The Day I Quit Teaching...

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[@Moonstone1133]

I had to speak at a student’s funeral who was a victim of gun violence. That broke me. It happened close to the end of the school year and I told them I couldn’t come back. I loved my kiddos, but I couldn’t face having to speak at another kid’s funeral.

[@saralove9805]

I can't imagine how badly that must have hurt. No child deserves to die, especially in such a violent way. The survivors are probably going to suffer from PTSD for a long time also. It effects everyone that was there and everyone that lost someone that way. It's just not right :( I'm so sorry you went through that. My 5 year old son had his first active shooter drill the other day and he was telling me about it like it was just another part of his day. It was so hard to keep a straight face as he was telling me and showing me what they would do if there was a shooter. I broke down after he fell asleep and just sobbed... every morning when I drop him off at the bus stop I remember to tell him how much I love him and then as he leaves I want to cry because in today's America, we never know if it could be their last day alive. And I live in Florida, there's a lot of crazies here...

[@Moonstone1133]

@@saralove9805 Thank you so much for you kind words. It was so hard for everyone, but I cannot fathom what his family is still suffering through to this day. I can't imagine the trauma the parents are going through, and it breaks my heart that this is "normal" for kids. Nothing about this should be normal. My heart goes out to you and your babies.

[@svetlana4310]

I don’t blame you. My daughter had a classmate die in their second grade from a brain tumor and the teacher was gracious enough to speak at the funeral. I couldn’t keep it together. I can’t imagine having to do that.

[@claudettelampley1287]

I hope you are able to find better paying outlets for your talents! I’m so sorry that’s what it is now!

[@JustinAdamson270]

@@Moonstone1133 nobody made you speak at the funeral

[@amjPeace]

When I decided to quit teaching it broke my heart, knowing how much I would miss the kids and miss those golden moments when I knew I was making a difference. But the toll the job was taking on myself and my family was too high a price to pay. My heart goes out to you, and may you go forward to live your best life without regrets.

[@zettagotbored9341]

Telling my kids I was leaving broke my heart. I wound up in a really bad district that had a really high turn over rate. It was actually the high school I had gone to and all of the teachers who had been there forever who were pillars of the community had left because of admin. All of those kids had such abandonment issues and I had to spend the entire week reassuring them I wasn't leaving because of them. It honestly broke my heart

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

How can parents demand teachers put up with this s*it when THEY don’t even want to deal with it! Teachers are people, not servants or robots. Teach your damn kids to be humans.

[@sarahtiferet598]

thank-you! Yes, it's really not that complicated. I teach Elementary age students . These past 5 years I find myself reminding them ." As a matter of fact -I'M A PERSON "

[@technotrapper]

While I agree it's good to teach kids manners and such , he did expressly mention that the child in question was in crisis, meaning most likely having a mental health or physical problem. We need to have as much compassion for others as we want to get

[@Cainny]

Did you not listen to the video? He said he didn't even realise cus the kid was in crisis. Probably a kid with special needs or extremey anxiety/panic attack.

[@lou2855]

​@@sarahtiferet598 ⁰

[@zettagotbored9341]

​@@Cainny ​@Tyler Rouse-Kaminski while this child was also probably genuinely having a crisis situation that would excuse this one incident, OP still has a point. Teachers often have to work with kids who don't have parents that are available to teach them how to function in society. In a lot of those cases, it can be an absent and/or abusive parent but there are also some who just genuinely don't care because they don't want to deal with it. That same parent will then come and reprimand the child's teachers for the child's lack of social skills. Yes, this is an exception to that case. But please know when teachers (or those close to teachers) are talking about the amount of abuse teachers take, it's not every kid and it's not every school and it's not every case. The public education system is just so far past its breaking point that even caring for the kindest and most well behaved children can become a struggle

[@sashaludwig6299]

I taught for 5 years and the last school I was at was the so bad. It was never the kids. Always admin! (I was a preschool teacher) there was a bunch of little things that were super irritating about how this place was run. But my last straw was about a bulletin board! The rule is you had to finish your bulletin board by the last day of the month, I was all finished when my director told me I had to fix my lettering, so I peeled off the letters so I could fix them…. (Side note) my mom had recently passed away very suddenly and it was coming up to my parents anniversary so I asked if I could have that day off and the director said no problem. So I took the letters home to fix and put up the next day (which was the last day of the month) I get a phone call from the director saying how upset she was with me for not finishing my bulletin board blah blah blah. And I was like I thought we had till the end of the month?? You told me to take the letters down and fix them. That’s what I am doing while spending time with my dad in this very hard day for him… She then told me to stay home for the remainder of the week as punishment basically. And someone else would finish my bulletin board. When I got back not only was my bulletin board COMPLETELY CHANGED but the phrase I had on my original board was on my directors board. I felt so disrespected I put in my 2 weeks that day.

[@zettagotbored9341]

My admin also sucked. I was teaching high school so it did kinda suck walking into a 14 year old who stopped being able to mature past 7th grade because COVID saying they didn't wanna do the bleeping work. But like... whatever they're 14. HOWEVER. Admin never disciplined anyone for anything. A kid literally left, got Dunks, hung out in a tree eating his food and drinking his coffee, and then came back with no consequences. 1/3 administrators directly in my building had classroom experience. I kept getting in trouble for not following rules that were never explained to me. About 1/4 of the school year was taken up by things that had nothing to do with my job - extra standardized test prep, additional assignments JUST for admin, writing portfolios (I taught STEM), and regular "fun days" to help kids feel more included. I was so frustrated and overwhelmed and angry with admin I couldn't do it. It broke my heart leaving my kids but I couldn't do it.

[@sashaludwig6299]

@@zettagotbored9341 it’s the absolute worst!! They wonder why teachers are quitting left and right?? Admin needs to step up and do something!!!

[@dmoore8595]

Good for you. Who needs that 💩?

[@djacks424]

She sounds vile. Period. She knew your situation and called you to complain. About lettering. She can shove it up her ass as I'm positive the straightness of the lettering was the least of that schools' problems. If they were capable of having someone help you finish (after all that bs she spouted), they should've offered to help you in the first place. Human kindness is gone in nearly everyone these days. She ought to put kindness in her curriculum. I will never teach private or public again. Ever.

[@historyraven99]

Admin and HR make teaching a nightmare, not the students. Those people choose those careers to make more money and have control. Why is no one 5alking about this. Same story here. My dad had a couple of days left on this earth and similar to you, I had to post to my website and updated CV, which wasn't due to be up until the end of the month. He died while I frantically getting that up online. Then, to add insult to injury, I didn't get FMLA. Just 3 days off. I was gone a year later bc they forced me out. I know why, but nobody ever admitted it. Stories like your, mine and so many others people need to hear. Teaching is a noble profession. We don't do it for the money and are treated with zero respect, much less common courtesy or the time off that is federally mandated.

[@Lynzae]

I have/had/heard about a 4 year old kid that will defecate in his pants if he doesn't get his way. After about 7 or 8 times of this in a 4 hour period, the started telling him that he would have to wait until our lesson was done and I had time before I would clean him up and change him. He absolutely hated sitting in it because he said it was gross. Well kid if it's gross for you and it's your own feces, imagine how I feel. He finally stopped, but he finds other ways to interrupt our lessons if he doesn't want to do them. I also had/have/heard about a kid who kicks, bites, screams, and throws toys if she doesn't get her way. Both sets of parents told me their kids are perfect angels at home and they don't believe in discipline. However, they feel like I should be disciplined or have consequences if I give their children consequences. Can't wait until they have to visit their children in county lock up because their kids have no clue what a consequence is. Totally hypocritical to want me to have consequences but not their child. In my 11 years teaching pre-k the children have gotten increasingly uncontrollable and sometimes violent, but are somehow perfect angels at home.

[@youraveragemexorican]

It’s because parents started raising good kids instead of good people Kids who behave in class lose their sh*t at home Kids who have to be calm at home lose their sh*t in class It’s why abused children act up, they have to stay quiet at home to avoid being beaten-but all their energy’s gotta go somewhere; so they dump it in the classroom

[@katelynbrown98]

​actually I find that it's about 50/50. 'Abused children probably don't rock the boat in school because they don't want their teacher calling home and then giving them more abuse at home.

[@florjose8461]

OMG,I had a coworker who's son was like seven or eight and he used to shit himself also,but it was because he was to lazy or busy to go to the restroom.i haven't seen her in a while and I'm pretty Shure he still shits himself,and he's around ten years right now

[@Sunloxx]

​@@florjose8461 he could have various issues besides "lazy or busy" this is common for kids with ADHD, autism or sensory issues.

[@endeeray4295]

@@florjose8461 well, assuming he is "neurotypical" if he keeps on crapping himself into highschool he wont have to worry about dating, no girl worth anything gonna put up with that.

[@bernadettesandoval3990]

We need to end compulsory attendance and give schools the ability to expel students

[@ginna1375]

The scratches and bruises that I get at school make my husband so mad.

[@andreasanchez1453]

I have a scar from one of my students who bit me. This was back in my high school teaching program. Mind you the child was special needs self contained and had the development of a six month old. Yet I still want to be a teacher. Does my boyfriend know of the scar? Yes does it concern him? Yes

[@ginna1375]

@@andreasanchez1453 I went through my master's program to teach high school but decided it wasn't for me. Fortunately, we're able to work it out financially to have me just be an assistant in an elementary school self contained environment. I have a couple scars but like Tel said, I'm able to live with them and not even feel them in the moment because my heart breaks when my kids are in crisis. They can't identify their emotions, let alone know what to do to handle them.

[@bdup159]

On my 12th year. Had my nose broken 2 years ago. Been knocked down stair wells. Slammed into walls. Poop shoved in my face. Hit In the back with so many things. These kids man. I have two masters degrees and am only paid 11 an hour and I am beyond burnt out. But kids need consistency and I am that consistency. I get it I love "that kid" too. Now I just accept I am beyond broken. And I will never make a living..I will only ever just survive. My only hope is that spending 8 to 10 hours a day with these kids is that their future will be better than mine atleast I hope because we taught them well and loved them well.

[@zettagotbored9341]

Honestly, if you do ever want to leave, there are a lot of companies looking for experienced teachers to make content for them. I went from making $12 per hour of work to making $20 (after taking out taxes) for a remote, freelance job. I hated leaving my kids and I hate that I'm not directly helping anyone anymore, but it's a really nice gig even if just for a transition period to recover and think of what to do next

[@blugreen123]

You're being exploited and taken advantage of.

[@kellygarnet6329]

Check out Mrs. Lowder. She has a how to set up a tutor busliness package for ex-teachers. It worked for her. She does YT shorts too.

[@eksophia]

We need to do better for our teachers! I can only imagine how many burn out between the high demands and low compensation. No matter how passionate a person is it's just too much to ask in the long term.

[@t.maraschino_cherry]

I’m honestly so scared going into teaching. I know I want to be a teacher and I’ve already done internships in classrooms so I’ve gotten some experience. But hearing teachers like this, who are clearly so passionate and kind, get broken down by everything is just heartbreaking and scary.

[@YOGIROBBIE]

Literal same! My passion for teaching is immense but the stress and lack of respect, I’m not sure it’s even worth it.

[@kjgarvin]

I'm the worst person to give this advice, because I taught for 5 years and quit due to feeling like I was working all day and night, non teachers talk about summers, but in reality it's about a month off, disrespect from parents, impossible expectations from admin, and the pay wasn't that good. I was working 2 jobs. However, there are some who really love teaching and have been doing it for years.

[@eleonora6980]

burnout can happen in all fields. don't let that scare you!

[@zettagotbored9341]

Teaching was arguably the worst and most stressful experience of my life. That being said, I decided I didn't want to go into physics research and my options were pretty limited so I decided to try teaching with zero credentials. I wound up in the worst district in the state with maybe 5 professional status teachers remaining. I quit in February and they still haven't managed to find a replacement because no one is willing to work there. That being said, I loved the parts of the job where I just kinda closed my door and hung out with my kids. If you want to talk about my personal experience and what I would consider a red flag or the questions I would ask if I were to apply for a new teaching job let me know and we can figure out somewhere to DM or something

[@katelynbrown98]

Honestly, the way the school system is set up in America, it's almost like you have to go into it knowing you'll leave and find a different job somewhere else. It's an emotionally draining position.

[@aliciacaley599]

It was when I cried and realized that I just wanted to stay home with my baby and not deal with the stress anymore

[@brittneykelly2923]

It was when my mental health was better while I was home sick from work with the flu

[@dontdomeboo81]

im a parent and i love this podcast i really appreciate teachers

[@auntinab6732]

SHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR!!! My favorite former teacher and my other favorite former teacher. 😍😍

[@KingLarbear]

He is your former teacher?

[@leannepayne4081]

I think that when you are in a school with kids who do stuff like that, it can be easier to get burned out. When you are in a school with more supportive parents, and mostly good kids, you want to teach for longer. My mom taught for 20 years and loved it because I think she was in a good school with mostly well behaved kids and very supportive parents. I'm sorry for those of you who don't have the support you need

[@zettagotbored9341]

That is kind of a good point but there's also something to be said for the not so great communities. I'm from a relatively poor (for Massachusetts), rural area with a lot of kids who's parents aren't around or can't be super supportive for one reason or another. There was a really big transition between when I graduated and when I started teaching there four years in terms of almost all of the veteran teachers leaving because of the administration. I also left because of the administration even though I wished I could've stayed and kept helping those kids actually feel cared for for 50 minutes per day. As long as the teachers are getting support from admin, there's a lot of reward that comes from giving kids a safe space where they can learn they're worth while people capable of doing things even if they aren't always the best students

[@gammapii289]

How can you not feel that happening?

[@KingLarbear]

We're going to run out of teachers

[@texasbelle333]

“I didn’t realize he was hurting me”💯 we may care for these kids but we must put ourselves and what God called us to do first

[@TheMaybella77]

It makes me so sad 😞 we should be protecting teachers like this at all costs.

[@krisss572]

We all know when we're done... making an exit plan is key.

[@Audiogeek-kf2ez]

The man lasted 10 years, WOW, unusual, but at least he knew when it was time to leave the profession

[@RedApple175]

This is my 11 year teaching kindergarten and I am starting Zoloft today so I don’t have a panic attack in class everyday

[@casebeth]

good for you. hope for a healthy happy life ahead for your and your husband.

[@julihath8046]

I worked in a call center for many years. Several of my coworkers were former teachers. How horrible is it that teachers would choose call center work instead? That's pretty bad

[@TheCasualRealtor]

I’m within a few months of leaving teaching and it can’t come quick enough.

[@chiannexiong]

I had this exact same moment when nursing my oldest child who was 15 months old who had been biting me almost everytime he nursed since he was like 6mo. He bit a small chunk out of my nipple one day and I told my husband nope, I'm done. I can't do it anymore and I cold turkey weaned him which wasn't easy but was necessary. I had been struggling with the choice for awhile, feeling guilty trying everything to get him to stop, etc. When the decision came though; it was just easy, I was sure and we were done.

[@nerdygirl2316]

That will do it. Educators are not paid enough. The respect factor is nil. Please share some stories about coworkers.

[@6686Andrea]

I love his stories I can't ever catch his name!

[@jaelaly]

Tel

[@bonnie1303]

Description says Eddie B?

[@socalpamicakes7977]

No job or career should include physical harm. These administrators need to wake up!

[@dee468]

The thing I hate the most about working as a SpEd teacher is lazy teachers getting away with doing the bare minimum while others are expected to work like dogs. Some teachers are so phony…I can’t stand it!

[@vickeycodella7828]

Good for you! I’m 20 years in and would love to quit, but will be sticking it out for 5 more years for my pension. If I weren’t so close, I’d be done.

[@zettagotbored9341]

It was when the same kind of jokes I'd made about "checking out" while in college stuck in my head and started to feel like a better option than going to work everyday. Also the meeting I had with my principle (WHO HAD NEVER EVEN TAUGHT IN A CLASSROOM) where the only thing we talked about was that I had the word "understand" in my success criteria.

[@coviemorticianhappyvan]

Ditto. I quit .

[@anneliesececi418]

Our union lawyer said it best”the American public school system has normalized violent behavior.” These kids ARE in crisis, but it is still not acceptable for teachers to be attacked.

[@ccutehoney]

I had to body block a student from getting a chair throw at them by another student. Parents just don’t the things that we put up with

[@rosiodeleon6975]

After a kid assaulted me this year, I left. He wasnt special needs. He hit the English teacher the week before and pushed another teacher across the room last year. The principal said-look, if he hits you again, I’ll expel him. I was like SpongeBob getting off the recliner “aight, I’m out”

[@CrazyJodice]

I feel bad for teachers when kids are stopped off with no real care. The kids aren’t really being raised by the parents but expect the school to basically raise and teach the child.

[@lauralinscott9463]

The mental health of students and teachers has been declining for years

[@nonjudgmentalteenmom159]

I said this to my husband when I pregnant with my first. I remember telling my husband I refuse to raise spoiled brats. My kids have everything they want, but with boundaries.. kids now a days lack boundaries. I have a 4 almost 5yr old, a 3yr old, and an almost 2yr old. They get upset but don’t lash out. I’ve taught them emotion is okay but we need to teach them right and wrong period. I feel bad for teachers now a days.

[@vintagemoss9578]

There’s not enough money for me to be a teacher.

[@ayegee3269]

Can someone please let me know what episode this is from, thank you!

[@Onegreydog]

You can’t have long term cohesion in the public school system when the system is literally set up into two different “classes” of folks. Teachers, students, and parents are made to listen and deal with the overly and overtly incompetent Admin systems in these schools. Job of the admin- it’s to go to school board meetings and pass out/recommend to who the NO BID contracts will go. It’s usually a board member or family member of the local school board. Ol’ Bill and Bob are the local electrician and plumber for the district where NEVER is there a proper fix to problems but rather a constant stream of tax dollars going to the dips#its who’ll never fix a problem one bc that would be helpful. Do away with admin (saving 2 to 3million per district per yr) and give the reigns to local education boards made up of the districts TEACHERS and parents.

[@vargaslori]

I am sorry but have a similar story. So sorry.

[@Firechristianacademy]

I left after I had a miscarriage and other medical issues after 6 years

[@_bradhope]

I think it’s time to rename the podcast, pretty sure all of them, or at least 90% of them have quit teaching.

[@Beth_Anne0505]

Wow

[@bluebelle9572]

Burned out after 10 years, give or take, with summer break. I don’t relate, but it just says something about how much worse it’s getting. Most of my teachers had been teachers for years, I’d say 15 plus, my K teacher was like a grandmother.

[@Franks_ox]

Burned out teachers need to know when the time is up. Otherwise their patience isn’t going to be as good as it was and then they are no longer ‘good’teachers

[@OrroHelhammer]

Why do you like your own comments? It's honestly pretty pathetic

[@LifeBySpades]

There used to be teachers teaching for 30 years, the amount of B's that has sprung in the last 5 years has just ruined teaching and the career. The burn out is happening so quickly

[@taylor11111]

They all quit I feel like this pod will loose a lot of what made it special

[@00z85]

Wear pants

[@roguewipplash1]

Quick question, why did you paint the fingernails on one hand but not the other?

[@OrroHelhammer]

Gay people just are that smart. Why do you like your own comments? That's super pathetic

[@Userpurr_]

Maybe he just didn't have time to do the other side.

[@ddg80sbby]

They are both manicured. One side is painted clear/opaque.

[@mandc20022]

It's probably better for everybody if he does leave, no teacher should stay and eventually take it out on a student

[@Sirach144]

He doesn’t have a husband. Men aren’t married to each other. It’s a government piece of paper

[@kpayan6282]

you're a victim!

[@brianmccormick8523]

Quitter good example your setting

[@TurboShred13]

Another fruit loop who is devastated because something normal happened

[@k90001]

And another jackass who is normalizing violence because it's a just child doing this to their teacher.

[@user-yc4gl2vg7k]

Tf

[@donaldtaylor724]

Yeah, getting your arm scratched up is totally normal. Fuck kinda bullshit you on

[@user-yc4gl2vg7k]

@@donaldtaylor724 that's like saying being a police officer and getting shot in the chest is completely normal and okay

[@user-yc4gl2vg7k]

@@donaldtaylor724 teachers shouldn't have to worry about getting hurt on the job

[@johnnybgoode8104]

Ha, not everyone is built for it. Some aren't strong enough 🥱

[@DiligentThroat]

Wow Johnny, you must be so macho.

[@eliza6971]

At this rate the US is gonna be completely feral in about 20 years

[@Shirokuma15]

Not really though,.i would bet the concept of a traditional institution called "Schools" would cease to exist in 20 years. People would learn from the Internet or using AI assisted tools to help them learn something. Maybe they would even have chips implanted in their brain where they could just download the materials from the internet and learn them individually. So, the jobs requirements would be more skill basis than degree basis..

[@Monster_NopeNope]

The worst things that ruins a job for someone -burnout -boredom : Lack of opportunity in the work place or mindless unfulfilling work. -unappreciated/over expectations Nothing worse then doing your best and no one seeming to notice and then the minute you pull back you’re chewed out.

[@doe9000]

Be proud that you did even ten years! You probably bettered the lives of a lot of children!

[@MissJellybean]

In the past few days I have learned that all of my favorite teachers on social media have stopped teaching. They are losing all of the good teachers and it’s a sad for the United States.

[@endeeray4295]

Which is scary because what's left doing the teaching? Only the ones who get their bulletin boards done??? WTF.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

If I had physically harmed a teacher my parents would have KILLED me. Why is this such a common story now. I fully believe discipline doesn't have to be physical but it does have to be done.

[@thatssovenus]

From how he responded I think the kid might be special needs. He said the kid was in crisis. They may not have even realized what they were doing was wrong . Discipline entails punishment which doesn't really work well on kids who can't understand why something they did was wrong. Especially kids with autism stuff like positive reinforcement for good behavior and teaching the child better ways to calm themself are usually more beneficial than putting them in time out or shaming/scolding them.

[@musicmirj]

yes, as the other comment said, the child was in crisis. this is not a normal situation. either the kid had some disability and simply was not able to control themselves, or it was a trauma response or anger issues... there are a few more possibilities, but punishment helps with none of those. crisis is not the child being a brat (because i agree, boundaries and consequences for oversteppkng them is necessary in a normal situation). it means that there's an underlying problem that needs to be looked at immediately if it isn't already.

[@cc1k435]

There are a LOT more kids like that these days and along with them, a lot more incidents like that to deal with. 😕

[@yumcuriouschannel2040]

The kid and his family and educators need a counselor and safe space for the kid. That costs a lot of money and I hope they find something that works for the child.

[@maryguokas8018]

​@trismaytorena8149 but the parents have to pay a lot of attention to the kids at home to help reinforce those skills l

[@melissamayhaps8990]

Literally the parents freaking out because they didn't wanna watch their OWN kids during lockdown, even ones not having to work, but expecting teachers to watch ~30 of your kid.

[@kodakflaps8267]

Say it louder so some of these dumbass parents can hear! 👏

[@endeeray4295]

I agree!! that was the real problem with covid was it removed the "free" babysitting service. (The kids I felt really bad for during COVID were kids in abusive/neglectful homes or the homeless kids. For them going to school can be a safe haven, with predictability and stability compared to their out of school lives. )

[@JoJo-zl7qh]

Ppl freaked out because they have jobs of their own and couldn’t afford a babysitter. It had nothing to do with not wanting to be with their kids. Most Kids act very different at school than they do at home. Do you really think most parents freaked out because they hate being around their kids? 😂

[@sodapopmermaid7897]

this off topic but this man does not look old enough to have been teaching for ten years already. dang

[@Boudicaisback]

Probably because he has a good skin care routine

[@sabias3932]

You can start teaching as early as 23.

[@_.-._.-.]

@@sabias3932 earlier than that if you graduate early or do college courses during highschool.

[@carollee6963]

I did 11 years and I was burned out too. I had to have work-life-balance!

[@mamakitty6549]

"I didn't realise he was hurting me cause he was in a crisis" this is the core of it all. Most teachers put themselves above their own children but it's not a two way street. The current generation has little respect for teachers because their parents don't.

[@blackbeltg0d]

It says something that so many of the hosts have decided to leave teaching. As a teacher myself, i understand because I'm also leaving at the end of this year, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

[@W.Rain.]

There's something we have in my country which I thought was a common practice internationally which could have helped here. Where after 6 years of teaching the 7th is a shabatton year, it's a year off where a teacher does some kind of learning/academic development. Granted if it's taken after 6 years the pay is only 70%. However after 10 years in a row its 100% or partical salery and partially payed the academic program of their choosing**. After every "shabatton" the count starts over to the next one. (It's not taken off of their work experience). *Shabbaton, from the word shabbat. **It's not perfect and there is a lot of paper work, one really has to pay attention inorder to get all the benefits, however it's looked upon as a right.

[@kaileyenns]

I'm childcare and I go home beat up so badly. . . I do t know how much h longer I will be able to do it. What's really messed up is teaching wasn't like this 30 years ago. There used to be like 1 behavioral issue per class but now there are 5 or 7 dangerous behaviors per class. Parents, do your jobs better. Sorry not sorry.

[@zettagotbored9341]

Right! I taught at my old high school and it was like night and day over the course of 4 years. I know some of it was COVID, but not all of it was COVID. It's whack and it sucks

[@ikanc7516]

I hate it when I see a good teacher quit. Pay teachers doctor salaries!

[@beesknees213]

There is NO PAY great enough for being an abused teacher.

[@CaitlinAPope]

Seriously what's gonna happen when all these public teachers quit?! And go on strike? If every single one did it on the same day in the US this country would be in shambles

[@Mickeii617]

I'm in education right now and my advisor was trying to get me to teach High School history and I was like ma'am absolutely not. Unfortunately when I was in Middle School I had a traumatic class where the students just ran amok on our history teacher.. like I'm an adult and I still remember how bad that class was

[@BigFineDoll]

My husband is a teacher and he continuously has stories, I will never forget the day he came home with a KNOT on his head because a student launched a wooden block at his face ... I was furious and he has since moved schools ... but the parents expect these teachers to just take ANYTHING from them and their children its dreadful, I understand why people leave the field ... teachers do NOT get paid enough to raise and TEACH these kids smdh

[@taylorflyyhigh]

Imagine being that kid that was having a crisis and hearing that you were the reason your teacher quit 💀 whoops

[@tatianagranger2427]

I didn’t have a choice when I left. I was severely injured in a car accident and through a few surgeries and tons of physical therapy, I was still teaching. I wasn’t getting better and it was truly the stress and pressure. The last big surgery didn’t go well, and my doc didn’t sign the paper for me to return. He explained that the stress is a huge part. He wasn’t wrong. Now I do contract work with schools, and have never been happier. Meanwhile the teachers I worked with feel the other way or no longer teach anymore. It’s sad.

[@katherinebutler4054]

This is a real life scenario from my building: Teacher: "He was kicking, biting and full on attacking me for five minutes before help came. This is not the first time I have been attacked like this. "Administrator: "uh huh"

[@blugreen123]

Yep. If that kid has an IEP, forget it. There are no consequences at all.

[@endeeray4295]

Is this a special Ed kid or a regular classroom? Just curious in either situation you should have had help STAT. Shameful.

[@MNW0705]

We would have never even THOUGHT about touching a teacher. First of all, the principal would have paddled you, and then my dad would have beat the ever living s*** out of me. Call it child abuse if you want, but we obeyed, sat in our chairs, did our work. Disrespecting or touching a teacher was simply out of the question.

[@shelbybuys4674]

100% I worked with special needs children for 10 years and loved it but when I come home I cry... Because I look in the mirror with bite marks and scratch marks everywhere I finally hit burnout after 10 years. I end up having to quit because I have a son with special needs and I need to focus on is well being.

[@sunflower7045]

I have a lot of teacher friends and I changed my major “Elementary Education,” with just 3 semesters left. I’d heard too many unrelated horror stories, and I had done my observations. I knew my dream was dead.

[@mustangnawt1]

U did ur time hon. It’s so hard. I know that without ever really doing it

[@winterbunnyx]

I come from a long line family of educators The only reason I did not become a teacher it's because I am not afraid to hit somebody else's kid

[@ShortStuffMegs21]

Started happening the moment children stopped being afraid of consequences! There's no fear of consequences, no fear of punishment, no fear of disappointment.

[@funnyfoxbird]

I know that kids can deal with stuff that is uncontrollable, by I’m wondering how the parents is helping the kid. I think I would be absolutely devastated if my child was so out of control that a teacher quit his profession.

[@virginiamosier9115]

“Inclusion” has merits but there are pitfalls. Even if a kid just leaves the room for remediation, they miss what happens while they are out of the room. I’ve seen other kids who are so violent an aid had to hold them all day. Extremely physically handicapped kids are taken from room to room by the other kids. One principal won an award the fewest suspensions but he would not allow kids to be sent to the office even if they were disruptive. If classes were tiny it would be one thing, but there can be 30 kids with every need on the spectrum. Teachers are supposed to work miracles and the class is tasked with “lifting up” the lower performing kids. You should try subbing if you have never spent a whole day at a school.

[@LadyPhoenix2000]

It’s seems like all the teachers I love on here, ones that make me want to put my kids back in school, have quit teaching.😢

[@scplumme]

Dislocated elbow, broken foot and countless scratches, kicks, slaps & bites in my 10 years as a special Ed TA. It’s no joke what we have to go through

[@spndrtwentythree5239]

that's so sad, how much teachers have to do so much for little money and no support and appreciation.

[@Super_BeastGirl]

What kills me is during the pandemic how many parents realized they were stuck with their kids all day and still chose to be shitty parents, drink all day and complain online how much they hated their kids. Teachers got some insight to why some of the kids cme to school as complete menaces . . .

[@arleneaugustahair8393]

Oh HELL NO! My child would have definitely been apologizing and my child would have gotten his/ her backside torn up. The teacher would have seen a whole different child in that classroom. We do NOT play that mess whatsoever. My kids already knew if I had to leave work to deal with any foolishness, we were going to have some serious problems.

[@mirandapatton9402]

That’s heartbreaking. I hate that moment when you realize you just can’t anymore no matter how much your students need you.

[@NewGuy2534]

If I ever put my hands on a teacher, my parents would have 1985 my ass. I would not had existed after that point. As a teacher, I completely understand.

[@ItsMe-lt2kz]

I was a special needs paraeducator, but after 2 years I was done, wanted to be a teacher not anymore. Glad I started as a para first and l didn’t go through with the schooling to become a teacher. The stories I have, and things kids get away with is just pure abuse to staff. I was scratched, bit, kicked, punched. Never again !

[@nang4218]

I taught for 10 years, last year was my last year teaching before I decided to quit and start a business instead. After quitting I got pregnant! My husband and i were trying for 13 yrs. Im amazed and feel so blessed! I will miss my school but I had to leave to be ok mentally and physically.

[@bleh3039]

That’s one of the biggest shames in our society that we expect teachers to be educators, counselors, babysitters and punching bags per each child when we pay them measly salaries while actors and personalities get millions.

[@calisahardy4845]

😳 I'm finishing my degree to become a teacher....

[@queenbee137]

I was a daycare teacher and had a 3 almost 4 year old bite me and 3 other kids within 60 seconds. The other teacher was trying to remove the other kids from the room as he was in full meltdown. I just remember sitting with him as he dug his nails into my arm, and his poor mothers face when she picked him up and said "I'm so sorry." Never saw him again, but I hope he got the help he needed. Years later, I miss being a teacher, but it was so mentally exhausting that I don't know if I could go back.

[@MaidMirawyn]

My husband is a teacher-going on fifteen years. He was so stressed after last year that it took half our cruise for him to return to normal. He keeps telling me, “I’m fine; I’m just worried for the regular classroom teachers.” He isn’t fine. This year, though, seems just a bit easier. Maybe his school is past the worst of it.

[@reignwithbrains8242]

I absolutely love you and although I completely understand “burn out” , I feel like you were one of the best and wish you all the best no matter what 💯💪🏾🔥🔥🔥❤️

[@Nanii0805]

Plz link the full video would love to watch

[@thehoneyeffect]

Preach, I’m naturally good at teaching but it’s horrific … I did it, the drudgery of it (and I know some kids are going through some hard times out there) But I want to concentrate on my own creative things because when I’m gonna do it if not now?

[@gailwagner8115]

It's touching to know you interested the child was not intentionally harming you but was in crisis.. ❤️ it certainly doesn't change the entry but intention matters