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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has your child talked to the teacher in person before or after class?

I didn't think so. Come back after your child learns to talk to adults.[/quote]

How about the adults in the building act like they care. Come back after that starts happening.[/quote]

I used to care more than anyone. Then parents, politicians, central office and building admins and people who don’t even have a tie to schools but hate teachers/public Ed all started screaming at me. Then kids couldn’t be arsed to even take their earbuds out in class or call me something besides “bro” when I speak to them. Then I had more and more side tasks added to my plate while my class sizes increased, so it took longer and longer to do what used to be the basics of the job. And when I prove myself unable to do everything fast enough for everyone’s approval, the same groups started yelling louder.

So yeah, I don’t care as much as I did but I retire at the end of this year. Next year, your kid will get someone who never cared and never will and just sticks them on their Chromebook all period. Good luck.[/quote]

Parent here my kids already have these kind of teachers....[/quote]

Overworked, overstimulated, and unappreciated? The type who give of their own time only to be told how they can do more? And how they should sacrifice more?

Yes, your children definitely have these teachers.

And they are thinking of quitting. The ones who aren’t thinking of quitting are the ones who put in their 40 and go home. You know, the ones who don’t grade. [/quote]

Maybe they should....honestly. Teacher, students and parents are frustrated with the schools at this time. No one does anything no one stands up to the BS of gatehouse. I'd rather teachers quietly quit with all the pointless data and  constant meetings and give the time to teaching. At this point though everyone is angry and the kids are the ones losing out in this scenario and we are bleeding out the good teachers. Parents and teachers are pitted against each other for what....Reid and gatehouse aren't losing any sleep and they are the problems.[/quote]

I’m one of the good teachers. I’m not quietly quitting. I’m just going to quit.

I can’t do this job anymore. It isn’t sustainable and I refuse to simply do the minimum to survive.

And yes, parents are pitted against me. I take the insults and the disrespect. But I’ve been nothing but kind and supportive back because I know it comes from a place of frustration. But ultimately, I’m done being a punching bag, taking hits that really should be directed at the system itself.

So another one falls. [/quote]

+1, I was a teacher for 20 years and quit in 2022. Some years were better than others, but I quit because time with my family was more important than the staying afloat by grading and planning on the weekends.

Overall, I loved teaching, but I don’t miss it. [/quote]

I get this. I love teaching but the teaching part seems to not be the focus-I feel like I'm failing kids with the way this county is run. I'm tired. I'm also a parent and see the system failing my own kids.[/quote]

I feel this deeply. It’s hard when you can see behind the curtains, isn’t it? You know there are so many good teachers fighting against a broken system. And to watch them quit one by one… 
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