Teaching is In Big Trouble...Teachers are Mass Quitting Their Jobs

Teaching as a profession is in crisis as many teachers are quitting their jobs because of many reasons like low salary, long working hours and student behaviour .
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[@RandomOldPerson]

I’m an ex-teacher. It’s not phones and other devices or “being raised by the internet.” It’s that students are allowed to refuse to do the work and get the same grade as someone who did the work. They are allowed to use devices in class instead of class work. There are rules against this but teachers who enforce them are overruled and punished by administrators. Students are allowed to cuss out teachers. They are allowed to spit on teachers. They are allowed to hit, kick, and bite teachers. They also are allowed to do this to other students if they have any sort of special education documentation like aggressive emotional issues. The bad behavior is common because it’s not only allowed, it’s often rewarded by administrators with candy, less work, and more free time. They do all these things including hitting teachers because they are allowed to. They have permission from the people running the schools.

[@chuckchan4127]

When in doubt about why a school is failing, its the school administrators and school board that failed.

[@marcmeinzer8859]

Yours is the only post by a teacher I’ve ever seen that I agree with 100% based upon my experiences in four different types of schools over a period of 8 years. In other words, the only reason the kids act the way they do today is for the simple reason that they’re allowed to act that way. So teaching feels like a conspiracy between the kids and the administration to drive all of the teachers nuts and I mean that literally, not figuratively. I quit to go ship out with the merchant marine for 8 years then finally became a barber for the next 20 years after that. I also believe that the schools are doomed and need to be converted to online academy for all albeit on public schools property with child care workers. In other words the teachers should all be in television studios, there should be far fewer of them, and the ones they do hire should be well paid. Let the baby-sitters they hire worry about whether or not the little assholes are spazzing out. That should not be the concern of the academic instructor who ought to be able to do their job perfectly well from a television studio.

[@bott3849]

Did you work in the hood? The kids in my town don't get away with that trash. Lmao

[@annmarieknapp]

Good grief. That's horrendous. I'm a college professor and teaching is becoming more challenging in ways that aren't positive. My students are so reluctant to respond or engage in discussion in class, but they can't leave their phones alone. It's beyond frustrating.

[@RM-qq5rj]

Exactly. The students have all the power and no accountability or responsibility and the parents and administrators all blame the teachers and don't give any support to the teacher. Your hands are tied behind your back. The well behaved and gifted kids' education and environment suffers because of the rest

[@kris78787]

I'm on year four and looking for another career. Student behaviors are out of control.

[@unc1221]

it’s straight delinquent now.

[@jillsalkin7389]

Terrible parenting. Why don't people come right out and say it?!

[@unc1221]

@@jillsalkin7389 Because we can’t. Remember, spankings and cursing at a child are considered child abuse today. Also, parents today are “friends” with their kids.

[@novasite7795]

I have been a teacher for 26 years and I am just surviving right now. It is brutal.

[@2CheekyRabbits]

I find it amazing that I still feel the need to watch these kinds of videos 3 years after I quit teaching - just to be reminded I’m not alone and no, I was not crazy or lacking. Teaching was straight up abuse. I’m still learning how to reregulate my nervous system after that bs.

[@barbarabrown9269]

Me too!! I could have written this!! 🥳

[@RM-qq5rj]

Same

[@Hatsunki]

I hope you'll feel better soon I cannot imagine how much you suffer from these kids

[@jjjackson5183]

I hear this!

[@kimmayer9007]

I retired mid-year 2023. Went to private school but was just too burnt out to make that work. In the end i often felt emotionally abused and unable to multitask anymore. Couldn't sleep. I still love kids and miss most of them.

[@lucid_moons]

The system is failing teachers AND students. I quit in 2022 mid year and never looked back. I cried almost daily for 5 years of teaching middle and high school....it was misery. I felt so helpless to help students who needed so much more than I was able to give. My work day was chaotic and hostile from the time I arrived from the time I left every single day. I also worked in 4 different schools, both public and charter, in 5 years. Some are better than others but the same issues persisted in every single school. I got a job in student services at my local community college and I love it - I still get to work with high school students to help them get into college. I'm still doing what I loved but in a completely different dynamic and without having to deal with behavior issues and parents. I don't regret the time I spent as a teacher but I'm so glad I left - it's the best decision I have EVER made for myself. Period.

[@joshbhargava1042]

Nope, their parents failed.

[@Maxmarvelus]

The teachers are part of the system that all is part of the system you 😂

[@lucid_moons]

@@Maxmarvelus yes teachers are both part of the system as well as victims of the system. We are forced to participate and uphold a system that is deeply flawed in order to keep our jobs. I went into teaching fresh out of college wanting to change things and make a difference. But I quickly was bogged down with admin demands, unrealistic expectations, no support from teachers or admin and students with needs far beyond what I was capable of providing. One example in my career was 40 seventh graders in one classroom - over 10 of them with special needs. Many more with behavioral issues. There's no way I could help all of those kids and give them the environment they needed to succeed. The system set both my students and I up to fail.

[@Omar_GnomeBoisTCG]

Thanks for making this video, im a former teacher of 8 years. Kids are gonna be babysat by AI cause there's no way the US is gonna be able to improve teacher recruiting and retention. Much respect to your mother!

[@30yrsanddone94]

I fear you’re right. We have so many bright, young people that want to teach and it’s miserable. We also have so many bright students who may just need better guidance and less students in a classroom to get a chance to get it. Students are suffering loss when teachers have had enough. It’s a Catch 22.

[@J3r_B3ar]

Too soon for shock collars? ;-) Thank you for your service.

[@13sinra13]

The babysitting by AI sounds so much like WALL·E. It’s going to be sad.

[@ficialintelligence1869]

People keep saying that the students are going to be babysat by AI. If the students won't behave for teachers, what makes people think that students will behave for a computer screen? What makes people think students will behave for a proctor in a room full of computer screens. The people who are pushing AI haven't thought this step out.

[@ficialintelligence1869]

@@J3r_B3ar No. Too late.

[@Greengeist05]

Anything that would get you fired from a job, should get you expelled from school. Period.

[@superior120v5]

I've been teaching for 9 years, and I agree with your mother, people don't realize how difficult the job is. They only look at summer off.

[@Bobgrapes25]

Summer off? We had to complete 12 online classes each year and pass an exam over each one. We had to come to school for curriculum and security meetings. Summer off?

[@abeck7929]

Wow, thats A LOT! ​@@Bobgrapes25 I wonder if those courses and exams go by which state you teach in. I know some teachers that get summers off pretty much

[@Maxmarvelus]

No one else has summers off though😂 so of course they're gonna look at that

[@Bobgrapes25]

@@Maxmarvelus That is the point. Teachers do NOT have summers off. They always have duties and obligations that they must complete during the summer months.

[@superior120v5]

@@Bobgrapes25 Right, or we do summer school because we need extra money. Teaching is not an easy job at all. Anyone who says it is or has no respect for teachers has not run a classroom.

[@truth.is.here23]

Chile, some of these kids are disrespectful AF. I have taught middle school and I, like many others, are sick and tired of the "give them grace they have been thru trauma" BULLSHIT. We have all gone through trauma. All of us, even those who think they had "perfect childhoods" and the trauma doesn't give anybody a right to act so shitty.

[@Karmin19991]

just because they go through trama gives them no right to act out

[@oxford17]

I taught high school for 20 years and enjoyed it and loved the kids. Post COVID, however, the behavior was so horrific, I felt forced into early retirement.

[@Itsmeagain828]

I bartend during the day and I had an educator come in and order a Titos Tuesday who just quit her job. She used to be a principle for 14 years. She was brought into help get things back on track and was fought tooth and nail when she tried to get others to take accountability and fix the problems. Then she became the problem. She cares about these kids, and parents aren't involved while school boards don't give a damn.

[@ACWhoCares2]

That's infuriating and then only the Dragon teachers are left who may traumatize the Kids on top of already traumatizing and self traumatized classmates.

[@Itsmeagain828]

@ACWhoCares2 It definitely stuck with me. My daughter's Spanish teacher told her she couldn't help her because she is only a part-time employee and she doesn't do extra time with students. Not even 10 mins to explain or clarify something. Then I found out this last semester that she is just now taking English and writing in the 10th grade. She is literally learning the difference between your and you're. She doesn't know what the subject and the predicate of a sentence are. And they grade on a curve. They were bringing back the Psat and Sat, but then the hurricane hit us in the mountains, and they were out of school for weeks again. The test hasn't changed. These kids are screwed. I can't homeschool. Somebody has to pay for everything. It seems like all I do now is try to counteract the BS she is/isn't learning in school. The repercussions of this will haunt Gen Z and Alpha for the rest of their lives. I work with some of the young adults, and there is no hope for 85% of them. They can't handle any manual labor or communicate with customers. I only have one left in high school. Thank God my son didn't have to go through all of this. Parents have to get more involved. I can admit I should have been more involved early on. That's the only way to keep accountability on educators, students, and other parents. It's a joint effort.

[@josephbeltran9472]

The criminals in the meantime rob you and property taxes to give to the bureaucrats in Pocket most of the money and treat teachers like garbage bags the kids are rude disrespectful godless and future criminals all the teacher is is a probation officer

[@ForeverFlowering1]

I can totally relate to the lady who talked about having a real lunch break. My first job after teaching was on a college campus. For the first week, I would ask my supervisor if it was okay for me to take a walk around campus during my lunch, go visit a coworker in another building, or (DUN! DUN! DUN!) leave campus - and she looked at me like I was nuts. "Do what you like, it's your time." Those words were like music to my ears.

[@JohnCarter-qv1ie]

The public school system in America is a disgrace!

[@Hilaire_Balrog]

So is private school. It’s all inflated grades for spoiled brats and their asshole parents.

[@zarroth]

parents indulging the whims of a child is a part of this problem. Restore the nuclear family with both parents in the same home and all of this goes away. Single mothers are a disgrace and cause this problem.

[@AndrewRyan-zv7zb]

Which is why we should end the department of education. The bureaucracy facilitates the failing schools.

[@RipMinner]

Always was.

[@alexandru5369]

Yep that's the Department of Education for you and trash "parenting"

[@wanderingfido]

Kids are studiously protected by parents from reality. They don't want them losing hope. This coddling is too effective.

[@jaya-w2e3m]

Helicopter parents suck🤮🤮

[@keysnlemons7756]

'Scarfing down her lunch' I substitute at schools sometimes. The lunches are 30 minutes. My main job offers

[@Hilaire_Balrog]

Public or private doesn’t matter. It’s all crap. Just had a parent complain be use I am not printing out and giving their child all of the notes they need for my class. So your child can’t open the book and take notes or use the slides I share online ? I hate to take another extra step to accommodate your one child. Another parent said I should apologize to their child for given them detention.

[@annabelle1471]

then on another note-parents complaining to the principal about a teacher

[@AskMeCounselorTC]

I wish that my daughter had the courage to quit. Teaching ruined my daughter’s reputation. She was at a title one school teaching and constantly reported fights at the school. She was later arrested and plastered all over the news for having a fight club. This was her first job and she was only 23 years old. She asked for help and received nothing but retaliation. Once she was arrested, it became political and they really railroaded her then. I wish that I could get on a platform to share her story.

[@rapunzelz5520]

I hope she gets justice. Mostly I hope she gets peace and a new start

[@AskMeCounselorTC]

@ awwww….you are so sweet! Be blessed!

[@fluffytimes100]

The same thing is happening in homes. Parents don’t parent, they’re scared to stand up to their own kids. From age two or three we hand kids screens and give them”games” and ignore their emotional needs. We don’t press them, expect anything from them, never hold them accountable - and they turn into monsters. Parents are weak, lazy and scared. Teachers don’t stand a chance. 😢

[@NINA10117]

@Oswaldfiveo Yes, because your government has made it so that a parent who stands up to their own kids, who press them, who expect proper behavior from them will possible be put into the system as an abusive parent, have their children taken away and put into a horrific foster care program, lose their jobs,andruin their good name in the community, all because your government has taken that power away from parents (and teachers) with threats of all of the above. No, I am not a teacher, And yes I am an American who has worked for school-based mental health agency. I've seen the destruction first hand.

[@DonnaGeeTV]

Because most of them have too many to handle in the first place.

[@katieandnick4113]

Natural result of a society that prioritizes enrichment of the owner class over everything else. And for some parents, it’s not fear of their children, but empathy for them, that keeps them from trying to control them. However, those kids typically don’t develop antisocial tendencies.

[@mattiadizard7431]

My mom is 57 she said we need more teachers like joe clark from the movie lean on me

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

Not gonna happen. Lol

[@unc1221]

Joe Clark would go to jail today. These kids run the schools.

[@elviscobb5922]

@@mattiadizard7431 What he did is now considered Child Abuse.

[@hopeh1095]

Exactly, remember my mom friend said the same thing that was yrs ago. Working in schools are no joke it’s not for everyone it be days where some kids will drive you up the wall and some just so sweet that’s very few. Now see why ppl in charge don’t want kids on iPads at school it makes sense honestly.

[@otvivian7399]

With iPads used as pacifiers, their brains have been rewired in a maladaptive way that they cannot participate in adult-led activities and have a meltdown when something they want isn’t given instantaneously. I do see the littles doing better tho post pandemic than the ones born say, 2018 who were isolated more and had no changes in environment throughout the day…

[@ChristopherPuff]

Kids are fn rude af now. I have teenagers and see this level of bad kids every day. My daughter’s car has been vandalized three times at the school. Nothing was done. One time dirty oil was poured all over the paint and glass. I will be glad when my youngest graduates next year to get away from this school bs.

[@donna25871]

47K is disgraceful. Classroom teachers earn 120K in Australia. I’m a Head of Department and I earn 160K.

[@nuhabashir7677]

is that in pounds though

[@chezwickcheese139]

No they don’t, stop spreading misinformation.

[@julie-literacypittsburghle4823]

​@nuhabashir7677 it's still a lot $75k to $99k

[@karenmartin4221]

Wow!

[@kassrripples3659]

In Australian $. I’m expat Australian, my father was a teacher in Melbourne between 1985 and 2005. He was earning around $78,000 in 2002. My sister is now a Master Degreed Dyslexic Reading Specialist Teacher who does casual relief teaching. For those not in Australia trying to understand the pay rate in Australia (not in UK pounds) the pay rates are publicly available on state government education department websites.

[@charlesmorschauser5258]

The future of the country depends on education when i was a kid in the 70s we wouldn't dare act like these kids now. I think parents who don't discipline their kids are such a big problem, teachers need support, respect , and a liveable wage a teacher who has a masters degree would make five times the money in another field

[@scottdavis3571]

Yep! We won't have degreed people. We won't be able to keep up if we don't have educated immigrants.

[@30yrsanddone94]

So - I know I’m gonna catch hate or uninformed vitriol here, but here’s what I see. Yes, I was born on the tail end of the Boomer generation. I watch this channel because I learn from all of the younger people. You’ve taught me quite a bit and I see things through your eyes often now. But - I was required to respond to teachers as yes ma’am, no ma’am and please and thank you. Disrespect was an immediate trip to principal. I don’t get to make it to his/her office on my own - I was walked to that office by the teacher. My parents were contacted and there were serious consequences at home. Nope - I wasn’t beaten. Between two reprimands from both parents, MAYBE a swat or two from mom (dad wouldn’t do so as he had girls and thought that was wrong for a man to do so) and severe restrictions for a month - I figured out disrespect is not acceptable. Here’s how it goes - my generation was not right many times - but fear of repercussions as a kid was there. If I had EVER treated ANYONE the way teachers are treated now … omgoodness. I know we have one parent households many times (I raised my son by myself), but teaching and controlling at home is the only way teachers stand a chance. My son is 39. He still says Yes Ma’am when my tone changes. This is NOT the fault of teachers or education. This is the result of slow changes and a breakdown of simple respect for others. Teachers - thank you for being brave enough to try - it sure as Heck wasn’t for the money. 🌷

[@katieandnick4113]

When people are incredibly disrespectful to other people, it’s not because they aren’t scared enough. It’s because they are absolutely terrified and have nobody in their lives they can trust. Think about what many of these kids are going through. They have parents who look to institutions to take care of them and their children, and people who work for institutions who have no idea what to do. Everyone in the lives of many of these kids is looking to some entity that they don’t even have a personal relationship with to look out for them. How unsafe must that make kids feel? Essentially, there is no adult in the room, and by “adult”, I don’t mean an authority figure that dominates you into submission. I mean someone who is emotionally strong and confident in their ability to handle what life throws at them. Growing up, I looked at my parents like they could handle anything, because they were very strong, resilient people who cared for me deeply and never made me feel unsupported. It wasn’t until I was 38, and both my parents were long dead, that I realized I AM the adult in the room. Nobody is coming to save me or my kids. That said, I’ve always been much stronger than I’d given myself credit for. The majority of parents are not, and their children can tell, and it’s absolutely terrifying for them.

[@MsLEducation]

I really appreciate your comments throughout this video, but especially the part about teachers being blamed for student failure, rather than students (and parents) being held accountable. This is extremely accurate. I was a high school teacher for 10.5 years and this is precisely what sent me over the edge. The job became impossible because all of the expectations were on the teachers, but students were allowed to do less than nothing…and still pass! This led to increased disrespect, apathy, entitlement, and inability to perform at grade level. As a teacher, I tried to maintain the rigor & expectations of my class because I actually want students to be their best. Rather than this being celebrated, it was seen as an issue…all because they were required to do things in my class. How can students succeed if they aren’t held accountable for doing the things necessary to succeed?! And when they fail, how can you blame the teacher that was literally not allowed to do her job?! I would tell people that some things are in my control, and some are not. What’s in my control: lesson planning, efforts to build positive relationships, communication of complex materials, providing differentiated resources, providing useful feedback, etc. What’s not in my control: students actually caring about learning, students doing the work, students reviewing the plethora of resources I give to them, students attending my office hours, students reviewing my extensive feedback, parents supporting me at home, etc. I loved the art of teaching, but I hated being a teacher in today’s system. I will never go back.

[@atmo85]

When I was a teacher, I remember one year the bulk of my students didn't care about the material they were learning. No matter what I did, only a few students cared enough to pay attention and try their best. I remember talking to the principal about it and he was like, "You have to make them care." 🤦🏾‍♀️ How does that work? Adults can't even get other adults to care or be interested in things they have no interest in. I also remember one of the things that I learned from my therapist at the time is that I am not responsible for other people's behavior. That was shocking to hear because teachers are always blamed for their students' misbehavior.

[@marcmeinzer8859]

It’s gotten so bad that the only way to save the sanity of the teachers and keep the schools open permanently would be to convert them all to brick & mortar online academy supervised in computer labs by child care workers and tutors. If any teachers are willing to be rehired as tutors then let them be tutors but the curriculum itself should be entirely automated so the tutors don’t have to prepare lessons, grade papers, or do any of that bureaucratic nonsense. And concomitantly, under such a regime it would make no difference whether or not the tutor was permanent or a substitute which is genius considering how many classrooms don’t have regular teachers today.

[@DJ50068]

It’s headed that way. And surprisingly it actually works

[@Maxmarvelus]

Without bureaucratic nonsense, you literally don't have the education system you goof😂

[@marcmeinzer8859]

@@Maxmarvelus So all bureaucracy is innately stupid? Because you are insisting as well that it is “nonsense”.

[@Maxmarvelus]

@ yes anyone who's been in the military worked for the government will say that that's why it has to be minimized. Nobody wants all of reality to be like the DMV you goof.

[@bh5082]

Student and parent behavior would still need changed. The “tutor” turnover numbers will be huge if the students continue to verbally and physically harm those supervising. As a public school teacher for more than 3 decades, I’m now definitely a proponent for homeschooling if it is possible for a family.

[@michellewasthere]

Yep it's sad, the whole thing needs restructuring overhaul.

[@Onega11]

The rat race has overcome the "normal" and we are worked dry like machines, a few get lucky with an easier gig but the majority are fucked

[@MsLawdogg]

The part about actually being able to enjoy a lunch break resonates! Even taking restroom breaks is a problem. It’s a sad industry. No thanks! ✌🏾

[@dorisenga4701]

Just came across your Chanel today and I love it. I’m a nurse in the USA.

[@deen2400]

10 years ago, my daughter had teachers that didn’t want to be “mean” but they couldn’t punish kids even if they wanted to. This has been in the making for 20 years. First it was discipline and little by little teachers couldn’t spank with or without parental consent, then the principal couldn’t spank even with parent consent, and finally many parents will have social services called on them if they even think about it. I almost forgot about the younger cohort of teachers and principals that are horrified by the thought of disciplining children. Here we are with horrific children….hmm

[@marshjmjmm3267]

This is what the powers that be want-uncontrolled children in chaotic schools.

[@janelleguild3866]

I would say it is not just even younger administration. It is sometimes older ones as well.

[@bankrollace8737]

Humans existed hundreds of thousands of years before grade schools....

[@neilmcdougall4927]

The residue of schooling isn't sticking ho hum

[@sep1364-l3d]

And to top it off the school shootings that exist. If the parents are the ones that are mentally ill and use drugs what can be expected from their children? It's ashame that most teachers have the passion to teach but don't have the support the need and don't get the credit they deserve.

[@vcarr32126]

We are not educators anymore but nanny,social workers, and babysitters. Don't waste your money going into education. I retired on a miniscule pension after 30 plus years!

[@cnashford2]

Glad this video brought me to your channel. It's always enlightening to hear from teachers, but your other video topics seem interesting as well. Looking forward to those! Thanks 👍🏾 - a new subscriber

[@thomasshaw61]

This is because of the disrespect teachers are getting from everybody:THE STUDENTS;SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND THE STUDENTS PARENTS!

[@DivineSight88]

This is such a great compilation. Thank you.

[@christopherleubner6633]

5:44 literal PTSD from teaching. Yes it is THAT BAD 💀💀💀😳

[@LadyDayK87]

After 33 years of teaching I took early retirement at 53 because I couldn't make it not one more day. EVERTHING that EVERYONE said in this video was like they copied and pasted my experiences. Now I wake up at 9 am and look forward to every single day. I am so grateful for my pension, and I could NEVER go back to the classroom. There's no way anyone getting into the teaching profession in the past 5 years will ever be able to last the 30 years it would take for them to get a pension. I really feel empathy for anyone that is a teacher.

[@nuhabashir7677]

im in my first year and i dont know what to do

[@LadyDayK87]

@nuhabashir7677 I used to have a note on my desk to myself to never under any circumstances. to touch the students or be alone with one. Touching means anything from a hug to a hand on the shoulder, breaking up a fight, or a high five. Sounds ridiculous but I know teachers who all found themselves under allegations and court behind those things. Don't let the kids get to you and accept that you can not control their behavior; count backwards 1-10 followed with taking deep breaths to keep from losing your cool or yelling. Set up a rewards and consequence system that you consistently without fail, follow faithfully and be patient for the system to work. Create the system of what the rewards and consequences for behaviors will be with your students. Consistently call all the parents monthly; those positive only calls are so appreciated by parents and gets them on your side when you have to call about something negative. Lastly GET IN THAT BED AND GET AT LEAST 7 HOURS OF SLEEP BEFORE WORK. All caps because it's that important. With proper rest, you will be in the best position to be patient and deal with all the BS. Good luck my friend! You are essential and society needs you!!

[@rjohnson993]

I taught for 1 year. Switched to a different career and looking back... great move. Zero backing and parents are to blame 80%+ of the time.

[@ChocolateBabe_]

Dang. I don’t have no kids but I feel so bad for the future. I agree with you so much. The parents will do nothing and expect you to do everything. Thank you for your service lol and I hope your new career path is everything and more ❤

[@nuhabashir7677]

im in my first year but can i ask what career your doing now?

[@rjohnson993]

@nuhabashir7677 went completely a diff. direction. Became a commissioned officer in the mil. It allowed me to 'restart' ...or 'over-ride' my humanities degree into entry-level middle management and put me in real world leadership and responsibility situations that there's no way I would have got otherwise. Pulling a pension from it--still kinda young so I transitioned (from that experience) to Operations jobs that pay pretty dang good. After stuff I've done that was legit hard--it seems too easy for the pay. Not trying to flex, as the kids say... But nothing ventured--nothing game and I dove in hard. I took years of high tempo work in tough situations dealing with people, foreign governments, millions & millions of bucks, hard decisions--so now a job over 30, 70, 100+ people feels easy in comparison. You take that to an interview versus someone with an internship, or (no disrespect) or running a Walgreens--theyre like "OK, You're what we need to move the needle here... you've done it and can tell us how you did with specifics--not with theory." I'm gonna be done working before 55 bro, maybe earlier if I want. Great feeling and able to do stuff too. If you know what you want to switch to, I would say teach as much as you have to--but transition that to something else. It's just not realistic for someone to unF years of being "raised by wolves" littered through the system. That's a problem larger society needs to figure out. Maybe people leaving and letting the system fail might be what it takes for people to wake up and say--yeah... it does start at home and with strong social/family fabric, etc.

[@jillsalkin7389]

AWFUL of your principal to say that as you left early to have your baby. Education is the only profession where the contract gives you a certain amount of sick days, but you are penalized if you take more than 3!! WHAT?! They know how desperate this is, but they stay with it, saying it's hard on your colleagues when you're out. How about how hard it is on YOU to come in sick?! Disgusting.

[@ShelleyTwedt]

I fear for what society is going to look like in the future. If students don’t respect teachers they will probably not respect anyone with authority. If they are not learning they will not be equipped for a paying career. What happens then? Not everyone can be a content creator and make a living at it. Children have to be parented and come to school ready to learn. It isn’t the teacher’s role to baby sit and discipline. I am a senior now, but I look back and can say I received a platinum grade public school education. It was rigorous, and students towed the line. You rarely heard about trouble.

[@katieandnick4113]

I respect everyone equally, though to be fair, I may have slightly less respect for people in positions of institutional authority(cops, teachers, etc.) than I do for the average person. I’ve turned out absolutely fine. I’m probably one of the nicest people you’d ever meet.

[@mtdewramen]

47 k is abysmal. Someone right off the street can make upwards of 50+k, or up to 80 like me with zero education in a factory. Probably better benefits with my job too.

[@notreallyafamousartist695]

What?? Where tf do you live Los Angeles?😹 No tf they can’t 😭

[@AndrewRyan-zv7zb]

Its a paradox. The teachers we have dont deserve more money. But itll never attract good people at the level its at

[@proudtobecreole]

I’m not a teacher but I do talk about intellectual topics like culture, history, and genetics on my socials. Having had the experiences I’ve had posting online, I do not blame these teachers AT ALL for quitting and taking care of themselves first. These kids are more interested in being validated than they are in learning. They think they know everything because “TikTok” told them, and when you correct them or disagree with them, they attack you. They lack proper reasoning skills, and have no respect for rationality or expertise. And the way they engage with intellectual topics is from their feelings and subjective opinions. They have no knowledge in what they are trying to discuss, but get offended when you let them know that they don’t know what they are talking about. And when they don’t have a valid argument, they insult you instead of recognising and accepting that there are things they don’t know. It’s exhausting dealing with them online, I can only imagine how exhausting it is dealing with them for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. So kuddos to the teachers that are leaving. It’s tough to make that decision when you genuinely care about your students, but, at the end of the day, these kids are not worth the trauma.

[@katieandnick4113]

Seems like your expectations may be a bit high for children. Shoot, most adults interact the way you’ve described.

[@ficialintelligence1869]

If parents keep acting the way they are acting, _they_ will be responsible for their children's education, instead of using school as a babysitter. We saw how they coped during COVID.

[@folumb]

It’s been known that most law school grads won’t practice law for long. But now nurses, teachers and doctors are quitting en mass. What profession is hanging on? Finance?

[@PS-tn7zz]

When more teachers realize how transferable their skills are and how much $ they can make in other careers.... there won't be many credentialed teachers remaining in the classroom.

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

American Teachers are under appreciated here in the U.S.! Teachers here should look into teaching overseas, Teachers are Gods over there!

[@keciaaskew5166]

I’m a teacher, an educator for 5+ years and I work at a daycare. I had to go into work sick. Teachers are underpaid, overworked, no support from admin, student behaviors, zero discipline or no structure whatsoever, and disrespect from students and parents. That’s why teachers are quitting. This woman told me she quit after completing her student teaching.

[@amandanewbury86]

I work in school age daycare inside of an elementary school. The change in children’s behaviour and lack of parenting over the last 15 years is absolutely terrifying and disheartening 💔

[@BABYDOLL87LOVELY]

THESE KIDS ARE DISRESPECTFUL AF NOW A DAYS. NOT A TEACHER. BUT BEEN AROUND OBSERVING. HOW KIDS, TEENS BEHAVE AND TALK TO ADULTS I'M 37. GROWING UP I NEVER SAW KIDS TALK TO PARENTS/ADULTS THE WAY THEY DO NOW. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO WORK AT GROUP HOMES AND smh MY SISTER IN LAW IS A TEACHER WNDWHILE DHE LOVES HER KIDS AND IS A SWEETHEART. U CAN TELL CERTAIN THING WEAR ON HER SPIRIT. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@jrjr3412]

All you have to do is look at the % of households without a father. That will answer all these questions.

[@purpleglitter9596]

A lot of this problems they are talking about are problems in many industries. A lot of people work intoxic work environments. You can't take days off when they're sick. And don't get to enjoy their lunch breaks. A lot of people have to work off the clock but can't say that they do for risk of getting fired.

[@Maxmarvelus]

Yeah, everyone has toxic problems and doesn't get the summer off

[@juicysmith38235]

Wow thank you for sharing the story of your mother! She sounds like a strong woman! God bless 🙏 🙏🙏

[@wheatstonebridge]

I quit education recently. Im now working as an electrical apprentice. I love it! And in a few years, I should make a lot of money. There are a lot of grants to help supplement schooling too.

[@dearyvettetn4489]

Now imagine being in the public school system with no knowledge or experience of classroom management and training in childhood education. That’s the situation of the “professionals” that they want to slot in to cover for the educators who are burning out. I’m an engineer with no teaching credentials who is just tutoring math to small groups. I don’t deal with as many behavioral problem as the classroom teachers but it’s frustrating dealing with kids who genuinely need psychological and academic interventions to overcome learning disabilities and problems at home, but some parents are either to busy, or even worst, ignorant and prideful to accept it. And it’s free ($0), for now. Today I proctored a quarterly exam with a student who didn’t even have breakfast this morning. She complained of being hungry during the exam and asked if I could bring her food for our next exam session 😔 my kids are the main reason I still show, up but the problems in the system are going to get worst and my position may not even be funded next year. After the holiday break we’ll have 17 more weeks to go until mid-May when our tutoring funding will run out and we’re done for the year. Yes, I am absolutely counting those weeks up to my last day.

[@esrob7062]

I stopped teaching 5 years ago and i still have nightmares about it. Most of thr kids were fine it was the 10-20 percent that were allowed to misbehave. No real support.😢

[@os3734]

What we are about to see is a gap of those 10-20 year veteran teachers.

[@twentynineteen4687]

I've been saying this for a couple of years. I'm my state, if you started after 2012, there's no pension (carrot) offered to teachers. Might as well leave after 10 years to seek better conditions.

[@Verona-f8e]

I just quit a teaching job in rural Allegheny County in NYS. I was harassed and threatened by the students. They vandalized my classroom on a daily basis. Most of the students were feral and didn’t bathe on a weekly basis… the parents had no teeth. I had a student with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Administration did not deal with discipline. It was horrific.

[@jenniferabel2811]

!!! I live in France. I showed your comment to my French husband. He's been cautiously supportive of my (reluctant?) interest in relocating to southwestern NYS, including Allegany County, so that I could finish out my working life as a teacher. I'm aware of the cultural problems plaguing our educational system both from within and without; but is there anything at all you could add about the situation, in that part of the country, to help me navigate the mess? I'm equally satisfied in working with talented kids and left-behind kids, and I can even tolerate administrative overreach into my curricula, but only ONLY if I retain authority in matters of discipline. Is everything-out-there- everywhere just an inferno, or is there some possibility of picking&choosing an acceptable situation? Well, there's my question in a bottle sent to you across the ocean, for you to open or not. :) Either way, I respect what you've been through, and I'm glad you moved on.

[@evabeveridge9651]

I’m a preschool/ tk teacher and an old boss told me “you really only need 2 hours of sleep.” When I came back to work from calling out sick from having a migraine from a bad night of sleep. 9:49 I also have to have pneumonia shots every year because I used to work through my colds. Almost every boss I had usually gave a passive aggressive comment about how you “pull through” and still come to work.

[@soblessed4844]

After 36 years of teaching, this year l will retire early…59 1/2 years old. I’m emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted!!! I am counting down the days!!! I truly feel sorry for the new teachers!! They now expect new teachers to retire at the age of 65 or 30 years service. The students, parents, workload , and low pay are major problems!!!

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

Big Congratulations! I am on year 30 and about to lose my mind with my apathetic 5th & 6th graders. Trying to do three or four more.

[@haydewemdolincervantesniet6716]

I am a teacher and every year want to quit, I'm just holding and holding...

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

Me too......texted a colleague an hour ago about maybe not even coming back next year.....in my 30th.

[@mattiadizard7431]

If you get the teachers that my 57 yr old mom had in the schools all the bad behavior stop because teachers didnt take no mess back then or when i was in school im 34

[@pistoffpussycat5778]

Teachers had some power back then...to give detention, etc. They cannot punish kids these days.

[@janelleguild3866]

They were allowed to do more and say more then. Teachers are under more scrutiny now and are not supposed to use corporal punishment.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

The schools don’t allow students to be disciplined or even failed at this point. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

[@julians9763]

I was asked once by a parent if I could be a good teacher. I replied that I would prefer to teach certain adults if given a opportunity. I am not a teacher and I would not like to be a teacher aid either.

[@mariposalib2a]

Parents are to blame.

[@DonnaGeeTV]

It's the out of control behaviors. I remember growing up there would be 1-2 misbehaving kids. Now it's about half the class & there's NOTHING admin does about it. More schools are going to shut down in the future due to this & parents will be forced to actually do something about their kids bad behavior. I can't wait to see that day.

[@scottconnuck2632]

As a veteran teacher (40 years and counting), it breaks my heart to hear of these horror stories. I think of those years prior to cell phones, discipline issues, little parent involvement, teaching to the test, annual school report grading, lack of respect, low pay... it is just so sad! Who, in their right mind would want to be a teacher these days? (Thank goodness there are in fact those noble soldiers who, despite all the challenges, trudge through... day after day, doing their best for... ???)

[@kassrripples3659]

Have they left the classroom and started teaching homeschooled children? I am also the child of a secondary school teacher who taught through the 80s-2000s. I believe many teachers in the USA are now tutoring, virtual teaching and undertaking teaching jobs in other countries.

[@kassrripples3659]

I wonder how many students in public schools have one parent who is incarcerated…

[@evonekky3672]

Sounds like the health care system

[@Noktackey1]

Teachers, nurses, doctors etc quits. Everyone from every career quits. It's not toxicity of the professions. It's most likely toxicity of the US.

[@Michael-gs8og]

Education and Medicine are prone to "burn-out." Those are "Public Service" jobs.

[@bigcahuna42366]

$47K for a job that requires a Master's degree is an insult. Those with Master's degrees should be paid at least $120K to start for a job that requires it.

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

It does sound crazy. Back in 1995 I started for $29,500 and have hung in there for 30 years. Fortunately, California has some of the highest salaries now and I'm maxed out at 141k.

[@Angelica-n6e8h]

If only the women teaching would just let the people in charge decide how you will teach! Administrators, although they have never set foot in a classroom are far more powerful and deserve your utmost devotion. Don't speak out, don't tell the parents, don't rock the boat, don't take any risks to help the children or administration (the power) will make your life a living hell.

[@diamondsoya]

Does Tik Tok has an impact on changing kids behavior? Making them hard to interact? Something is affecting kids minds.

[@chezwickcheese139]

Social media is causing serious brain rot in kids and adults. It’s a cancer on this world

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

There are districts in blue states that pay very, very well. The teacher making 47,000 a year after 8 years must have been in AZ, OK or some other red state. In my district, we have 10 sick days a year. The state and district you teach in are key. I made emergency sub plans at the beginning of the year and left them on my desk.

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

Same here....10 sick days a year and we can bank them so now I have 170 saved. Our salary here in southern Cal is very respectable as well. We now start at 62k and top out at 141k.

[@kassrripples3659]

So many families are choosing to homeschool nor that there are so many resources on the market.

[@silvias550]

Born in Romania , finisshed high school in the 90s. If we made any noise during class sessions, teacher had the right to slap us, send us home.You only return to school with at least one of your parents. I had a good education and doing good in life. Parents would have bit me like crazy if i disrespect them or teachers. Thank you, Romania of my time

[@teacherreads1076]

Amen. That's how I felt. Left in 2021 after 16 years of teaching.

[@bh5082]

Currently in my 31st year of teaching. My heart goes out to everyone in this video. Ive seen a dramatic drop in student discipline and behavioral expectations in the past 30 years. My advice- don’t go into teaching until a radical change occurs in student discipline and parental responsibility. Students should be sent to school ready to learn. So many of them are not for so many reasons. 😞

[@yunisblu3412]

"In Africa.....?" dude its a whole continent. Also African kids in school would NEVER DARE TRY to behave like kids in America. Discipline is approved in schools in Africa. Remember corporal punishments for late assignments, talking in class, or behaving badly? Other than pay, teachers in Africa do have to deal with half as much as American teachers go through from administration, students, and parents. Having your parents called to school because of behavioral issues what damn near a death sentence.😅

[@NINA10117]

Teaching has been in big trouble since the Department of Education was put into operation in 1980. Defund it, return the power to the states who had it before the DoE was created. Give parents the final say on how their children are educated and refund the tax money to citizens who unwillingly paid for the whole debacle.

[@Shineynsparkles]

Nah it’s deeper than this ….. No stem No resources Only 180 days for 8 hrs No after school programs Everything is expensive And so much more and add in stupid parents

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

That's what we need.......non-parenting parents making more decisions affecting the school. No thanks.

[@NINA10117]

@BarryBrandon-mz7gb I worked as a mental health professional in multiple schools in multiple states for over 30 years. The Deprtment of Education is not your child's friend.

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

@@NINA10117 The problem is not the Dept. of Educ., the problem the last ten years is too much screen time for kids, very little reading happening at home, children raised with little or no discipline, cell phones at too young an age, and principals and district personnel doing anything they can to avoid parental lawsuits. What teachers go through every day has nothing to do with Washington DC or bureaucracy or standards.

[@JesusCardiel-z5l]

You can correlate the deteriorating conditions with engaging in wars, i.e. drugs

[@JesusCardiel-z5l]

I'm a 60s hippie

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

It's the non-parenting, it's not Ukraine. The kids don't know where the neighboring state is on a map. They are concerned not at all about worldly matters.

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

Teachers need to be teachers, not activists and parents need to be parents, not friends!

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

You're indoctrinated and insane. Teachers ARE NOT ACTIVISTS they're TEACHERS. But fox News fed you lies and you believe nonsense

[@dobsok84]

Teachers want to preach all this "tolerance" stuff, but hate when they are forced to tolerate

[@tahliasgoddaddy]

This is the comment for which I searched. Truth.

[@karenmartin4221]

I know VERY few teachers who are activists. Of course, I’m Gen X.

[@calebnelson7017]

I teach based off the curriculum. If you think teaching about the history of cultural genocide of native people in North America is activism, that displaying tolerance for others is wrong, or that providing sex-ed is immoral, then either complain to the government who made the curriculum, or take your kids out of school. You people who complain about "activist" teachers are genuinely delusional, thinking teacher's have any power over what they need to teach. I wish I could teach modern history from a more international perspective, and when I asked if i could add it to the curriculum, only to be yelled at and accused of attemping to undermine authority. You have no idea what you're talking about, and base your opinion on fake TikTok teachers posting ragebait.

[@lhome8680]

Problem is no one, no one, is listening to teachers.

[@georger6624]

I never saw this happen but what I understand today this is really happening. Teachers are quitting like crazy and I think goes down to bad parenting and social media. These kids are bringing up kids that can’t be done like that. They have to be adults.

[@Karmin19991]

we should have 2 schools: one for students that want to learn and another one for the future influencers.

[@Pash21]

I would never watch them people kids

[@ShamanAthleticTraining]

Neither would they apparently. So sad. Congrats to all the teachers who finally said "enough, bye". I know it wasn't easy to say goodbye but if all of life is easier post-teaching, teaching is poisoned. Save yourselves.

[@kcc879]

I hope to quit teaching end of 2025. As an Aussie and single mum I’ve been teaching for 16 years and have nothing to show for it. The teacher shortage is not because of teachers, it’s the system. My son finishes year 12 this year and I’d rather clean than continue teaching. I also never wish anyone to be a teacher.

[@Claudialupper]

Schools all need to close. It's over.

[@Maxed2]

It didn't help alot of the teachers became activists for the system. Note pushing ideologies instead of real education doesn't help the kids int the real world out here .

[@viridiankat8527]

What school do yall go to?? I’m 16 and the most political thing I’ve been told is just an anti bullying speech one teacher felt the need to bring up because a kid committed suicide. The most political history class has been this year is the teacher bringing up that learning about bad things can help learn to prevent it in the future. I’m in a rich area, no teacher is trans-ing children, at most they use preferred names and make sure children don’t kill themselves. I completely understand how everything is concerning, and I really appreciate the fact you care, but this isn’t the problem.

[@Onega11]

​@@viridiankat8527just because it doesn't happen in your school does not mean it is not happening

[@JohnSmith-ux3tt]

​@@viridiankat8527Any classes on you're "White Privilege" or Pride or BLM or orange man bad?

[@julians9763]

It is sad when highly accredited teachers quit. AI will not compensate. Private tutor can be an option if parents are willing to pay and their offsprings want to learn.

[@15clank]

I don’t get why these teachers just don’t phone it in and collect a check

[@rickazca774]

I would hope teachers, seeing the multiple downfalls in the system, would not have or want kids of their own. That is complete sensory overload.

[@Max-16p]

My child almost died of pneumonia from this

[@hopeh1095]

Pray your child is doing better and yes working in schools it will make anyone sick.

[@HB-tc9bi]

Masters degree, nearly 10 years of experience, 47k. This is America smh.

[@timtams5283]

Kids today lack critical thinking and even common sense....sometimes I wonder, are they even human?

[@jaysim3253]

What you dont understand skibbity riz Ohio Sigma bro?

[@Electronzap]

I learn more from 5 to 10 minute KZbin videos than I learned from most of my teachers in an hour plus the hour of homework they gave me.

[@dobsok84]

Exactly. From elementary to high school, we learned about the titanic 4x, why?

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

ok

[@juniperwool]

I'm a former teacher and will never go back.

[@2tired2sleep2]

Realize that the lack of discipline is the main reason these teachers quit. They already accepted the shitty pay and are ok with it. Make punishments great again!

[@jaya-w2e3m]

School is compulsory for kids in murica. A kid doesnt go to school, its breaking the law. Quit making school compulsory and the kids that want to go will go. The kids who dont want to go to school will find other things to do.

[@BarryBrandon-mz7gb]

It's also daycare for the parents. The kids are going to get to just stay home and play and sleep?

[@elainewilliams5019]

Still trying to teach European education. In the artificial intelligence, NANOTECHNOLOGY, Robotics, and Quantum computers and advanced software technology in this advance new world. Schools should be shut down. These new kids are my wire different. They was born using technology no pen and pencil that cant comprehend like other generations has no way