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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think about quitting every single day and don’t know if I’m returning next year. I keep going back because of the students. They are the easy part. The administration constantly undermines us and is making my job difficult to impossible. They are the reason it’s difficult for me to walk in the building every single day.  I feel support from parents so I’m lucky there. [/quote]

I’ve been teaching for two decades and I think about quitting every single day, as well. I’m expected to give up everything for my job. This weekend? I chaperoned an event Friday night. I planned lessons for 6 hours yesterday and I anticipate grading for 8-10 hours today. This is my time! I have children of my own. I miss their concerts, parent/teacher conferences, and games regularly because I am doing the work of 3 people. This isn’t sustainable. I like teaching, but I am losing enthusiasm as the responsibilities pile on. I already know I’ll have to sub classes all 5 days next week, too.[/quote]

This is my 29th year. Remember how they said it would get easier after the first few years? That was true for a while, but not anymore. I hear people tell new teachers this and it’s absolutely not true. Even if I give myself Friday night free I easily spend 55 hours a week working. That’s with very little down time. If I'm in the building 8-8.5 hours it’s constant “go, go, go”. Even lunch is rushed. Nights are spent planning math workshop, math groups, reading groups, reading through science prep, grading, etc…and I’m still not doing everything that I’m supposed to do or the way it supposed to be done.[/quote]

Yes! (I’m the PP.) Time in the building is a blur and lunch is often a granola bar on my way to covering a colleague’s class. You’re right… there aren’t enough hours to get it all done.

I was definitely told that it would get easier when I was a new teacher. You are correct… that absolutely is not true. I have a mentee this year and she told me two weeks ago she is looking at job sites already. I’m being very realistic with her.[/quote]

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