I relate to them moves

oh how i love the giggles

😂😂❤

Nice

Smooth as silk: A+

5:40- Linkin Park's” In the End” song reminded was playing inside my head as you were talking 😢.

I understand it sooo much! ehehe unluckily this place where I live does not offer many jobs. Thank u

who's going to teach the kids if all the teachers are quitting? I haven't even started teaching and now all these videos are making me question (I'm working on a MA in Teaching, but also considering a PhD in History)

Thanks for making this video. It helped me so much when I decided to quit teaching. I appreciate how calm you are, and how you didn’t take this as an opportunity to complain and spew about the school system. This video helped me realize that there were so many more options, and gave me hope that I could someday work a job I loved. I’ve been working a new job that I love, and I’m thankful that I made the leap. Thanks for making this video and helping so many of us decide what the path forward should be

No, it does not get better. Principals make sure of that. I toughed it out 30 years to retirement, but now my blood pressure is bad even with every pill there is, plus anxiety and depression.

You are TELLING THE TRUTH!

This helped a great deal. Thank you!

Sadly, many people who go into teaching have a misguided idea of what teaching is. They may have watched too many Hollywood movies where teachers solve the complex issues of classrooms in 90 minutes. Classrooms are complex environments that require strong leadership. This means asserting your authority while setting high expectations in all areas of learning including behaviour. Teachers no longer see themselves as leaders. They are too quick to blame parents, administrators and students for their own poor leadership as a teacher. This is not a 9 to 5 job where you go home and work is left at work. You will be thinking diagnostically about your students and will always be doing extra. It’s a job that requires dedication and hard work and of course you model this to your students. If you are a struggling teacher then please leave the profession.

If you are considering quitting the profession, even though you really love it....try to remember.....OTHER COUNTRIES EXIST! GET A PASSPORT AND BUILD A CAREER YOU LOVE!

The reassuring conversation I have not found a worthy person capable of having with me. Thanks for taking the weight off of my shoulders. Already started making plans to open my own art studio and create my art again. The shame of leaving the classroom should not be so heavy. Thanks for the helping me close that door!!

I am considering opening my own personal business, getting help from siblings to take classes to make it happen. Currently. working on my licenses while taking classes; the hardest part is getting a place to set up shop. 🤷 I was playing my life like a game of LIFE rather than playing MONOPOLY. I'm tired of waiting till I get an interview and then only hoping to get a full time job, only for every job giving to somes' kid or friend. It is the 11th year into this broken system that I finally made the decision I'll stick for another year than I am leaving. I'm going into creating a family business... two can play the nepotism game... and while they will struggle with a broken system, I'm going into business which does more, but without the trashy nonsense and bureaucrats. True US freedom.

Hi Jo. I was inspired by your talk. I made a comment about it on my Linkedin (same as my profile name) as it pertains to the repressive nature of our education system. Would love to connect with you to learn about what solutions you think we can bring to education that can make teaching parallel why people go into teaching in the first place.

Your "test"! Spot on! On some level going into the profession we think we will change the world and turn chaos into liquid gold in our rooms! But we dont realize it's like the show Wipe Out where other factors (admin who hand out lollipops to disruptive students, testing, programming which interrupts the routine we FINALLY established!) are sprayed and kicked at us to knock us off our learning and success goals for children!

If I want a private chat with you, how would I contact you?

I want to thank the KZbin algorithm for getting me to this saint’s video. I needed this.

You presented this video pretty well. You were sincere and said some really valuable things.

Thank you so much!!!

ohhh i quit teaching for my mental health... oh i might get sued for breaking up a fight... oh what else bs u gonna throw out...i taught for 30 years and stuck with it.. u weak excuse ridden worms

if i hear another teacher complaining saying i'm quitting teaching i feel no pity for any of u... i taught for 30 difficult years... oh shut up about ur bad space... ohhhh my mental health... u weak weak generation

I watched this video a few months ago. I resigned last week. Friday is my last day. When the students return from winter break they will have a sub or a new teacher. I never wanted to leave mid year. The disrespect from students and the lack of work-life balance is terrible. I feel a burden lifting

Many teachers can quit. But what else can some ex teachers do? What other jobs are there? Just curious. ( Especially with the pandemic and all).

Thank you brother. You're a great teacher. !!

You didn’t battle with students. They battled with you.

I’m tired of classroom teaching but I don’t think I’ll ever give up education; there’s so many opportunities in education you can get into if that’s all you really know like me. It’s everywhere.

Thank you

Love you, sir, you gave me the motivation to quit my job ❤️

My teaching career started the day things shut down for COVID. I was given a few weeks before to acclimate, but I consider my first teaching day and each day since have been pandemic influenced. I think the biggest part of what’s made me question staying in teaching is that I don’t feel like I’m doing enough for helping students grow and learn, despite routinely putting countless extra hours into my work. It’s ironic, my downfall teaching is one of my major personality traits… caring too much

This is my first year teaching. I do not want to spend my life always rushing through life to get to my next break.

Thank you for sharing. Some very helpful advice in this video. You have a very personable manner and you speak from the heart. Hope things are going well for you.

Tomorrow will be my last day.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 🥲

One of the best teacher videos I've seen

Well said.

There's just so much shame involved in quitting a profession like teaching. My family openly told me I wouldn't be good at anything else and to just keep moving schools until I can find a decent admin and to remember how important my job is. I'm just tired of it and hate that society pays us poverty wages with no support and then is angry at us for wanting to leave. I dont know what I want to do anymore but I cant be this miserable forever. I love the kids so much but teaching is soul crushing work. It's scary letting go though

Thank you for this video. I never thought I would like teaching, but after substituting for a bit, decided to consider it. I sent an email asking about the application process for a Masters in Teaching and was told they had a program they were starting within the next couple months that I could apply for right then. Didn't really have time to decide if it was a good idea before I was taking classes, and convinced I was going to be a teacher. Got my dream job immediately after I got my degree and have been teaching for two years. Great school, students are well behaved, and only have to teach my favorite subject. However, the grind is killing me and I have flip-flopped between thinking I was content and being boarderline suicidal. Really need to see a therapist but my undiagnosed ADHD, anxiety, and tendency to procrastinate on things I haven't done before make it hard to set up an appointment. I am starting my third year of teaching now (yes, I have never taught a year without covid) and I don't think this is for me. One the one hand, everyone is telling me I shouldn't quit yet as the students love me and are scoring well on the AP Exam. They gush about my class and tell all of their friends to take it! I always get things done by the end of the year and look successful from the outside. Also, other teachers say I don't have a good idea of what teaching is normally like as I have had 3 "first years" of teaching with all of the changes Covid brings. But I am unconvinced that things will really be that much better even if the schools get back to normal for the next few years. I got into it because I like teaching science not because I am really invested in the students or the school, so I feel no sense of pride or success when my kiddos score well. I feel like I am always on the verge of a mental break down from the stress. I did break a couple times last year where I drove to the mountains and put in a sick day the next day to gather myself. I feel like I don't have time for anything I love (HEMA, Art, Music, etc.) I will stick things out this year for the sake of my kiddos (I am teaching AP so they really need me) but am heavily considering not signing my contract when the time comes back around this spring. It is scary though as I am the only stable income. My husband has been trying for over a year to get a programming job but was only able to get something part time at FedEx. If I leave teaching, it will be hard to make ends meet and we will have no health insurance unless my husband or I can find another full-time job. Life f*ing sucks. I do have multiple talents and could probably be successful with a mix of KZbin educational videos, videos of me singing, and really pursuing selling my art, but that would depend on having a stable source of income to support starting all of that.

I quit teaching twice. Once in 2014 and again in 2019. I have not been teaching for two years. It was hard, but I did it.

The schools are too unstable with all this Virus stuff. It’s extremely stressful not knowing if the idiots are going to shut the school down. Plus all the social Justice crap has made teaching unbearable! If you are man in the profession the deck is stacked against you!

THANK YOU.... u have no idea how much I needed this today.... I skipped the first 2 days of school already and my anxiety is causing me physical reactions

Is teaching in the US that bad?

Very honest and genuine. That is pretty cool that you found that position. I might just give it this year and that is it. I am still going to get certified but then after may transition to just being a substitute. One can easily fall into the trap especially if one has to pay bills. What is your contact info ?

I love the honesty - so much of this is resonating with me. I love the talk around holiday breaks! Good luck to everyone who connects with this message - you gotta look after yourself

Thanks for the wise words !

I just decided to resign at the end of the school year! I am so excited. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Admin are bullies and student behavior was really taking a toll on my physical and mental health. This is the best decision I’ve ever made for myself.

Thank you for sharing this.

I've been teaching for 6 years now. And I am in exactly the same kind of situation. I am planning to go on leave after the end of next year, working towards/studying for a different career. Any job is stressful on some level. But I challenge anybody to do a week of teaching and find a job where you have to take this level of crap.