gsquaredmom
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Post by gsquaredmom on Apr 10, 2016 1:28:15 GMT
The public school is likely worse. People I know who made the switch either way are/were happier in the Catholic schools.
I have been in punlic school teaching for 18 years. It just gets worse every year. I am also considering leaving teaching.
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ellen
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Jun 30, 2014 12:52:45 GMT
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Post by ellen on Apr 10, 2016 1:37:45 GMT
I was hoping you wouldn't be a teacher when I opened this post. There are a lot of teachers who feel like you do. I know that writing teachers deal with a lot of take home work. It takes a long time to go through their writing. Where I live there is a huge shortage of subs. I really think a sub who wanted to work every day could. Maybe you want to compare what you currently make with what you'd make subbing. I know the private school teachers in my area are paid significantly less than the public school teachers and their benefits aren't very good. When you sub, you walk out at the end of the day. You could feel out the public schools and make some connections.
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scrapaddie
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Jul 8, 2014 20:17:31 GMT
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Post by scrapaddie on Apr 10, 2016 1:41:30 GMT
I cannot say that I loved every year of the 35 years I taught, but I had no choice ... I had to work. Some years were good... Some were hell. The longer I taught, the better it got. The last year was awesome ( I retired 3 years ago.
Not all public schools are awful.... Mine was very good. Did I have to work too much? Yes. We're there frustrations with admin and parents.... Of course.... But all in all , it was Good
Only you know if the sacrifices are worthwhile.... It sounds like you have a choice.....
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 10, 2016 1:41:43 GMT
I couldn't imagine teaching for the private school pay. It was just so much work, After I had taught for about 20 years, I told myself that I had to give myself weekends. After working 11-12 hour days during the week, there wasn't a break and I hated Sunday nights because I had to drag out my grading. I stopped taking a bag home on Fridays and had everything ready to go for the next week by the time I left on Friday. I had lesson plans typed onto sticky notes so those only took me about 5-10 minutes a week to do. I had my kids do my more grading and I got a little better at not grading everything they did. We did a lot more for practice. My math tests turned into 10-15 questions as opposed to 30+ questions. I assessed more often with fewer questions. You just can't survive doing it the other way. I knew it was time to get out when the state/national testing (not including district and school) took us over 22 hours sitting at a computer. We also switched to a writing curriculum that was on the iPad and the rest of the class sat for 45 minutes while I crammed in a 13 minute (crappy) writing lesson to 7 kids. It was horrible. It wasn't good teaching for sure. Thankfully I got to retire, so there weren't any feelings of guilt. My mom also passed away when she was in her 50's, so I am very aware that life is pretty short.
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kate
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Jun 26, 2014 3:30:05 GMT
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Post by kate on Apr 10, 2016 1:43:28 GMT
My friends who are in independent, charter, and parochial schools are all jealous of the public school teachers for their union benefits. I have two friends who were injured on the job (one works in NYC; the other works in a nearby suburban district), and the union was so helpful. The public school teachers have more job security (unlike at my school, where they non-renewed half a dozen teachers for next year) and a PENSION. Imagine!
All that is to say that the benefits of being a public school teacher are worth a look. You will most likely have larger classes and more difficult students, though.
I found that after 5 years, my at-home workload diminished significantly. My schedule finally settled down (the classes/grades I taught changed a lot the first couple of years), I could refine my lessons instead of having to re-invent the wheel all the time. I learned to use my school hours more efficiently (not saying you're inefficient; just telling what happened to me), and I quit bringing my work computer home every day. Now, I only bring it on weekends or if there's something unusual going on.
I love my work, but I will say that there have been years where the behavior issues of the kids or watching my colleagues get thrown under the bus by administration really got to me. I have been able to ride out those years so far. I suppose there may come a time when I can't take it anymore. I certainly don't judge anyone for deciding they've had enough.
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Post by christine58 on Apr 10, 2016 2:10:05 GMT
Why the delete??? For crying out loud....
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 10, 2016 2:16:04 GMT
Why the delete??? For crying out loud.... Changed my mind. Sorry. Whatever you decide, I hope the best for you. Teaching isn't easy, but boy is it rewarding. I run into my previous kids in town all of the time and get so many hugs and good wishes.
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