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[quote=Anonymous]I am at work from 7 am to 5 each day. I try super hard not to bring work home, so I can focus on my family for a few hours. I usually spend another 4-5 hours on the weekend grading. So conservatively, 45-55 hours a week as a 5th year teacher. This is waaaaay less than my first few years, but I don't see it going down any further. Good teachers never teach identical lessons 2 years in a row. I don't even teach it the same 2 periods in a row.

The hardest part is having 100% energy all day long. I am exhausted each day from playing cheerleader to kids who hate math, coercing my screwballs to participate, and making a fool of myself to keep kids engaged. I teach in a low income school where anything less results in kids walking out of class.

The worst is getting sick (and it happens a lot). It is SO much more work to write decent sub plans and then try to make up a lost day than it is to just teach while sick. I have only taken 1 sick day in 4+ years because it's more stressful to be home.[/quote]

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