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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part of the problem is the teachers themselves. People forget that schools are workplaces with employee cultures that are often toxic and petty. Combine this with the type of person that chooses education and teaching as a new college grad (poor study skills, lower academic aptitude, unclear direction on what they want to do and lack of self initiative) and it’s a really bad work environment.

Now combine your toxic and/or incompetent co worker environment with an even less competent administration, large class sizes, unruly students, rampant untreated mental health in student body, learning gaps from the pandemic and demanding parents terrified..and apparently rightfully so..that 1 B will dash the entire list of planned/hopeful college admissions and it’s a horrible job. [/quote]

Everyone, here is Exhibit A.

PP is just going to assume teachers are incompetent. They had poor study skills, lower academic aptitude, and an unclear direction in college.

Is there anybody left on this thread who wonders why teachers are leaving?

Dang, PP!!! That’s how poorly you think of teachers? Um, I decided to become a teacher because I WANTED to. It’s not like I didn’t have other choices. I am disciplined, a hard worker, and I graduated with honors from a university DCUM actually respects. (We know there aren’t a lot of those.)

For you to make such gross assumptions about the people you trust with your children? Frankly, it’s sickening. You are sickening.

And I’m going to come out and say what I really think since the gloves are off with you. Teachers have skills that can translate to so many fields. We are managers, communicators, time keepers, presenters, organizers, facilitators, peace keepers, data analysts, creators, problem solvers, and a host of other jobs all rolled into one. We can walk into other jobs because, frankly, we have the skills. I wonder, PP, are you ready to walk into teaching?

And we are now walking away because of disrespect like what you just decided to spew out here on DCUM. [/quote]

Nope I work in a high school. Trust me. The teachers are part of the problem.[/quote]

At the elementary level too...[/quote]

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