Why I Quit My Teaching Job and Left the Classroom | Now What?

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Hey everyone!
This was a hard video to make, and I know that my experience is just that, it is only my experience. If you care to listen to my experience, thank you so much. In this video, I explain some reasons which led me to resign from my teaching job after nine years.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Background Info
01:48 NOT Why I Quit
03:30 The Exhaustion
05:44 Cellphones & Bathrooms
10:10 Teacher Discrepancies
12:10 Unpaid After-School Mandatory Work
13:59 School Shootings & Drills
15:04 What Will I Do Now?
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[@punchion]

It's time for today's parents to grow up and parent their kids. Remove the phones from the classrooms PERIOD!!!! Give the teachers back their authority!!

[@mistybailey]

They need phones in case of emergency for instance if they're standing at the bus stop 🚏 ✋ or 🚶‍♂️ home from school 🏫 or if anything drastic goes on at school they can text there parents THE WORLD 🌎 IS NOT LIKE IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO.

[@sarahm.5356]

​@@ingridfitz5677Some schools are banning phones from classrooms now. I hope it catches on.

[@katiek.8808]

This isn’t a problem everywhere. It’s unreal how delusional people are about the vast variety in this country. Some schools still have rules.

[@katiek.8808]

@@sarahm.5356when we’re they ever allowed? Oh that’s right we all have our own schools.

[@watchmanonthewall14]

Good idea, but it's not going to happen. Have you noticed that we now live in a semi-lawless society? Have you not noticed that, from top to bottom, all of society is breaking down? This is just the beginning. Brace yourself.

[@Peter-uy3ti]

I'm a retired high school science teacher from England It's not education more. It's politics

[@sharinaross1865]

I agree it politics

[@michaelhearne3289]

Yep

[@TingBie]

Yes, sir. The game has changed.

[@prymmalder2088]

Can you recommend any college level books on achieving science literacy? Would Hewitts “Integrated Science” do the job?

[@godsangel67able]

It’s definitely politics

[@ABSG7]

“School is not my family. I have a family.” OMG THIS IS SO TRUE!!!!!!!!!

[@paperclippriest]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@jaysaini955]

@@paperclippriest I want to say about school shootings, that I'm also concerned going to here at school. But I hope you don't think that guns should be banned, because I have some, and I like to take my friends to trips as well as go competition from time to time. Peace :)

[@1.jurisha.j]

Yes! I can't stand it when your colleagues are like, "Your kiddos, your babies, your kids." I be like, "They are not my children, I have children of my own. Do you mean my students? There's a big difference."

[@coloneljackmustard]

No shit. Some of them damn bitches live at the school.

[@eunicemeekins]

Many students were like family depending on the bond

[@John-cf5im]

The disappearance of real discipline is a major part of the problem. Cell phones should be off and in the students locker.

[@michaelhearne3289]

If they would just let the schools discipline themselves things would be so much easier.

[@stephanie_smith]

There is zero accountability and consequences for students these days!! Where is after-school detention, weekend detention, expulsions, alternative learning centers, etc? Kids just get these weak sit downs with assistant principals and have these verbal agreements that the student will do better next time. And this is for small to big behavioral issues. It's frustrating for everyone having to deal with these disruptive students. There's just no accountability anymore! It starts with administration to bring back actual consequences into these schools.

[@Krisp138]

Agree about the phones, I don't understand and they let the kids dress in bras to school... England's awesome!

[@aveaguila7679]

​@@greenstar2108stupid USA system cares to much about one idiot parents yelling. In private makes sense but in a public school do this 🤦 it's crazy. The principal or administration they are more afraid of parents than everything else, principal don't stay in a school so they are as afraid as the teachers to "loose" they jobs, plus they are lazy , and is not part of the culture to tell the parent why don't you get lost ? ... it's insane.

[@sarahm.5356]

​​@@greenstar2108I've read about some schools in the US that are doing the same thing with phones in slots. A lot of kids actually like it.

[@AntyTiff]

I think that if you haven’t been a teacher, you don’t understand the exhaustion. Only fellow educators understand.

[@cedarmcdaniels1538]

Amen!!!!! Retired teacher here….

[@twentynineteen4687]

Yes, yes we do.

[@sta090806]

That's why we need summer break...

[@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad]

I was a substitute teacher for like 3 months, that was enough experience for me to know I wanted to stay the hell away from that career field

[@billTO]

I taught Grade 4 (9 yr olds) for two years. When I commuted home, I used to collapse on a fully extended lazy-boy and lie there in total silence for an hour. Teaching immigrant and refugee adults later was very different, and enjoyable. They wanted to learn.

[@CaylahDoss]

she’s my old teacher i’m now going to 9th and she’s such an amazing teacher, i feel like people abused that because of how nice she is and that’s crazy!

[@robyost6079]

If you hold students accountable and are strict, you are seen as mean and "uncaring." Easy teachers don't necessarily care about their students, but they know they won't get complaints from students or parents.@@Spiritual.Soul_99

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

That's why I refuse to teach in schools. And as a tutor, those same students come to me not knowing much. The teacher and tutor have to suffer.

[@seanoregan998]

Well... were u one of the reasons she quit??

[@deniseganey6890]

​@@seanoregan998 Try to grow up . Your comment was unnecessary.

[@seanoregan998]

@deniseganey6890 umm...no.... what's unnecessary is the behavior in the schools..... and the "adults" that encourage said behavior. Address the cause.

[@billbrock8740]

I recently retired after 33 years of teaching high school English. I enjoyed the career, had a great rapport with the kids, but I attribute that fact with having a skillfully tight classroom management style. On day one of every year, I kept eyes and ears open. By day two, the big mouths and discipline problems were separated. I certainly enjoyed the career year after year, but by 2021, an extremely weak administration and ridiculous policies had me thinking it was time to leave the Clown Show. As I approached the driver’s side door of my car on the last day of my career, I dropped to my knees and THANKED GOD that I survived. I would never set foot in a classroom again. No Way! Done! Trust me, you made the right decision also.

[@geraldobrien7323]

I retired in June this year after 25 years. I too was so grateful that I survived. I would say my classroom management skills were pretty good, and I always kept order, but I still think that it was a lot of energy spent on things that could’ve been spent on disseminating knowledge to the students. I am now working for a graphic design house after swearing to never work with children again. I love it. I deal with rational human beings all day. Some people have an identity crisis after retiring, but not me. I never thought I could be so relaxed and so happy. Glad to see that you made it through. My last moments in the school parking lot were moments of thanksgiving too, but instead of getting down on my knees, I rolled down my windows, turned on a hard rock station and turned up the first song as I rolled out of there, which was Rock and Roll All Nite (sic) by Kiss.

[@billbrock8740]

HA! OMG, Gerald! THAT’S the way to leave the parking lot! Soundtrack supplied by KISS!!! My identity now is not in the work force, but enjoying my passion for screenwriting. I’ve written 8 feature scripts (4 dramas, 3 thrillers, and 1 comedy) and many have found national recognition in competitions. Currently working on my first horror script. : )

[@geraldobrien7323]

@@billbrock8740 That's great that you now have all the time to indulge in your passion. I wish you only the best, with much success.

[@MattTaylor-xx7gs]

Ugh teaching English along with teaching middle school, even more 😩. So true about the cell phones and the bathroom. Most kids use the bathroom to get faded at the high school level. Wish I bought Tesla stock when it was an IPO or bitcoin in 2010. Next up, Pre K kids with cell phones.

[@billbrock8740]

@@geraldobrien7323Thanks, Gerald. The next goal is to have one of my scripts landing into the lap of the right producer in order to have it produced. Keep Moving Forward. : )

[@sshaw4429]

After work and weekends: OMG. Constantly being asked to do everything FOR FREE.

[@audreymcnair350]

This is one reason of why I have been homeschooling my children for the last 11 years. I can't believe the disrespect students have for teachers and other students.

[@kathy73160]

And the disrespect from adults toward businesses requiring masks. Having fits in planes etc. i bet it’s THEIR children acting Just like them.

[@aloevera3932]

I'm a teacher of English in Russia (yeah) and what surprised me is that it turns out the problems we face in Russian schools are generally the same. Total disrespect from the students and their parents who protect their kids in front of the teachers even if they screw up really bad. The society who thinks the teacher is always the one to blame for any kind of kids' misbehaviour as if they don't have parents at home. I've been teaching for 8 years by now and I don't know where it is going. One day the students in the classroom made me feel so powerless and upset that I just went out and burst in tears. It's that feeling of complete helplessness. Like you are given the whole responsibility and zero control at the same time.

[@user-kb2ck2fs4w]

Lack of systems and willingness to stand up to parents is a big problem in education. hope remote teaching is a good fit for you and your family. No guilt! Your family is your priority!

[@paperclippriest]

I agree! Thank you so much.

[@lioraoppenheimer8965]

But this isn't what women are told anymore, so they leave their families in front of the TV every night because we're too DRAINED from our full-days work load!

[@10speed4]

@@lioraoppenheimer8965feminism and feminist have ruined families and schools. And the crazy part is they’re now fighting for biological men (in dresses) to take over all women’s spaces. It truly is clown world.

[@suestephan3255]

A teacher should not have to stand up to a parent but the real problem is they can’t. I work in a school cafeteria and the kids are coddled and that is a problem that we can’t fix. Parents coddle them and principals & asst. Principals give a talking to, or not. When there are no consequences the kids rule. A child can yell at you but if you correct them in a loud voice you get reprimanded. Nothing for the child

[@user-kb2ck2fs4w]

@@suestephan3255 I totally agree, I meant administration’s unwillingness to stand up to parents.

[@intothemystic1690]

I started teaching in 1990 and it has changed so much. The demands they put on teachers in present day is unsustainable for so many people. Back in the old days it was fun planning and doing lessons and the kids would engage. Technology is a good tool but there's something to be said about human interaction and connection and not being mostly about data and scores. It's like kids have become data and graphs and charts not people. .And YES kids are obsessed with the damn phones and the disrespect and fighting nowadays with staff is unreal.

[@paperclippriest]

Yessss

[@davidcox3076]

I graduated HS a year before you started teaching. Had a number of my teachers ask what I planned to major in in college. And all of them were relieved when I didn't reply with education.

[@Chris-tg3qy]

No disrespect because I believe everything you say, however jobs in general have gotten much worse over the years. I worked in an office and I used to enjoy work. Now, I think it is toxic.

[@Save_the_Stick_Shifts]

Same in the insurance/adjusting industry. Metrics, not people.

[@frankdelcastillo9432]

I started teaching elementary school full time in August of 1990 for Los Angeles Unified. I retired in June 2022. I loved it when I started and as the years went by, society changes, over demanding expectations from administrators who were out of touch with reality, and an array of other obstacles gave me a reality check if I wanted to continue. At the end of June of 2022, I knew I had to move forward. I enjoyed it overall, but once my health started taking a toll, it was time to go.

[@sherylbutler9999]

Just know you are NOT alone! The struggle is real. The teachers and bus drivers here in my district are on your side. Quite a few of our teachers have moved on to private schools. Public schools are a nightmare.

[@kimonharamis7812]

I taught 34 years HS ELA and took an early retirement. I got tired of the phones and plagiarism. Thank you for doing this video because I thought I was alone.

[@CruceEntertainment]

It’s only going to get worse as more kids come from broken homes.

[@DivineBrightLight222]

I'm divorced and my kids are amazing at school. Don't judge.

[@Barnfind.]

​@@DivineBrightLight222wrong I agree with her

[@juliomaldonado4028]

​@@DivineBrightLight222sometimes it's ok to judge.

[@lvega5606]

​@crabfishlion a portion of kids from split homes are well behaved. On average, they're much less behaved than their peers. But it's more correlation vs. causation. The types of homes that are broken usually have other problems like drugs, abuse, or serial cheating.

[@christinet6336]

It depends on how one defines “broken homes.” I grew up in a single parent household and never behaved the way many children do today. Conversely, my daughter has attended private and parochial schools most of her life … the entitlement, bullying, lack of self awareness or self discipline, and the disrespect towards classmates and teachers is off the charts… and most of these kids are coming from middle class and upper middle class 2 parent households.

[@barbarahughes6009]

As a retired teacher in Australia your words absolutely resonated with me.I tutor online,make more money,feel relaxed and happy.Good luck with your choice and congratulations on making such a hard decision.Most of us find it hard to change our lives but you have done it.

[@reneenealis218]

What online company are you tutoring for ?

[@barbarahughes6009]

@@reneenealis218 I don’t work for any company,I work for myself.

[@imranmichael9558]

Iam an English teacher

[@freebird4501]

Thank you for voicing the horrible realities of teaching right now.

[@therobotdevil2284]

My mom had a similar experience in the schools and she left a couple years ago for the same reasons - it was destroying her physical and mental health. The way these schools weaponize the "if you truly cared about these kids you'd do whatever we say" is disgusting. Best of luck in your next endeavors!

[@quinmcmullen9437]

After over 20 years of teaching, I left about 2 years ago and haven’t looked back since. My health has gotten better, I found the love of my life, we are traveling and building a business together! My days are much calmer and not stressful ❤

[@peachluck1050]

Active shooter drills every week, dumpster diving and/or personal money for classroom materials, disrespect (sometimes aggression) from parents, lack of administrator support (they are over paid, underworked, ineffective, blame shifting), endless meetings full of buck-passing hot air, disdainful attitudes towards classroom teachers, and loads of unmotivated snark from students. Am I right?

[@ahitchcock6557]

YES!

[@annaphillips9573]

Yes !

[@charliedallachie3539]

Should never have to use personal money for class materials…. That’s wrong. At the very least maybe write it off as a job expense when doing taxes.

[@joed2444]

You forgot summers off....🤣

[@cheryllee81]

You are soooooo right!

[@BradTheRooster]

Good decision, as a former student of yours, I can say you will do amazing

[@lingo-phile]

I’m on year 14 and it gets harder and harder. So much disrespect in the classroom and there’s nothing to be done with students who disrupt my classroom. Edit to add: I brought about 12 hours worth of work home with me this weekend because we are not given enough time during the work day to grade and prepare lessons on top of all the paperwork and meetings or communications required.

[@xnihilo1044]

I hear you. 25 year veteran (now retired) from So. Cal. Through the final five years I learned how to "quietly quit" the job. I just simply started "faking it" finding a routine that allowed me to fly under the radar of admin and parents. Sad thing is that there was no perceptible change in grades, student output, or (the big one), test scores. I found out that working harder meant nothing and had no greater output. It was time to leave.

[@lauriegrissom672]

The grass is greener where you water it. I love this statement. Teacher here of 25 years. Yes, exhaustion is real.

[@deb8119]

25 years as well. Late 90’s was enjoyable…then came common core and extreme testing in the lower grades. Now the micromanaging from district and state…overwhelming.

[@oophelia46]

This is why I quit. Even in 4th grade, bathrooms were a problem, for one. So many other reasons too...feeling like I was always in trouble, being asked to coddle or treat other students differently (private school), lots of special needs and no aide, and lots of extras outside of school. I LOVE my work from home job!!

[@reecelassiter126]

The phones and bathrooms are a huge problem. Systems are set in place, the kids say no u can’t take my phone, u call admin, admin shoots the breeze with them from just cussing me out and then they leave. They laugh carry on with admin like old friends or somethin. Then the kid takes their phone back out. Not to mention them throwing my supplies every. Single. Day. Art teacher. Year and a half in. Im out.

[@paperclippriest]

I feel so bad for art teachers!!!! These kids are so wasteful of supplies!!!

[@stephanie_smith]

Agreed about the admins...assistant principals having those "verbal contracts" about doing better next time. These kids have no consequences for bad behaviors, and it just emboldens them.

[@OTR392]

If your job, any job, mentions "family" as in "we're a family here", RUN!!!

[@EmP-2022]

My husband’s last employer was like that! It was heavy with young singles which is great, but if you had a family you either give that up or aren’t a part of the “ culture.” Which was primarily outside of office hours.

[@WriterProfessor]

Teachers sometimes work 70 hours a week prepping and grading, etc. But the most exhausting thing about the job is having to be the babysitter-in-chief. That is much of what you are describing. This will only stop once students are held to the same standards as teachers and are punished when they do not abide by them. Schools are hell right now, and only accountability will get us out of there.

[@WriterProfessor]

PS: The whole “we’re a family” thing from the school administration is really the most creepy thing they do…cult-like exploitation!

[@paperclippriest]

You are so right!!

[@WriterProfessor]

PS 2: The whole “active shooter” training is more an issue of morale than of fear. Despite what the news media tells you, those shootings are rare and we have gone overboard with the training and fear-mongering, etc.

[@WriterProfessor]

PS 3: I disagree with this idea that “virtual learning” is the future. I know the people who hope to make big money designing the curriculum are saying that it is “the future,” but the pandemic showed us that it doesn’t work.

[@cj5848]

@@WriterProfessorit will be the future for the masses. Those who can afford it will send their kids to private schools, while the public schools crumble.

[@AARon-fe1mo]

My wife and I made the decision to homeschool our daughter. In our personal belief kids aren’t given time to just be a kid. Instead, they are put in a room for 6-8 hours a day to sit in one spot and forced to learn one way while being around other kids that don’t care to be there and are down right cruel for absolutely no reason.

[@lvega5606]

The kids are in a classroom for about 4 hours per day. 9am to 3pm, but 1 hour for lunch with lunch recess, 0.5 hours for additional recess, and 0.5 hours for P.E. Not to mention 3 months off during summer break and another few weeks off for various other breaks. It's a wonder the kids learn at all with that little time in class. I would understand homeschooling as a supplement to the bit of traditional school kids get. When I was in school, once I left each day at 3pm, I still went to several hours of gymnastics practice or piano or track or cheerleading. Then did homework.

[@victoria-ez3er]

That’s it?!!😮. No wonder why American kids doesn’t have basic skills when they graduate like accounting, graphic design, programming etc. 😢 So sad!!

[@EmP-2022]

@@victoria-ez3ergraphic design is a basic skill? American schools are purely about standardized testing.

[@conniep3164]

Parents have a lot to answer for.

[@fayelis]

Parents have to work all day, they can’t parent their kids

[@chrisjnally]

This is my 4th year teaching, arts teacher, and I felt it in my soul when you said 'mentally exhausted.' I don't think I've ever been so tired coming home. Some days I just wanted to ball up and cry in my bed realizing the amount of workload I was just too tired to do. Like it's so hard to get anything personally done and I don't even have kids I can't imagine that stress. I was thinking about doing potentially college or uni level. I really hope your new endeavour remote teaching is a dream job. Definitely let us know what it's like 🎉

[@lillianlopez2338]

Everything you said is exactly how I felt during my teaching career. I just retired in June. I agree 100% about the cellphones. It’s out of control. I taught third grade and they all had phones and were on Tik Tok. It’s just crazy! Teachers don’t receive the respect like many years ago. It’s sad. I wish you all the best.

[@dr.detroit1514]

Things seem different than when I was a student in school in the 60's & 70's. The teachers had absolute dominion over their classrooms, and commanded total respect. Misbehaving kids were marched down to the principaI's office for detention, or if really bad to the gym office to feel the heavy wooden paddle. The school and teachers had total parent support. Mom attended every PTA meeting. I never got out of line at school, because I knew I would get worse once I got home, some raps with a belt to the backside.

[@scootergirl3662]

Well, some of that has changed for a reason - I had a lot of teachers in school that were immature, played favorites, and handed out punishments based on how much they just personally dislike the student rather than what the student did wrong.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Lawyers! Things had to change around 1980 because by then so many lawsuits were happening.

[@sdlavender]

@@scootergirl3662 a small price to pay for discipline and accountability

[@SeekerGoOn2013]

No excuse for corporal punishment. It’s dangerous and ineffective. Always has been. Everything else, right on!!!

[@prymmalder2088]

We could chose between paddle and detention. I always chose paddle because I hated being at school.

[@frenchfan3368]

As a male, high school teacher of twenty-years now, I can personally relate to most of what was shared on this video. The constantly guilt trip and "customer service" feel to the American school is frankly a bunch of crap. I take off days when I want to and don't give a rip about the data and politics of the profession. No one is truly there to support teachers anymore other than a few colleagues you know and trust.

[@PBC2520]

As a former student 35 years ago I was constantly bullied. The teachers or administrators wouldn’t do a thing about it. The bullies parents were wealthy! I was not the only one bullied. So I left school in grade 11. My parents should have transferred me to another school district but didn’t. Long and short finished college, along with a few years of nursing education being a nurse a business owner writing contracts. To this day I still feel cheated of not having class reunions, or going to a prom. I was deprived a learning environment! Losing a year of English prep and math made attending college difficult but I passed.

[@geraldobrien7323]

I left the private sector in the early 90s because I wanted a life outside of work, and teaching was the perfect route for me to take to achieve that goal. Back then, things weren’t perfect, but schools were such nice places to work in. We were expected to do what needed to be done to educate the kids, and we had the freedom to be creative with our instruction. And I did have plenty of energy and time to enjoy life and pursue other interests outside of work. Starting in the late 2,000s, though, things took a turn for the worse. Because of the false crisis that politicians promoted, more and more mandates were thrown on us, and more and more micromanaging took away our freedom to be creative and our autonomy. I only stayed in it because I didn’t know what else I would do, but as soon as I was eligible for retirement I took it. And now I am back in the private sector. The irony is that I first left the private sector so I could have more time and energy to enjoy life outside of work. The tables have turned, and now I had to leave the public sector to achieve that goal. If you’re young enough, and you are really stressed out from your teaching job, leave. Don’t feel guilty. Don’t feel that you are obligated to do it. I understand people have a need to help others, but your first priority is you and your health.

[@debrakelly4505]

You are so right, and I did the same thing!!!! I was never so excited to become a teacher, but I didn’t know what I was in for

[@hannahcaddell8977]

Exactly. Well said!

[@gymdilettante8407]

Our society has gotten rid of accountability in many areas including school and discipline. We've gotten rid of it because it doesn't feel nice to do it but it's necessary.

[@robertmason7553]

Our society has taken GOD out of school. Once they forced GOD out, Satan entered.

[@joythompson9530]

Hello, I taught High School Spanish the past 3 years and I felt EVERYTHING you said and explained in this video. This year I'm Teaching at a "smaller" middle school and I can only pray it is better than the school I was at originally. Teachers are judged for everything under the sun by students to administrators. I hope I can get out soon . Well wishes for you! 🎉😊

[@jeng1395]

Spanish teacher here, too. Ten years ago it was so much fun. Not anymore.

[@willsrlutz6842]

Que tambien dejen de culpar a los alumnos.

[@XenaofToday]

Yes to cell phones and restrooms!!! The neverending struggle...

[@paperclippriest]

Yes 😖😖😖

[@marybrand1977]

Been there so I understand.

[@elhombrevivo]

I give classes at Mexico city and we are now having all those problems. Thanks for putting those problema into words

[@Curly_Maple]

It never fails. You're right in the middle of what seems to be a great lesson. You're calling on kids and getting some degree of engagement. Then a hand goes up! A question about what we're discussing? A chance to elaborate and shed some light on something I could explain better? No. With dead, zombie face: "Can I go to the bathroom?" So deflating.

[@Guillhez]

I can’t see how cellphones are a problem.. In my class students aren’t allowed to use them.. if they do it, I take it away.. if they complain it’s unfair, I take it from all students at the beginning of every class from that point on.. end of story.. For however long my class lasts I am 100% entitled to each kid’s attention and I refuse to have to compete for it with a pocket TV .. I will die on this hill against any student, parent or administrator

[@upstatenewyork]

I agree with you 100% and I totally understand what you are saying. The non compliance on the part of students to obey the teacher. The utter misbehavior in classrooms and the students ignoring rules that are in place for classroom management are my issues. Plus the pay. Also being expected to do other jobs for FREE such as working the concession stand at a game and many many other “assignments” that take hours of personal time with NO PAY!

[@sfs1167]

I left teaching and went into corrections. I feel safer in corrections and I've never had my life threatened in corrections, where I did as a teacher. The bumbling AP did nothing. I couldn't compete with cell phones and I got tired of parents thinking that I was a Macy's customer service desk where they come in, drop demands, and I bow my head and comply (regardless of how ridiculous their desire was).

[@Clickwrap]

At least in Corrections, the population you work with is disciplined and must follow rules.. the agency you work for has your back and will protect its staff unless they have blatantly violated policy or procedure in a grievous way. Even then, there is a system of escalating discipline from your agency (obviously proportional to the violation) where they don’t go for the teeth and take away your job on the first instance and explain what repeat offenses will mean in the future.

[@sandrametcalfe7483]

I just found your channel. My uncle was a public school teacher for 40 years in NJ. Public education has changed so much since then. My uncle stated many times that if he had known how crazy things would be these days . He never would have chosen to be a teacher. I had to take my children out of public school and homeschool them due to the bad curriculum and a lot of what you mentioned in your video. My youngest son has very bad ADHD and did online learning. The teachers were fantastic.

[@platome4795]

The use of cellphones is admin responsibility. It interferes with school but also violates the privacy rights of teachers and other students. School can implement a policy of collecting all cellphones at the start of school and lock them up in a classroom vault. By the end of school it is returned.

[@lynskyrd]

that wont work- the kids will just bring in a ''decoy' phone. The answer starts AT HOME with the parents- I always has.

[@seasonalliving2881]

I’m a nurse who feels very similarly. It’s so hard with added stress of life or death in our hands.

[@paperclippriest]

Nurses too. I agree.

[@loypineda5331]

Just retired, nurse for 32 years. I didn’t think I’d make it to retirement, but I did, and not without battle scars.

[@chadkirk925]

I graduated high school in 2012. There was a couple of staff with handheld metal detectors and kids would be “random searched” by the principal. They were looking for weed and I guess guns. Cell phones weren’t a big thing in those days. Most students had respect for the teachers. I think the underlying problem is that parents are so overworked that they don’t have the time or energy to deal with their kid’s problem at school. It’s easier to just let them fail. American society as a whole is reaping what it sowed by putting the dollar ahead of everything. In 15 years America will either be on its way to getting better, or a wasteland. It sucks. I hope you have a better time teaching remotely. I will subscribe

[@kfalzgraf]

It's a shame that parents don't make their kids follow rules, tell them no and set clear boundaries. Bigger shame. Weak kneed administration, that doesn't back teachers and caters to parents. There are bad apples everywhere, not everyone is correct nor wrong. What really sucks is great teachers are leaving and the children who really love school and want to learn, lose out.

[@paperclippriest]

I agree very much

[@pluggy86]

There are good administrators like any other profession, but a lot of them got into administration to make more money while getting out of the classroom. I can recall more than once, the weakest teacher on the staff tellling me how they were working on becoming a principal. They avoid responsibiliy and hope everyone enjoys the ride, so they don't ever have to relive the shame of driving a Toyota to work.

[@byeteaching]

Great video! As a former teacher myself, I can totally relate to these mistakes. It's so important for educators transitioning into new careers to be aware of these pitfalls. Thanks for sharing!

[@indiap5845]

So sorry to hear this. I’m 14 years in and you are telling the truth. Everything you said I have also experienced. Thank you for your honesty. Good luck on your new journey. ❤❤

[@paperclippriest]

Thank you so much. Thank you for being an educator!

[@indiap5845]

No, thank you for continuing to service the students but just in a different environment. You have my support.

[@tinaeden4267]

I totally get you! Given all that teachers have to do these days, there are at most 3, maybe 3.5 hours per school day that a teacher should be working with students teaching. The other 4+ hours is taken up with meetings, planning, grading and merely decompressing. I had a similar experience at the middle school level, and the mental exhaustion was so much, that I rarely slept more than 4 or 5 hours per school night. Some nights I did not even sleep. Needless to say, I was thrilled when the pandemic hit. I'm not sure I would have made it to the end of the year.

[@joshstieneker4615]

As a sped teacher, I have no idea why I decided to go into this profession. Well I do know. When I first started out, things were going good and I was really enjoying helping students achieve their goals, and many of them had never been told they could achieve anything in their life. It was rewarding....at first. The last couple of years have completely changed my perspective on the education system and how things are handled now. There is hardly any support for teachers now, even from administration. Something is always the teachers fault and never the students. Parents blame the teacher's for stuff and admin bows down to the parent because they are afraid to get sued. It doesn't matter how hard you try or what you do as a teacher anymore. You're going to be blamed for everything and deal with things you shouldn't have to deal with on a daily basis. All while getting paid just above the poverty level of income in most areas. Students have become the ones in charge ultimately. They know if they don't get their way, mommy or daddy will call the school and threaten them if need be in order for their precious little angel to be treated fairly at school. It's sickening to be quite honest. With all of that being said, I plan on this being my last year teaching. I can't handle being so stressed out all the time. It's literally making my health decline. There are so many other jobs I can think of that I would enjoy much more at this point, and get paid more as well. This is why we have a teacher shortage. Nobody wants to put up with all the bs for that kind of money. It won't get any better either until things start to change. Sorry for the rant but I just thought I would share my understanding and thoughts on why teacher's are leaving the profession.

[@DivineBrightLight222]

I worked as a special education teacher assistant and quit after 2 days. I started having panic attacks. It was a zoo. No way. I'm back working with the elderly.

[@JoesVinylShow1980]

I was in special education and eternally grateful I had wonderful teachers. I never forgot their names after three decades. They believed in me and got me in the gifted program. They took care of my bullies. Thank you for what have you done. I am so sorry things have gotten so bad. I would have been shocked as a kid if I experienced what you have.

[@willsrlutz6842]

​@@DivineBrightLight222so you're back to wiping these old people's behinds?

[@willsrlutz6842]

All I can say is, I'm tired of BOTH the teachers AND students being demonized and vilified. You know, I also heard about lazy teachers who just want to sit on their fat asses while giving out paperwork, instead of actually teaching and engaging students.

[@hannahcaddell8977]

​@@willsrlutz6842 They are not lazy and do not sit on their 'fat arses'. If they are sat down at their desk it's because they've been given a million admin tasks with ridiculous deadlines to complete on top of trying to teach.

[@SantiagoTM1]

After my 27 year Law Practice, as a Criminal Defense Attorney, I truly wanted to go back to my HS, teach & share my wisdom with the students & prepare them all for their future. My "qualifications" were indeed questioned by school Admin. Get this: B4 Law School, my BS was in Genetic Engineering from Stanford U, & my JD was from UArizona, so go figure. After I was "verified" they knew I could teach ANY subject @ the HS level. My heart was in the right place. After Taxes, a Substitute Teacher's pay is only $79.00! These modern students, OMG! People, America is a lot of trouble! These little monsters are beyond control, & yes their damn Goddamn Phones! There was a case in that school where a teacher tried to take a student's Cell Phone, & she accidently dropped the student's phone & was told by the student that she had to pay over a thousand dollars for that goddamn phone. I felt so sorry for her, where I gave her $600.00, & I always donated my check to the school for supplies & such. NEVER again. Now, I only teach my 3 grandkids, 8,6, & 5.

[@Pearl879]

😂😂😂. I feel ya, Counselor.

[@SantiagoTM1]

@@Pearl879 The very first time my heart skipped a beat over a woman was my 5th grade Teacher, Mrs. Reed. She looked like Halley Berry @age 24 or so. She was a Grad student @UArizona studying for her master's in education. Next thing I know, we're having lunch, or rather during our lunch break, while I tutored her in Finite Mathematics. B4 our Christmas Break which lasted a lil over a month, she gifted me my 1st Microscope & Telescope. Fast FWD to 2023, & to this day, I still visit her Grave Sight to clean it & put fresh Flowers on what my Culture refers to as "Dia de los Muertos. My 2 adult kids have gone with me on a couple of occasions, & in story time to my 3 Grandchildren, 7,5, 5, they too know about Mrs. Reed. She became the part of the nucleus to all of my success, alongside my beloved Mom who died in my Arms in '09. Plz do Google me: Santiago Murillo-Tucson. I've now set foot on all 7 Continents, & every time I step off that C-130, I always say within myself: "Look Mom how far we've come. Thank you Mrs. Reed, you're here with me too."

[@Pearl879]

I really enjoyed your post , Santiago TM. Your experience with Mrs. Reed clearly informed so much of your life. I will indeed look you up. I certainly see why you wanted to pay it forward in education because of Mrs. Reed. Peace, joy, and happiness to you and yours.😊

[@sweetjune2010]

I have so much respect for teachers. I was a pre school teacher, and it was rough. The hardest job I had. These kids start out being unruly. Its like the parents are not doing anything with them. Kids were so bad at my sons school the teachers was thanking me for him being so respectful..😄. Teachers are extremely underpaid and undervalued and its a shame. Thank you for your service..😉

[@maxwillson]

I thought school was bad in the 2000s with all the texting. I can't imagine what it's like today with all of this Tik Tok nonsense. Makes me feel old ahahaha

[@andrewlayton9760]

Do you recall that there was a TikTOk challenge of some sort to see who could steal or destroy the most outrageous things at school?

[@drbonesshow1]

As a physics professor, who taught aspiring high school science teachers for 25 years - I warned them about the public schools. Still they tried. May their aspirations RIP. American K-12 education is a toilet in need of a flush.

[@magsl55605]

These are my exact feelings. So drained and exhausted. I applied to a job tonight. I hope I get it so I can leave, even thought it’s September!

[@AnastaciaDiaz-yw9xv]

I just became a teacher and relate to every single word you said. It is overwhelming and sad that some make us feel we are doing nothing right.

[@Vision9814]

You are a great teacher. I wish the system would change and it sucks for students too. I needed to go to the restroom once but I couldn’t go because my 5 semesterly yes semesterly passes were gone so I had to get punished for having a bad bladder. I hate the school system but I’m glad to see that you worked you’re way around it to still do what you loved!

[@BlankSlate1111]

My English teachers in Jr. High were always the strictest, meanest teachers. I always wondered why it was that way. Now that I'm an adult and can see how kids are from this perspective, I'm sure I would have been known as the meanest teacher on campus.

[@seasonalliving2881]

This is heartbreaking. Teachers have always been my heroes and should be treated as such. They have our precious children in their hands and as a country should do everything in our power to support and properly pay them. I sure wish I was president because revamping our education would be my top priority. It’s sad though bc parenting these days is a big part of the problem.

[@paperclippriest]

I agree ☝🏻

[@dana.9377]

Schools should implement a cubby system where the kids have to deposit their phones in assigned cubby’s that are locked or monitored where theft wouldn’t be an issue while entering the classroom before instruction, and then get them back before leaving the classroom like 5-10 mins prior to leaving… I know it’s probably a pipe dream, but something’s got to change with the whole phone situation because it will never get any better until the kids learn to live without them for 40 mins at a time. I used to work on an ambulance and when kids would get 5150’d and taken to a ward, everyone gets there belongings taken no matter who goes in and when it was kids who had phones they would literally fight with the staff and our crews to defend their phone because they’ve been enabled to ALWAYS have it on them these days… it was a wild thing to see… congrats on getting some time to recover from the kids and policies, wishing you the best. Teachers are vastly undervalued and underpaid these days. Wishing you the best in the future, you seem like such a compassionate and giving teacher to the kids. Things are crazy these days, I often fear for my children’s future the way things seem to be headed…

[@andrewlayton9760]

How very naive. We have things called lockers. Students are willful and sneaky - NOTHING matters more to a teen than their phone.

[@maxwillson]

It should be illegal for kids and teenagers to have smart phones. I couldn't even handle social media when I was in my 20s. Children and teenagers should not be on social media, I'm not surprised their mental health is crap. These are very powerful tools that can ruin your life if you don't use them correctly.

[@donnafontaine2799]

Your comments is exactly 👍 true

[@paperclippriest]

So true!

[@stockmarketyolo]

There are so many better jobs out there. Great move! Congratulations.

[@paperclippriest]

Thank you!

[@PraveenSriram]

There are definitely much better higher paying jobs out there

[@dianamikaelian3054]

I agree, I have no energy for anything else but school. If I am not at school, I have to spend time planning or thinking about school while I am at home. It is draining and causes high anxiety. People who are not teachers do not get it or understand this.

[@ronfriedman8740]

As a 2nd career MS CTAE teacher, I concur that everything you say is 100% true. Between constant restroom and cellphone abuse, the inconsistent policies, the entitled children arguing about anything to avoid doing their school work that inevitably creates a classroom disruption along with their enabling parents that unconditionally defend them, and the lack of administrative consequences for poor behavior has led to my decision to retire. Every day I come home completely exhausted and my health is now compromised since I don't even have the energy to cook dinner anymore. Public education has failed society, where social promotion is the norm and as a result we are graduating functional illiterates without a work ethic and the ability to think critically. Truly sad.

[@paperclippriest]

Thank you so much!😊

[@anastasiabeaverhaus9]

The problem is the lack of meaningful consequences. There are about 5% of students ruining the learning environment for the other 95%. I don't think we need to be super strict, but letting small things slide doesn't help students either. If we take minor misbehavior seriously, then it won't escalate. There have always been kids with tough home lives but they need us to have high standards for them and show them we believe they can succeed. The lack of consequences is damaging for everyone.

[@KarenAnn_2007]

I can understand this teachers frustration. I do believe however the whole public education system needs a complete overhaul. I now homeschool my now 14 year old. We started homeschooling in the 7th grade. It was for personal reasons why we left the school system. We love homeschooling as it gives us more freedom on how we schedule our day, weeks, month and year. I can't imagine the exhaustion this teacher went through and I applaud her for leaving.

[@blockmasterscott]

I just retired as a school custodian, and man, I’ll be the first to say that teachers put their hearts and souls into their job. And they work insane hours too. And on top of that, they have to tolerate constantly changing standards in teaching that are given from the upper echelons. Yeah, I have the highest respect for teachers. 👍💪 You would never believe the number of times I’ve seen teachers crying in their classrooms after school because of the stress.

[@andrewlayton9760]

The custodians always had my back. They did more to make me feel welcome and wanted than any administrator ever did. Thank you.

[@raesolstice]

I have to say, I did not find this to be a rant at all. I think you explained very well and in a very measured tone what it is like to be a teacher in the 2020s. I am also very glad for you that you have made your bid for freedom. I hope you happen to see this.

[@maj7088]

Every single thing this young lady said is exactly why ive long said TEACHERS ARE TERRIBLY UNDERPAID FOR THE SHIT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PUT UP WITH!!! Its absolutely ridiculous

[@kerripendragon4888]

Everyone is underpaid except ceo's, directors, lawyers, judges, unethical politicians, and mob bosses/ organized crime.

[@Pearl879]

Actually, they can’t pay a teacher enough for the work that he does!

[@darkwitnesslxx]

Would more money cure exhaustion and anxiety? It doesn't sound like more money would have solved this teachers problem, in fact she never mentioned it once. This will never be solved if all the public hears is, 'Teachers are underpaid...'" ad nauseum. When in fact it doesn't sound like you are underpaid, but are instead overworked. Perhaps teachers should strive for better messaging if they want the general public or parents to care.

[@nemera34]

I retired after 30 years. I can honestly say that the majority of that time was WONDERFUL. The last few years were not and I feel so sad for those who are in the profession that they are facing such difficult times. I wish they had the experiences I had at the beginning of my career. It was fun. It was a joy for more years than it wasn't. But in the last few years, it was not. I found myself leaving at the end of the day. I just didn't want to be with the kids. And I knew that it was not right to feel the way I did and be with kids. They need to have people that want to be there. So I retired. And I can say I am happier than I ever thought. And it shows me that for more years than I realized; I was not happy. and life is too short. ' I understand what you are saying. I taught Elementary. And children today are so different. And the problems you are seeing in Middle/High school, they are seeing that in Elementary. It is like going to WAR every day. And the way they talk to you. It is unreal.

[@stephenholmes1036]

If parents want to see what is wrong with their children, If 95% of the time they looked in the mirror they would see the problem staring back at them.

[@debrakelly4505]

I’m with you 💯- I left the classroom in 2016-now I tutor students and I work for a company that provides in school tutoring. It’s wonderful! I’m still engaging with students and I’m still supporting academic success. I pray that you find a wonderful life after the classroom and you’re not wrong.

[@tatedavis2016]

My mom has been a math teacher at her alma matter since 1997 and has taught me a lot. I’ve been fortunate enough to have had most great teachers who have passed on their knowledge to me as well. Thank you for what you do, and I wish you the best of luck in your new position.

[@marybrand1977]

My granddaughter does remote learning as a Junior in HS and she loves it. I said this was the future in 1985. I’m retired now so good luck.

[@gemox3225]

It sounds like hell. I don't think I could deal with the middle school students that you are describing. I was a professor in the US and Canada, and then I taught middle school and high school in China. The Chinese students, for the most part, were pretty well behaved.

[@willkirk486]

27 years in middle school… just trying to make it to 30.all true !!!

[@allenboyer2207]

Administration that puts meeting and agendas ahead of kids. Yes!

[@mfbrisson]

Raise the pay only if you’re going to weed out the bad teachers. Do away with state end of course tests and start back giving homework. Start back teaching subjects instead of teaching how to take a test. But truthfully, I feel that homeschooling is the way to go.

[@andrewlayton9760]

Given that school systems are continuing to slip farther and farther into dysfunction, I agree that homeschooling is the way to go. I keep hearing about bad teachers, but that's just a strawman and a shibboleth (It's in the dictionary...) Your statement is the same grievances listed by politicians have no clue about what happens in schools!. I am retiring with 20 years of service. In that time, I have met only ONE teacher who truly did not give a care about students - oddly his students consistently scored in the top quintile on state tests for AP Econ. I have met one or two who were not perfectly fluent in their subject, but they were sufficient.

[@brooksroth345]

I quit teaching, white male here, because my principal didn't seem to enforce discipline. When I asked for help he said to solve my own problems. I did I kicked the worst ones out. I had no authority to do so but they didn't know that. The best way to solve my problems was to make it his. It worked. The second was I was unable to fail the black students. They knew this and did nothing.

[@donnafontaine2799]

Wow😮

[@Apejohn181]

I’ve worked as a long term substitute in a few inner city schools for the last 2 years and when you talk I see the faces of so many beautiful and hard working teachers like you. Just so tired and drained. Phones and bathrooms are incredibly over the top, it makes the job more like baby sitting than teaching and it’s incredibly frustrating and sad

[@JessaSeger]

Thank you for teaching me you helped me learn alot, I hope you have a good year this year!

[@tamarataye356]

Thank you for your sincerity. Yes, cellphones and bathrooms. It's a no win situation for everyone involved. Don't forget cyber bullying as well.

[@quovadis9233]

This is why I teach at a private school. No cell phones allowed in the classroom.

[@user-sw5fi5dw8o]

It still depends on the administrator and on the parents whether that policy actually works. Our kid has been in three different schools, all of them had a no phones policy, but it was selectively enforced in each school. If a child's family was well-connected (or even just very loud complainers), teachers would look the other way. Also, private schools are facing the same teacher shortages while offering lower pay. You end up paying for someone to educate your child who may have no classroom experience or expertise, just someone's nephew who needed a job. One year, our private middle school had 3 different teachers in one year for both ELA and math. (I don't blame them for leaving - dealing with entitled parents while getting paid less is stressful). So it really depends on the private school. We stuck with private because the class size is smaller and weapons aren't brought to school. But it's not always better discipline-wise.

[@HelloooThere]

If they are hanging out in the bathroom too long, ask them if they had diarrhea in front of the whole class. Those kids will never do it again.

[@paperclippriest]

And have the parents attack me for that?!?!?! No way!

[@suzanneguthrie284]

That’s humiliating. No student deserves that.

[@Melissa-zw1ft]

Preach it. I was 7 years of middle school. Now I’m elementary and taking EARLY retirement. Until these policies like cell phones are handled AND student get consequences, we’re out!

[@michaelturner6358]

I taught k-8 for 36 years. I loved it and glad I stuck it out. I’m 64 now and have been enjoying retirement for 4 years and y decent pension. I saw many teachers leave the profession in their first 5 years. I agree that the mental exhaustion is tremendous and the summer and holidays were so welcome. Regardless, I felt I made a positive impact in my community and am proud of that.

[@Dave-zl2ky]

Thank you. Many students are grateful I am sure.

[@ronfriedman8740]

Glad you're enjoying your well deserved retirement. Four years ago, that's prior to COVID, which is when education truly took a turn for the worse. Kids lost so much during those 18 months of virtual learning. For instance, their ELA & math dropped significantly and we just pushed them ahead without mastering those skills. Emotionally, teenage suicide increased during the pandemic and we now see students don't have the coping skills that is evidenced by the increase in student violence. My 6th graders act more like 2nd-3rd graders, where all I do is continually tell them to stop talking and sit down. They've lost their desire to learn about anything and I teach MS Engineering and design. I'm hoping to retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year, but it gets tougher & tougher as the weeks pass by. Each day is just one day closer to never having to deal with entitled students and their enabling parents anymore. I am physically and emotionally exhausted, which I guess could be considered teacher burn out.

[@thecluuchannel4705]

I graduated from high school in 1998. I can't imagine a battle with cellphones. Even in college, a cellphone was a luxury item. Very few of us had them. Those things have destroyed society. Kudos to you for leaving.

[@brianogrady9031]

They weren’t common at all then.

[@sunnydayzie1202]

And as a 90s kid I'm pretty positive you were not allowed to bring your Nintendo DS or other handheld device to class and play with it at will. Yet cell phones are fine now according to ... everyone involved . I know when I was doing my student teaching in the 1990s , NONE of this would have been permitted. Parents came to parent teacher conferences with respect for the teacher and the desire to make sure their kid was obeying in class etc. That really was the last generation of decent schools and parent teacher student partnership

[@jomama5186]

The cell phone and bathroom breaks would make me crazy !!! I don't know how they ever allowed cell phones in middle schools, And how the kids don't think that's unacceptable And rude to be ignoring your teacher.

[@RKarmaKill]

Thank you for this refreshing & honest take on the situation inside the classroom today. ❤

[@robyost6079]

It's all mentally and physically exhausting... and everything said in this video is seeping up into higher levels, including college. A battle with everything is correct, except for the easy, fun teachers who let students get away with anything.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

I’ve known several tudors for middle and high school who made equal or more money than teaching in a public school even at the higher steps. There were several expenses they had to support like: self employment tax, making sure they set aside enough money for income tax quarterly, health insurance if their spouse did not have any or make up the difference it caused. My county’s health insurance for teachers is terrible compared to the next county over for teachers. Unfortunately, the gun threat was more of a problem in the the county I work in, not our school or feeder schools but the other areas in our county. However, my work county also is a high target for outside terror attacks. So we had to do a lot of different kind of drills from gun to toxic materials. I was lucky regarding our school cellphone policy and it’s enforcement but as student’s behavior and sense of entitlement has worsen I’m sure it’s harder and harden to enforce. I’m glad I retired just before the C-19 issue and behavior off the cuff. But, we were under a lot of pressure for other reasons that was incredible and only other teachers would understand..

[@transitionsnc]

I wish you good luck with your new job! I give you a lot of credit for finishing out the school year and not leaving mid year. So many people just leave mid year and I get why. (Sometimes it's unavoidable.) But there's a lot of times where it is possible to finish out the year on good terms and I think that's best for everyone involved even if it's a few additional months of suffering for the person who wants to leave. (I speak from experience.)

[@byeteaching]

Your video provides valuable guidance and encouragement. Keep up the excellent work!

[@DanielRamos-uf3ui]

In Brazil we face the same struggle.

[@stephanieann7700]

We had kids scheduling fights (and filming) in the bathroom, having s3x in the bathroom, doing drugs, etc.

[@paperclippriest]

Yes! We did too.

[@VictoryInJesus2]

I'm a former English Teacher, now a Teacher Assistant. I resigned from teaching for the same reasons you shared here. The EXACT same reasons. I work at a virtual school and I LOVE it.

[@suzanneweaver7579]

I'm so proud of you for changing your path! Brick and mortar is tough now a days. It feels like an institution for most kids. Things are different now with cellphones and technology. You gotta take care of yourself and I think this change will be a positive one for you. As for the bathroom situation, some kids have small bladders and have to go more. There should be designated times for classrooms to go to the bathroom every couple of hours, that way random kids wouldn't be wanting to go all the time. And the girl who goes 8 times a day, maybe she shouldn't be in brick and mortar. Something doesn't seem right there. Good luck with cyber. I feel it will be so much better!!!

[@9397Diva]

I'm in this struggle right now. My 19th year and my well being and physical health are declining. I'm pretty close to quitting. Too much for me.

[@cyndimorgan9792]

Whenever you’re at the edge you really need to quit. I got out of teaching but in general what happens when you refuse to quit and hang in there you might just one day have a meltdown. The problem is you won’t be able to control where the meltdown happens. Don’t push yourself to the breaking point. Too many cell phones with cameras out there.

[@featherbear3]

I left the classroom in 2021 after 15 years of teaching elementary art- I loved my job but I felt the same way - every day … each year more and more responsibilities and obligations were added to my job and there was never a day where I felt accomplished or felt proud of myself- instead I felt stressed and worried that I didn’t do a good job or couldn’t get it all done … also -my state mandated the “jab” for all k-12 teachers and that was the final straw for me - good luck with all you do and thank you for sharing your story.

[@jorgeascenciophoto]

Glad you didn't poison yourself with the mandate

[@enigmathegrayman2953]

I haven’t been in a classroom since the 1990s, thank you for sharing your experience teaching in today’s environment. Your video is very enlightening.

[@targoltran]

You have done the right thing by quitting. Your children are your first priority in life.

[@paperclippriest]

Thank you so much for this comment