Now I have tons of flexibility and work from home.

I do truly miss it though and I miss feeling very effective and at the top of my game. I don't feel like I am really contributing to the world the way I was when I taught. But it is not sustainable, not if you want to do it well. [/quote]

Are you part time or is it a job where you don't work very hard?[/quote]

I work a full time position and am willing to work as many hours as needed but the work just isn't there past 15 or so hours a week. Some weeks more, some less but it really averages out to about 15 I think. [/quote]

What would need to change to make teaching a sustainable profession for you?[/quote]

-Better career paths to stay in the classroom and also progress career-wise
-Generally being treated like a professional. Teachers are often treated like children in ways that would never ever occur in other professions. My husband has always had a more traditional office job and he could never believe the stories I would tell about what I had to put up with. It is really degrading year after year. 
-Better school administration in general. I have respect for a handful of administrators but so many of them are not helpful. My biggest complaint is that there is often little accountability for teachers who are doing a bad job. This leads to my next item:
-Stronger teachers surrounding me. I could teach for decades if I was surrounded by equally strong and passionate teachers I could collaborate with and grow with. Unfortunately there are many lower-caliber teachers that are simply not effective and not concerned with becoming more effective. It increases the workload quite a bit when you can't depend on others. It is also really demoralizing to achieve amazing things with your students and then see them go on to the next grade with a really weak teacher.

I could go on but those are some of the first ones that came to mind. [/quote]

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