You are so correct. I left ("retired") a year or two or five earlier than planned: escaped from what had become a toxic environment. I used to be excited to go to school every day--I loved teaching and teaching my students. Now, you would have to drag me back. And even then I would rebel. Also, please understand that the pay and perks were really generous.
You are so correct. I left ("retired") a year or two or five earlier than planned: escaped from what had become a toxic environment. I used to be excited to go to school every day--I loved teaching and teaching my students. Now, you would have to drag me back. And even then I would rebel. Also, please understand that the pay and perks were really generous.
My Mother wasa school teacher. She retired early to get away from the toxic environment, too. (Bullying from the school principle. Never had a problem or a complaint from above in over 30 years of teaching until him.) This was in the mid 80s. I'm positive it hasn't gotten better.
Much appreciation for doing the job as long as you did.
Thanks very much, Bandit. I entered teaching in 1974, left in '77 (to do a REAL job: raising a family), returned in '00. I noticed in last 5-ish years the snowflakery (before the term spread), that any classroom problem was blamed on teacher---even a kid's lying or flagrant cheating. Parents were always right even when they were wrong. In general, I support parental rights: parents are paying for the schools. However, I do not support parents being kowtowed to by admin when those parents are wrong.
You are so correct. I left ("retired") a year or two or five earlier than planned: escaped from what had become a toxic environment. I used to be excited to go to school every day--I loved teaching and teaching my students. Now, you would have to drag me back. And even then I would rebel. Also, please understand that the pay and perks were really generous.
My Mother wasa school teacher. She retired early to get away from the toxic environment, too. (Bullying from the school principle. Never had a problem or a complaint from above in over 30 years of teaching until him.) This was in the mid 80s. I'm positive it hasn't gotten better.
Much appreciation for doing the job as long as you did.
Thanks very much, Bandit. I entered teaching in 1974, left in '77 (to do a REAL job: raising a family), returned in '00. I noticed in last 5-ish years the snowflakery (before the term spread), that any classroom problem was blamed on teacher---even a kid's lying or flagrant cheating. Parents were always right even when they were wrong. In general, I support parental rights: parents are paying for the schools. However, I do not support parents being kowtowed to by admin when those parents are wrong.
The parents were a big problem in the late 70s, early 80s, too.