Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 13:55     Subject: Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
Anonymous wrote:I’m considering a switch from MS to HS but lots of people have told me the workload in HS is significantly harder. Do all HS teachers have multiple preps and 140+ students?


I have about 120 students this year but typically I've had more. Sometimes the smaller classes have been more challenging depending on the class and behavior. It is hard to judge simply by numbers. Most years I have had three preps but some years I have had two.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 08:02     Subject: Re:Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Troll, loony, or terrible teacher.

No sane person would voluntarily be trying to switch from HS to MS, unless they only took up teaching for the "convenient" scheduling.


Why would you say that? I am OP and already said I am available every day after school. I have been teaching over 15 years in high school and thought it would be nice to try a different level. I am certified for both. I enjoy the 9th graders and thought I may enjoy middle school students. I know plenty of people working in private companies who changed jobs or careers after 10-15 years. Teachers are not any different. Wanting a change does not mean we are burnt out or do not like what we do. I do not want to go into administration or consulting so changing levels is really my only option.


OP, there are at least 3 teachers at my middle school who switched from HS to MS and love it. You aren't strange. You may want to look into one of the secondary schools if they're convenient for you (Hayfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock) as they follow the HS schedule but you could teach middle schoolers for a change.


Has anybody gone from ES to MS? It's something I've considered.


Quite a few. They tend to have stellar ability to transition between activities and organize lessons, but struggle with classroom management. 8th graders are much snarkier than 6th graders!
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2018 07:32     Subject: Re:Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Troll, loony, or terrible teacher.

No sane person would voluntarily be trying to switch from HS to MS, unless they only took up teaching for the "convenient" scheduling.


Why would you say that? I am OP and already said I am available every day after school. I have been teaching over 15 years in high school and thought it would be nice to try a different level. I am certified for both. I enjoy the 9th graders and thought I may enjoy middle school students. I know plenty of people working in private companies who changed jobs or careers after 10-15 years. Teachers are not any different. Wanting a change does not mean we are burnt out or do not like what we do. I do not want to go into administration or consulting so changing levels is really my only option.


OP, there are at least 3 teachers at my middle school who switched from HS to MS and love it. You aren't strange. You may want to look into one of the secondary schools if they're convenient for you (Hayfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock) as they follow the HS schedule but you could teach middle schoolers for a change.


Has anybody gone from ES to MS? It's something I've considered.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2018 00:41     Subject: Re:Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Troll, loony, or terrible teacher.

No sane person would voluntarily be trying to switch from HS to MS, unless they only took up teaching for the "convenient" scheduling.


Why would you say that? I am OP and already said I am available every day after school. I have been teaching over 15 years in high school and thought it would be nice to try a different level. I am certified for both. I enjoy the 9th graders and thought I may enjoy middle school students. I know plenty of people working in private companies who changed jobs or careers after 10-15 years. Teachers are not any different. Wanting a change does not mean we are burnt out or do not like what we do. I do not want to go into administration or consulting so changing levels is really my only option.


OP, there are at least 3 teachers at my middle school who switched from HS to MS and love it. You aren't strange. You may want to look into one of the secondary schools if they're convenient for you (Hayfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock) as they follow the HS schedule but you could teach middle schoolers for a change.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2018 12:10     Subject: Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
I’m considering a switch from MS to HS but lots of people have told me the workload in HS is significantly harder. Do all HS teachers have multiple preps and 140+ students?
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2018 11:02     Subject: Re:Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
Anonymous wrote:Troll, loony, or terrible teacher.

No sane person would voluntarily be trying to switch from HS to MS, unless they only took up teaching for the "convenient" scheduling.


Why would you say that? I am OP and already said I am available every day after school. I have been teaching over 15 years in high school and thought it would be nice to try a different level. I am certified for both. I enjoy the 9th graders and thought I may enjoy middle school students. I know plenty of people working in private companies who changed jobs or careers after 10-15 years. Teachers are not any different. Wanting a change does not mean we are burnt out or do not like what we do. I do not want to go into administration or consulting so changing levels is really my only option.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2018 10:51     Subject: Re:Middle school FCPS teachers - actual work hours?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our former principal tried to guilt us into doing after school clubs at our Title One school. I told her that at my son's school, 90% of the clubs were run by parents. My principal said that the poor children never have any chance to do extracurricular activities. I am sick of people expecting teachers to be the saviors all of the time.


Right. They can’t “make” you do it.



No they can't but when we sit down to do middle and end of the year evaluations, they tend to mark people down who don't give up their lives to the school.