Pay teachers more and don't let the children and parents run the school.

@annjean8709

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@6686Andrea

Ай бұрын

This!!!

I quit teaching in 2011 and it was the best decision of my life.

@michaelragusa5138

2 ай бұрын

You may have been working in the wrong school 🏫 system. However, I was not at the school where you taught, so I can't draw to any conclusions.

Who the f... would want to work as a teacher in Floridah?

@michaelragusa5138

2 ай бұрын

Well, I was considering it. I am 66 years old and on Social Security($1502 per month + tutoring income). I was considering retiring in Florida, but it is expensive there. $55000(Teacher's salary w/Master's in mathematics +30 hours. Almost a PhD) + $18000(Social Security) + teacher benefits = $73000+ goes a long way in Florida and in much of the world 🌎.

Pay them more!!! And support them not the whiny parents.

We don’t want to get shot !

All over America.

A professor in Florida and I feel muzzled from saying many things because of the politics even though it is supposed to be my job. Trust me, it will get worse.

THe only quick and easy solution to this is "Show me duh Money."

been out of teaching for 8 years, don't miss it a bit, it became crowd control-not education, taught in the city and the violence, poor work ethic, horrible attitudes and complete lack of interest in learning was so disheartening I couldn't stand it anymore; it's a lost cause

@sv-xi6oq

2 ай бұрын

Crowd control is an excellent way to describe this career.

Take it from law enforcement and put it towards education.

I'm Canadian, I would teach in the USA. Canada has too many teachers, and I need to wait 10 years to get a full time contract.

Teachers are leaving because of low pay; while in other states, teachers are being laid-off because the schools can’t afford them. What a conundrum? There are number of teachers who shouldn’t teach, but are retained. And some people who would be great teachers don’t apply because students are allowed to run amuck, and progressivism limits teachers from teaching academics instead of social justice issues. American schools suck; especially public schools. You’re better off homeschooling or sending your child to private school.

They'll do anything but fix the problem.

I got let go over petty things because I needed a mental day and I was hardly out. I was only out 5 times out of the whole year. Then as I started getting burned out. They over scrutinized my performance and put the blame on me because all my students failed the final exam when they usually pass regular test and quizzes. Then my boss asked don't you think that's a reflection of the the teacher. I responded NO. So they just contributed to another Teacher shortage.

@michaelragusa5138

2 ай бұрын

It sounds as though you were gaslighted.

@artwork8650

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelragusa5138 That's exactly what it was.

The districts should never have allowed the teachers to leave!

@Truecrimeandwinecouple

2 ай бұрын

They aren’t slaves!

@merlynsrealm929

Ай бұрын

Dude. Give me a break. No one ‘allows’ someone to ANYTHING.

Teacher, Cop, or Corrections Officer. Would never get me to do any of that shit.

Hold parents accountable

Gonna need about a 40k raise to get them to go back

Teachers' union? Illegal in my state.

All true, doing some research for a non-fiction book, reply if you'd like to be interviewed

Yes, by all means, become an educator. Subject yourself to daily gaslighting, victim blaming, verbal assaults, and even physical assaults, for pay so low that you can't afford to live in the district you are teaching in, and for a job that no one respects and has become a punchline ("if you can't do, teach"). But don't worry, you will be comforted by the pervasive mythology that you can be that one magical teacher you had as a student who changed your life. One day you'll be that teacher too. For one student, maybe, out of 1,000. But all of the emotional trauma and physical deterioration will make it worthwhile. The public school system is dominated by behavior coaches and principals with doctors of education degrees, which is quite frankly the most useless degree, whose only purpose is to bully and terrify educators with archaic licensing standards and absurd social-emotional-learning models, which blames the teachers for everything while holding students accountable for nothing. Student didn't show up for class? The principal will blame you. "What aren't you doing to MAKE the student WANT to show up? WANT to be on time? WANT to pay attention? WANT to be engaged? WANT to follow the rules? WANT to do their work? WANT to not verbally attack you or assault you?" Yes, the principal will even blame you for being verbally assaulted and physically assaulted by your own students. And all of this without even talking about the parents, who will blame you also for when their perfect little angels are misbehaving ("my kid doesn't act like that at home!").

Yes, teachers could use more money. Although I am not from Florida and live in Virginia, let's compare salaries as follows: Beginning Accountant in Virginia = $58,000 for 12 months work($4833 per month for 12 months); Beginning Teacher in RURAL Culpeper, VA with a master's degree: $54,000 for 9 months work.($6000 per month for 9 months) Hence, it's not the pay. The reasons that teachers are quitting are shown below: 1) Some teachers have been subjected to violence by errant students; 2) Educrats imposing impossible demands; 3) Parents giving teachers trouble; 4) In capitalist America people say, "Those who can do, and those who can't, teach." which shows contempt for teachers; 5) Teachers are expected to be counselors and social workers for disturbed kids; and 6) Kids from dysfunctional homes and disturbed kids bring guns 🔫 to school. With regard to reason 4), it should rephrased as follows: "Those who can do, and those who can't, are in prison." (Wrongfully convicted excluded)

@EricXVII

2 ай бұрын

Im glad there is someone betetr informed than these clowns on the news. As soon as I heard pay was the reason I just grew angry as I know thats a load of BS.

@2112jp

2 ай бұрын

I agree with all your points; however, money is also a factor at least in Florida where the starting salary is 48k. Yes, the salaries you’ve mentioned might start very close but the manner of how a teacher can potentially increase their salary turns into a snail race. I’ve had friends that went to the field and due to inflation are unable to rent a 1 bedroom apartment and are then depending on their parents or friends to be their roommates.

I thought they were going to fill these shortages with National Guard troops. They even have their own guns, problem solved. 😂

@adamquiles2468

2 ай бұрын

Who the hell would wanna teach anywhere? it's an annoying job anyway students can learn stuff on their own and succeed when the time comes

@sv-xi6oq

2 ай бұрын

They tried getting veterans in the classroom. Not even they would tolerate the conditions.

I hear Texas has available teachers.

@pawawawawawa

2 ай бұрын

Na, you didn’t.

Public schools are not fit for purpose. Let parents choose. We can choose schools that dismiss unruly kids and keep perverts away from our kids

After giving me a Social Security cola of 3.2% teachers want to raise my property tax so they can get a 30% raise.

Amazing what happens when parents don't parent, no state taxes to fund education, allowing politicians to tell what teachers can or can't teach and zero accountability of administrators and school boards can do for the profession.