Texas teachers are leaving the profession in record numbers. They told us why.

Teachers are quitting in record numbers, so we invited six to our CBS News Texas studios to find out why.

[@atomictime9410]

This is a nationwide issue. Bad behavior and even physical violence has no consequences. Zero support from Principals. Administration is afraid of parents, teachers are afraid of everyone, students are afraid of NO ONE

[@joeescobar6575]

I retired five years earlier than I intended to. I had high blood pressure nearly every day. It's now in the "perfect" range. I have to note that I've seen a lot of these "horror stories" on KZbin, and my district does not have the problems I've seen in other places. I didn't have a part time job to pay bills, we own our home and two cars, and we've never been assaulted. I also had effective support from my admins, and I still felt stressed out and over worked. Class sizes were huge, some kids showed up when they felt like it. and they were often rude. Fortunately, most of the students were a pleasure to work with, but my health was getting worse, so I bailed at age 60 instead of 65. I never realized I was on the fortunate side of the spectrum.

[@barneycasting8331]

Privatize the so called public schools and let the students pay for their education. If they pay out of their pocket. They will learn! Change your system. Where I come from East Kanigola students have to pay for their education no matter what.

[@hmm1225]

Did you lose any part of your retirement?

[@joeescobar6575]

​@@hmm1225 No, the Texas Teacher Retirement System is very strong, for now at least. I'm getting 85% of an average of my best five year's salary. I'm also putting in times as a substitute teacher. Life's pretty good at the moment.

[@s.j.anderson176]

Some people have made a passion driven profession so unbearable that the people who were once willing to work for the low pay and poor quality benefits are no longer willing to do so.

[@AJ-gn4pp]

This is heartbreaking. I was just saying this yesterday! I removed my son from school, he is 7yrs old. Best decision ever. Basically my reasons for doing this EVERYTHING mentioned above and a few personal ones. It's been a month now, my son is doing amazingly well. I have to credit his teachers for being patient with my 7yr old. Although, not a bad person, he was a bad student. Not academically but the not listening to his teachers part, refusing to do his work, not paying attention. Once I got down to the bottom, the poor teachers have to teach at a slower pace to accommodate the kids whose parents are probably not doing their part at home thus my boy and kids like him are bored when being taught the things from a lower grade level so he gives his teachers a difficult time. My strategy was remolding my son from the core. I had to take the whole lego blocks apart and rebuild it to a suitable standard not to please myself, but to help my son become a better person and can contribute to society in a positive way. Yes, ass whopping was a part of the rebuilding process but it was done in love not anger. I mostly had to reason with my kiddo. My mother a Caribbean woman 😂 told me "yuh have patience that I could NEVER!" Lmao who knows know! This is just a fraction of what I wanted to say. Discipline needs to come back. It needs to start at home. Parents need to educate their kids at home BEFORE enrolling them in school. Read that last part again.

[@sharonkaysnowton]

I understand what all these teachers are saying.

[@jacks6632]

Cameras in classrooms! Every classroom!!! No reason to NOT!!

[@dannyleo4791]

I didn't find it hard to leave the teaching profession. It was awful. I left in 2019 and it was the best decision ever. Good riddance.

[@victor256in]

Good job. Empty it out… make those bullies (admin, community…. Politicians) realize what it takes- and what they will lose

[@MM-ty6cu]

This is why I never entered the profession!

[@danielgolarz674]

I'm the author of EIGHT DAYS IN AN INNER CITY SCHOOL. The out of control OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING for k-12 teachers in this country is what is causing the teacher shortages

[@Thattboyjosemusic]

These are public school teachers.

[@victor256in]

Yep. And that’s where the action is. Not in some rich pvt school

[@criscross7362]

And you don't think this happens in charter schools?

[@user-sc9lr6kz8t]

Not as much. Charter schools can kick your butt out if they don't like you.

[@nanoc.2103]

Same stuff happens in private schools. Disrespect from administrators, parents, and students. You don’t hear anything from private schools because they keep it all under wraps- because they can and will do anything to get more revenue (be it by tuition or donations). By portraying a perfect school through pamphlets, teachers and students smiling in pictures on the school’s website, kids hugging, elementary schoolers with paint on their noses and fingers, it’s all rhetoric.

[@MrJara1018]

Bye Felicia