We don’t have a teacher shortage, we have a shortage of people who respect treachers

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

Especially Arthur!

@kla8847

Жыл бұрын

THIS!!! They don’t care about kids.

@ellenbrown579

Жыл бұрын

@@kla8847 not true ! Union doesn’t care about kids

@c.j.r.02

Жыл бұрын

Not really…. People don’t want to work. Teachers make plenty!!!!

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

@@c.j.r.02 And what color is the sky in your world?

And the respect from admin, students, AND parents.

@ladygrace9821

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@imanobody3666

Жыл бұрын

You can say that again for the people who didn't hear this in the back of the room. I am quitting in two weeks. I don't get paid enough to deal with a 20 student class and rude parents.

@Lmy976

Жыл бұрын

Exactly the parents and admin. are out of control.

@JimAllen-Persona

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I argued with my daughter about going into teaching just for this reason. She has a BA in Economics and Math (dual major) and fell in love with teaching during COVID when she picked up a sub job in her last semester of Undergrad. Now she's going back for a MA in Special Ed so she can be certified to teach. Ironically, the parents and administration in Special Ed seems to be so much better than the districts.

@zaechung6713

Жыл бұрын

these teachers say constantly it’s not the kids they understand why the kids act that way… bc they’re children but they’re surprised by the incompetence of parents and admin. I wish adults stopped blaming kids for being kids. those are behaviors most children have that just need to be worked on with the help of the adults in their life. blaming them makes it worse instead help them

I’m a teacher who quit to homeschool my kids. There are a million factors in this, but one of my biggest reasons was I wasn’t allowed to “teach” because it was so test focused and had no support from admin. The day I decided I was done was when a student threw a chair at me, and admin decided the best punishment was to let him color and give him a sucker. That same week I got in trouble for allowing my kids extra time at recess because heaven forbid 5 year olds move their bodies. The system is broken.

@nelle5686

Жыл бұрын

Yeah let's face it noone is going to teach entitled brats who think it's fine to attack their teacher and their monsters of parents who are all like what did you do to my Johnny or Suzy ?! I want them fired!

@AllenTax

Жыл бұрын

Can say that they aren't getting enough exercise. Some schools have gone to remove gym. They are endangering the child's health. Literally. Into making kids health bad. Overweight,diabetes type 2, congestive heart, coma. Aside food isn't often great or even balanced.

@UnBesoDeCristal

Жыл бұрын

"punishment" yeah you dont sound like someone id want near kids at all. discipline and consequences are different to wantings kids punishes

@holleyjay1122

Жыл бұрын

@@UnBesoDeCristal Oh good grief, consequences/punishment…it’s just semantics. You realize people like you who pick at simple things like wording are why teachers are quitting? Regardless of what it’s called giving a child a sucker and a coloring sheet is not an appropriate action following throwing a chair at a teacher.

@TheLovelyMissBeans

Жыл бұрын

​@@UnBesoDeCristal I was more concerned that her student "through" a chair.

We have an ADMINISTRATION ABUNDANCE, not a teacher shortage. As a retired teacher, I'd go back.

@maureenkramanak7003

Жыл бұрын

So many of them only want to get out of the classroom bc it’s too much work

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

Boy, you got that right and it's getting worse.

@kevina9291

Жыл бұрын

@@maureenkramanak7003 it’s not e enough pay for the work involved.

@EcstaticTeaTime

Жыл бұрын

Yep. My mom works in a school district and it has always been too many bosses and not enough workers scenario. They don't pay the bottom and everyone up at the top wonder why it's so difficult to hire/retain anyone. Probably has something to do with that 30-50k bonus you gave whosits for absorbing a "new job position" when they can't complete their own work from before that they dump on someone else. P. S. The only people who know what my mom actually does are the nurses (who are also vastly underpaid for a state-funded position.) No one else has a clue and thinks she is just sitting there with nothing better to do.

@GrnXnham

Жыл бұрын

@@EcstaticTeaTime Yep, my wife (teacher) was friends with someone working at the District office who retired. They hired three people as her replacement.

Dang I was a custodian at schools, I ended up bringing a lot of my own cleaning supplies! It was totally against the rules, but they didn't provide me with everything I needed! So I ended up having to sneak clean! 🤷‍♀️ Wth? Give people supplies to do their dang job!

@amandaturner4596

Жыл бұрын

My daughter is getting bit by bugs in a classroom. The teacher and principal are aware. They do what they can with what they have.

@littledancingfawn

Жыл бұрын

You should have went to a public school board meeting and let the board know. Basically embarrassing them in front of parents by asking politely for supplies. They could have easily taken a $20 pay cut per week for your supplies. Everywhere I have lived the superintendent, school board, etc makes too much money for the job they're doing, but they're the ones that vote the amount to pay themselves. Added. (Ideas for those in the same situation) Write an article in the editorial of the local paper stating more money is needed for sanitation/cleaning at the school. Spend a couple of hours in front of the local grocery store asking for money for supplies. Take pictures of your current supply closet to show the situation. If it came down to raising people’s taxes or a few people throwing a couple of bucks in the pot, I'm sure people would put a buck or two in the pot. There are so many creative ways to raise money. I'm not sure if you need to the board or principal in charge to get permission though.

@_gremlinboy

Жыл бұрын

​@@littledancingfawn as much as this sounds like an alright idea, from experience the school board may or may not care at all and the person who points out the issue will almost certainly be fired. The whole system is set up to run as cheaply as possible with as little trouble about it as possible.

@rayagray6321

Жыл бұрын

Okay well that's because your state and counties have decided to spend money else where and you as a citizen and all others in those specific counties and states need to fix your own sh*t. Our schools are fantastic where I live and the teachers make a great amount of money also. But our county makes sure they put as much money towards the schools as possible. So fix your own sh*t

@jesuslovesyou4400

Жыл бұрын

Same

This is true of many “helping” professions. We’re supposed to do this because it’s a “calling” well call me surprised when you can’t pay your bills or enjoy life with a “calling.”

@CM-pf1xc

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@dynamicworlds1

Жыл бұрын

"you have a calling, so neglect your own kids from overwork and accept that you need to say 'we can't afford that' a lot, because that's what someone who really cares about children would do"

@eurobrowarriormonk7182

Жыл бұрын

since teachers have such a high skill set then they should have no problem getting a real job in the real world and quit leeching off taxpayers/ nowadays the government slop is complete. government loans then a government job then an unbelievable government pension. the one thing that makes me happy is knowing the money these people think they are going to get is not there. it has spent a long time ago

@catwhisperer1253

Жыл бұрын

@@eurobrowarriormonk7182 "Leeching off taxpayers"?! You are so misinformed.

@shuster6015

Жыл бұрын

​@@eurobrowarriormonk7182 wait, so you're saying we shouldn't have teachers or public schools???

Coming from a teacher, this women is speaking the absolute 100% truth. We need tons of support, an adaquate income and the respect of both parents and administration.

Wow this is so true. Former ESL teacher here myself. Think she forgot to mention the whole “being a punching bag for the culture war” thing too

@simplytruth9729

2 күн бұрын

soooo true

"I could be a teacher - it's easy!" With all due respect, Aunty, you can't even handle your own 3 children

@annaburns2865

Жыл бұрын

There it is! People think that anyone can be a teacher because it’s very similar to parenting and anyone can be a parent. Here’s the problem: most parents don’t really know how to be parents. There honestly should have to be some sort of training for that.

@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354

Жыл бұрын

@@annaburns2865 agreed. Also it's a lot different taking care of other people's kids

@free22

Жыл бұрын

And it’s always that aunt.

@puffball4484

Жыл бұрын

I think that talk really chimed down during 2020 when parents realized they weren't capable of teaching their kids a damn thing and were begging for schools to reopen.

@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354

Жыл бұрын

@@puffball4484 idk in my state (QLD) schools weren't closed for long

The way we treat our teachers shows how much we care about our country’s future

Children are the future. Teachers often spend more time with our future than the parents. Our unwillingness to invest in the future is inconceivable.

@endeeray4295

Жыл бұрын

You absolutely have that right!!

@daren32909

Жыл бұрын

What do you want, a million dollars?

@maryb.7522

Жыл бұрын

@@daren32909 are you giving away a million dollars? Yah I’ll take it.

@daren32909

Жыл бұрын

@@maryb.7522 depends. I do like my kitty really pink.

@icemanx5085

Жыл бұрын

They don't care about your future there goal is to wreck this system so your kids don't matter.

A comment my mom made about teaching was pretty telling about the status of the education system. That comment, "We expect teachers to work a full time job with part time pay.

@marjuracek

Жыл бұрын

Its more than that though. Its expected they work a copious amount of overtime, without being paid for it. Its worse than only part time pay. Not to mention, in a lot of districts, they are told what to teach and not not go off that plan. Not everyone learns the same, and you should be able to change it up so all students can be successful.

@katiuszaYT

Жыл бұрын

Um. Part time job with full time pay. Salaries are available online. Have cake and eat it situation.

@FrumpybutSuperSmart

Жыл бұрын

I'm a teacher and I work an average of 65 hours a week to get my job done and I often work significantly more than that. It's not a full time job, it's way more than that. Depending on your district and how lang you've been teaching, you may earn part time pay, livable pay, or actually decent pay.

@cynthiabragg2611

Жыл бұрын

​@@katiuszaYT Your youth shines through and not in a good way!!

@MikeAffholder

Жыл бұрын

Well they are off for 1/4 of the year.

Good teachers are a rare breed! Teaching is a hard job.

My sister literally just got fired from her third grade teaching job. She was a first year teacher, given minimal support, and had students with severe behavioral issues. She was overwhelmed and stressed. They didn’t even wait until the end of Fall term, she didn’t even make it to Veterans Day.

@evergmetrozone

Жыл бұрын

What was their reason to fire her?

@melissakroeker1750

Жыл бұрын

As a fellow first year teacher, give your sister a hug from me. It is hard. I got lucky that my administration has been super supportive.

@cathycoryell2351

Жыл бұрын

Lack of training from her 4-6 years in college? They never actually seem to understand the real circumstances that are happening in the classroom. Kids are overwhelmed, and going into a classroom, where expectations do not align with the kids actual needs. Play first.

@watamatafoyu

Жыл бұрын

This is part of the sabotage against public schools. Republicans want to privatize it, send it to Wall Street, and fragment education.

@horii1996

Жыл бұрын

I'm having to take two-months off due to conversion disorder (stress disorder) due to this being my first year and having no support! My classes are a literal shit show. 26 and teaching Juniors and Seniors. I'm leaving after Christmas!

I have known several people say they might want to teach. Those same people, while qualified in their areas, could not teach me. These areas included: coding, wiring, a dash of chemistry, taxes, and a few art concepts. Teaching is not just knowing how to do something, it's the ability to show someone else in a way they can understand.

@nostalgicbliss5547

Жыл бұрын

Also having the patience and empathy to deal with different personalities, kids from different backgrounds etc some kids learn faster than others, but you also have to be aware to not let the others get left behind.

I wanted to be a teacher when I was a kid. Grew and realized I couldn’t do college (no funds) and now I’m a janitor at our high school. I absolutely love it and it makes me happy that I can at least be part of the support system of the school if I can’t teach. I hope someday soon you’ll all get the compensation, resources, and support you need. You are SO appreciated!

@jaknkee

Жыл бұрын

Thank you❤

@dragonflies6793

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to be a teacher until I saw how poorly they get treated and realized it would kill me

@rodo472

Жыл бұрын

As a teacher, I thank you. Custodial staff is critical to the daily operation of a school. Your job is so important and you don't get enough credit either.

@dynamicworlds1

Жыл бұрын

Not to downplay the work you do in any way, but it's insane that "I wanted to go to college to teach but couldn't afford to" is a situation we allow to exist in our country.

@denise5481

Жыл бұрын

As a teacher, I appreciate all you do for the kids and for us every single day. Thank you! We see you, and we know how hard you work. Have you looked into tuition reimbursement? Most districts have it, in case you still would like to pursue teaching at some point. 💜

My mom retired and became a sub. They call her EVERY DAY. And all she can say is how under-resourced they are, how they don't support the staff they do have, and how sad it is to see how hard being in schools is anymore. Pay our teachers. Support our teachers! They have our future in their hands 40+ hours a week amd we act like that's nothing amd everything at the same time.

That and the parents these days. When students used to get in trouble the parents would ask, “What did my kid do wrong?” Now it’s, “What did the other kid do?” Absolutely no parent support. I get so tired of it.

@DarknessFalls29

Жыл бұрын

Or they bring up crap that happened months or a year ago that no adult in the school knows about!

@b26550

Жыл бұрын

I think both r bad mindsets and sad how it's generation thing we didn't realize we r teaching to place blame on others. I feel like question what happened better instead of jumping to conclusions

@maddiesmenagerie8853

Жыл бұрын

Why not “what happened”? Why is it any better to assume that your own kid was the problem than someone elses? I think they’re both toxic mindsets if taken to the extreme…

@bulldozer8950

Жыл бұрын

Part of this is on schools though because of no tolerance stuff for bullying where’d they treat the kid who got beat up the same way they treat the kid who started the fight.

@livelongandprospermary8796

Жыл бұрын

@@bulldozer8950 yeah that happened to me. A girl was bullying me, got the whole grade to bully me also, call me a cow, make fun of my body hair, moo at me…In full view of staff. The staff I could go to were not supportive (the secretary thought it was weird my mom and I have different last names). Knowing the policies, my mom told me to go ahead and just punch this girl. I got my opportunity while walking off the bus (we were neighbors). The bus driver saw, confronted me in the school cafeteria (small school district), and then promptly never mentioned it again. Did he report it? Idk. All I knew was that if I was to get into trouble for it, my mom was ready to defend me and reward me rather than punish me. (This was 6th grade and I’m almost 30 now but I’m still bitter about it because I was so excited to have a neighbor my age and she ruined it 😢)

She hit the nail on the head We don’t have an employee shortage In any field we have an Quality employer shortage

@coralovesnature

Жыл бұрын

Yep. And whenever someone says “no one wants to work anymore”, I ask them if they would be willing to put in hard labor to barely make enough to make ends meet and have no benefits or time off to spend with family? I have yet to hear a single person answer yes to that question.

@mikejanacone8328

Жыл бұрын

@@coralovesnature Well said the problem is every employer the goal is to be a race to the bottom of paying Wages for too long too many companies have just relied on if you don’t wanna work for this little amount of money someone else will And it’s now biting them in the ass

@DeadlyPlatypus

Жыл бұрын

Ok. If that's true, the "good teachers" should just start their OWN schools so they can control all of these things themselves. Be the employer you want.

@danieljenkins7951

Жыл бұрын

When people say teachers neer to get paid more I resent that statement. Because the vast majority of teachers are horrible in the US. But the quality ones deserve 250k if it was up to me.

now i have a 9-5 job. i miss teaching but not the stress and disrespect

@jimsmith8359

8 ай бұрын

I am a new teacher. Third year. Career change. I will never miss 365, 9-5. The money better be almost double because if not, you are going to come crawling back.

@andrewlayton9760

Ай бұрын

@@jimsmith8359 The money IS double because when I get done for the day, I am DONE.

@jimsmith8359

Ай бұрын

@@andrewlayton9760 then the money really isn't double. You are going to crawl back.

@andrewlayton9760

Ай бұрын

@@jimsmith8359 Do not project YOUR lack of options on others.

@jimsmith8359

Ай бұрын

@@andrewlayton9760 are you making double or aren't you? You implied you weren't. In my mind, dealing with adults you can't write up 365, 9-5, no breaks, is worst than 9 months with kids you can manipulate.

Half the teachers quit in the first five years. Not an easy job it is a gift or talent

@Curlyteacher537

Жыл бұрын

Half quit after the first year, and half of those quit after five years

@madelaineseguin1490

Жыл бұрын

gift or talent? nope. no support period

@pillowtalk1925

Жыл бұрын

god why do people think saying “it’s a gift, you’re talented” is anything but disregarding someone’s actual work?? i’m sorry but no. it’s not a “gift” and it’s not a “talent” someone wakes up with. Teachers quit because they aren’t paid enough and they’re worked harder than over half the careers a person could have. Teachers just don’t get compensated for the work they do- and people like you continue to make it seems like it’s ok for that to continue. DOING A JOB YOU TRAINED TO DO IS NOT A GIFT. it’s hard fkin work.

@Curlyteacher537

Жыл бұрын

@@pillowtalk1925 As a teacher myself I wouldn’t say it isn’t a gift, there are plenty of people who train to be teachers who do not have the gift of being able to teach and handle children and end up hating it. This doesn’t mean that it isn’t extremely hard work for no pay, no resources, and no respect.

@kevina9291

Жыл бұрын

Nothing to do with that and all to do with they’re not paid enough and too much is expected of them at such little pay. And parents.

Not just diminishing their skill set, but adding to their stress level as they now have to teach an overcrowded classroom while helping overwhelmed, under prepared co-workers figure out what the heck they're doing.

@forkingsandkeys

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Having to now share their supplies (from their own $$), share their curriculums, support both new underprepared teachers and the underserved students… let’s make a bad situation worse!

@artimiss1238

Жыл бұрын

It also makes it easier for people who shouldnt be around kids to have access to an overcrowded classroom Its bad for real teachers and can be really dangerous for the kids

@lessen518

Жыл бұрын

Preach! Have experienced this first hand. Teaching is both an art and a science, and she's right... it's not about just standing up and telling people how to do something. I began teaching in my 30s after going back to school. In my 50s now. Nothing adequately prepares you for the classroom, and not just anyone can do it! I've seen them try, and fail, and the ones who are hurt the most are the kids (and their future selves.)

If a 6 year degree is required, teachers need to start at a wage of $80,000 or more!

@jaketapper8910

Жыл бұрын

You are insane if you believe a teacher is going to get paid $80k in Little Rock Arkansas.

@livelongandprospermary8796

Жыл бұрын

@@jaketapper8910 they should get paid that much everywhere.

@Ladylay95

9 ай бұрын

@@livelongandprospermary8796They’re income like everyone else’s should reflect their areas income levels. It’s impossible to pay a teacher in a low cost state the same wage as one in NY or CA. They should be paid more than the medium income level in their state other wise the taxes will overwhelm that state and cause a rise in poverty rates.

@CynNiki

5 ай бұрын

why does a kindergarten teacher need a master's degree?

@marywood8794

5 ай бұрын

@@CynNiki They don't, but our country is just ridiculous! K-12 teachers don't need more than a bachelor's degree. Honestly, kindergarten teachers probably only really need an associate's degree. The reason that they have the same qualifications as the 1-8 teachers is so that they can teach any grade K-8. Once you get to the high school level, then the teachers certification is different, but the master's degree requirements don't seem to be any different. The whole thing is just stupid.

Amen, my niece has a college degree and while in her first teaching job she was assaulted by a student. The administration did absolutely nothing to the student, no consequences at all. My niece is now a stay at home mom with no interest of returning to a career she wanted her entire life. School administrators have got to start sticking up for the teachers in their classrooms.

I’d go back to teaching IN A HEARTBEAT if I could. I’ve spoken with my colleagues about returning but they tell me it has only gotten worse in those areas and continues to. I can’t sacrifice myself on behalf of the system anymore though. I won’t.

My cousin and I both wanted to be teachers. However my mom, a veteran teacher of twenty years, told us not to. She said that if we would have asked her when she started in the 80s, she would have said yes. However, teaching had become a completely different profession. That was almost 20 years ago, and the problems she warned us about have gotten tenfold worse.

@watamatafoyu

Жыл бұрын

The field has been intentionally sabotaged by the right-wing in this country, like with USPS. Their top donors, rich execs in the field, want the education system money for themselves.

Being a teacher IS A GIFT. Not just anyone can be good at it… let alone great at it.

Teachers are so under appreciated and it’s an absolute sin

My kid is in kindergarten and after seeing what his teacher does everyday , she is literally my hero.

We teachers were not trained nore have the same outlook on teaching that this climate of teaching expects of us. We have become a customer service industry and are not looked at professionals.

@idongesitx1873

Жыл бұрын

The customer is always right

@DeadlyPlatypus

Жыл бұрын

​@@idongesitx1873 Nuh uh, THEY know what's best for YOUR kids.

My mum taught grades 1 thru 4, at times, all in the same classroom. Her main focus was grade 1 and 2 though. Sometimes ill informed people would remark that grade 1 was the easiest to teach, and it got harder to teach kids the higher the grade level. My mum's answer was always the same. Can they already read when in higher grades, do they know how to be away from mum for 7 hours without melting down, do they know how to sit still for a couple of minutes at a time, do they know how to work and play well with others, etc? Each grade has it's challenges, and it's never an easy job.

Exactly!! We recently started allowing non-credentialed people to substitute in public schools here in eastern Canada, and when it happend 50% of the pool of licensed substitutes quit on the spot. Fed up to the eyebrows!!

@eurobrowarriormonk7182

Жыл бұрын

since teachers have such a high skill set then they should have no problem getting a real job in the real world and quit leeching off taxpayers/ nowadays the government slop is complete. government loans then a government job then an unbelievable government pension. the one thing that makes me happy is knowing the money these people think they are going to get is not there. it has spent a long time ago

There isn't a teacher shortage. There's a respect for teachers shortage.

As a mama of 2, teaching has a lot of parallels with mothering… hard ass job that people underestimate because they think it’s easy af to take care , and manage the emotions of kids.

@eurobrowarriormonk7182

Жыл бұрын

since teachers have such a high skill set then they should have no problem getting a real job in the real world and quit leeching off taxpayers/ nowadays the government slop is complete. government loans then a government job then an unbelievable government pension. the one thing that makes me happy is knowing the money these people think they are going to get is not there. it has spent a long time ago

@johnclaybaugh9536

Жыл бұрын

Mothering? Don't you mean parenting? Ugh.

@RainbowwRach

Жыл бұрын

@@eurobrowarriormonk7182 teaching is a real job, d*ck.

@Ms.A422

Ай бұрын

@@johnclaybaugh9536Primarily mothering mom is the one typically raising the children. I adore my husband and every way he supports our family however if we look at the bulk of responsibility for raising the children it falls primarily on mothers. Not to take away from fathers but a lot of men need to see and experience that reality to fully understand it.

@johnclaybaugh9536

Ай бұрын

@@Ms.A422 stop being sexist. Moms are absolutely no more important than dads.

Teachers are required to use scripts to teach, and many of us can do it better if you let us do our jobs. We need help with discipline and managing non-teaching tasks that are also required.

@jenniferrosenthal7731

Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, the scripts! They stressed me out so much. I just wanted to teach to what was actually happening in my classroom. Not from a manual that was written with lab class. There were good things for sure, but it took the joy out of the art of teaching.

I’m a newly supply TA and lemme tell you, going from school to school, child to child it’s a mental headache. You have to get a read on a child’s personality, HOW they learn, their behaviour, WHY they are acting that way, their usual routine, every minute detail about a class and the children in it, what does their usual teacher teach them? How do they teach them? Do they require a lot of positive reinforcement, do they require a calm out corner? What is something that makes a child upset, who is their friendship group? What’s the dynamic? Have they had supply teachers before? What was their relationship like with the previous supply teacher?(bc yes that has an impact on the children). Do the children connect with you? How will they connect with you? And on top of that, how does the SEN child work? Do they have a corner to themselves? Who is their SEN teacher? What resources do they need? Do the class have a good relationship with the SEN child? There’s so many more things to consider when teaching so when the gov say “hey you random person with no teaching background, teach these kiddos and then we’ll wonder why our children are all over the place !!” It’s annoying to say the least, we are educators with degrees BECAUSE children are COMPLEX and malleable, they absorb every new change in their life and shouldn’t be tossed around to people who don’t know how to make simple Maths and English even simpler.

I used to work as a school photographer. I would see the level of “Easy work” that goes with being a teacher. Having to control hundreds of students and keep them from acting up. All teachers deserve a six figure salary.

This is how I feel as a substitute. I am skilled at my job, I have a lot of great qualities and abilities. Some people are paid the exact same money to sit there and supervise. It makes me sad.

@mp5249

Жыл бұрын

You can make more money working fast food here than substitute teaching.

@firstaidowl

Жыл бұрын

I gave up on being a GOOD SUB when i was subbing because nobody supported me being one, and they didnt expect it from anyone else anyways. So i was definitely just a supervisor even though I was fully capable of teaching real lessons

Anyone can throw some powerpoints on a projector and read. The hardest part is keeping the attention and relaying your information so each individual who learns differently can understand.

I’m a first year teacher and we’re only three months in but I’m so tired. I teach at a private school with a weird system so I teach 6 classes (with 4 different curriculums) and I am the yearbook advisor despite being woefully underqualified, being fresh out of college. They’re also trying to get me to be in charge of communications which is not what I signed up to do (in fact, it should be an entirely separate job altogether). The principal is looking for contract teachers to take a class from me so I can focus more on my Master’s. I’m lucky to have even that much support from admin but if this is how it’s gonna be, I really don’t know how I’ll survive for another year.

@waleedkhalid7486

Жыл бұрын

Holy crap you are overloaded. Honestly, find a teaching job at a different school. Not all schools are like that- most won’t have you teach 6 classes with 4 courses- the amount of prep work must be insane especially as a new teacher. Get your experience and leave at the end of the year for another place that won’t exploit you to that degree.

@stephanies3862

9 ай бұрын

Hello, I am curious as to what you are doing now. Sometimes switching schools can make a big difference. My best friend's first year teaching was also at a private school. It was a mess and she hated it. She eventually got hired at a public school. It was much better overall, but there were some issues with teachers in her dept. She again transferred to another public school that she loved. Now she has gotten her masters in counseling. And just started her first position out of the classroom, and as a school counselor, and is really liking it, so far.

You all are speakig nothing but the truth💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾…taking a different education path after 17 years!

That's because we're a culture that values celebrities and athletes more than people who mentor future generations

I studied education for two years and dropped out because I knew I wouldn't be able to hack it. The idea that anyone can teach is ABSURD. It takes a special kind of driven person who cares a whole lot and can balance the structure of the education system with the organic ness of raising children.

@watamatafoyu

Жыл бұрын

It's not that way in other countries. The requirements for teachers in our country is absurd. Other countries support teachers more.

As a sub, she ain't lying. I cannot teach! I studied archeology! AND now suffering the crap ACTUAL teachers go through.

ooooh that's a really good way to reframe it. b|c it's accurate - we don't have a teacher shortage, we have a flawed system (i wouldn't even call it broken since it's working the way it's been designed but that's a conversation for another day. 🙃).

@watamatafoyu

Жыл бұрын

It's been designed to fail through underfunding by boughr-off Republicans of private school industry execs. Shills against proper education.

Oh there is no way in hell I could be a teacher 😂 helping my own kids with their homework is a struggle

I sub and realized very quickly how hard it is to teach young human beings and manage class behavior. Teachers are amazing people!

I’m a teacher who lives in Canada. And I can remember when I was talking to a teacher from Wisconsin about how she had to pay for her private healthcare coverage and then I thought how lucky I was because I had all my basic coverages already paid for under our public system. Not only that, our top salary in the province of Saskatchewan is $104,000 if you get your masters degree. Do we have funding problems in our province? Yes. Do any teachers have to take on a second job? absolutely not.

As someone who graduates in May and going to be a Middle School teacher, y’all are teaching me more than college ever did

@firstaidowl

Жыл бұрын

Honestly this. College doesn't teach how to teach. It teaches you what to teach. Nobody teaches us HOW to do it. Not really.

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

Your education didn't include misplaced modifiers?

@dualkitsune3813

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamesmcinnis208 sir, this is an internet comment section. This is not a classroom nor an essay.

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

@@dualkitsune3813 And it's also a place where you feel justified in your scolding and defense of poor English. What a snore.

Teachers should quit.We have students who act like feral animals attacking teachers without any consequence and parents who defend them.

You need the support of the community! The parents especially, I do everything I can for my child's teacher because they have my utmost respect for helping raise and.mold our kids every day! You guys so don't get the respect you deserve

Teaching reminds me of the film industry. There is a BIG difference between watching the movie VS making&producing the movie

Bro anyone CANNOT be a teacher. Like she said people love to downplay teachers rolls but they have such a big impact in the community, in the schools, and in individual children’s lives. To this day I remember the good and bad teachers that I had and why they were deemed as such in my mind

@jamesmcinnis208

Жыл бұрын

They downplay the biscuits too!

@spiralrose

Жыл бұрын

Right?? I got lucky and only had one teacher that was a vicious, malicious bitch and I’ll NEVER FORGET it. On a similar side, I will never forget the kindness and smiles and loving personalities that I was lucky enough to have in my other teachers

Those are all reasons WHY there is a teacher shortage. You are right about not just taking someone off the street though. My wife taught for almost 40 years. She has a Bachelor's in English and a Master's in Early Childhood Education. My daughter teaches art. She has a Bachelor's in Graphic Design, a Master's in Art and a Teacher's Certificate. I taught one semester at Ramapo College and said this isn't for me.

Teachers deserve so much better

It's the same reason we don't have a driver shortage in trucking. There are hundreds of thousands of certified drivers out there, but the industry has nothing to offer them.

As a teacher, I will add that this situation puts students’ education at risk!

My mom is going back to the classroom after years of running her own Business, and some of the stuff she has to deal with with the lack of social-emotional development in kids is crazy.

A member of my family spent seven years of education, including two years, working as a very low paid para-educator to become a certified teacher. she had a 4.0 GPA in her double bachelor of science program for education. She applied to 20 jobs and got one interview, so she took the job. $33K salary her first year. The classroom was a dumpster it took the family two days to empty and clean. She had to buy her chair, the morning meeting carpet, the printer and ink and copier paper, all the art supplies, the workbooks, the composition books, the tennis balls for the chair legs, all decor and the bulletin boards, much of the curriculum, her computer… $5,000 in expenses! Now she’s looking for another job and got an offer for $45K. She asked for a tour and they showed her the classroom. Another dump. No teacher desk! $1200 deductible on the health plan with high premiums. She wonders if she should just quit now.

@slumy8195

Ай бұрын

pretty much the same as auto mechanics, 30-55k first 10 years and ur spending thousands on tools it makes the job pay as much as fast food workers salary year round.

don't forget internship....u r correct. the biggest thing for me was admin support

Back when I was in high school some of my teachers had to buy their own copies of books being used to make sure we had enough. The school literally didn't buy enough and didn't care enough, but when we students didn't do well enough from the lack of supplies the teachers were punished for it.

@watamatafoyu

Жыл бұрын

That should be criminal. Our country needs minimum requirements for education, subsidized by taxpayer dollars. No more subsidizing oil companies.

All of this is so underrated. Everything they are saying is 100% accurate!!!!!!

@eurobrowarriormonk7182

Жыл бұрын

since teachers have such a high skill set then they should have no problem getting a real job in the real world and quit leeching off taxpayers/ nowadays the government slop is complete. government loans then a government job then an unbelievable government pension. the one thing that makes me happy is knowing the money these people think they are going to get is not there. it has spent a long time ago

@hayleyelizabeth7895

Жыл бұрын

@@eurobrowarriormonk7182 “real job” “real world” “leeching” good job dude you almost got it but that’s just not the case from my perspective. With having so many teachers in my family and me actually becoming one myself. Teachers do a lot but they also need a lot too. And a lot of what they need they just can’t get, support, supplies, etc etc. Teachers spend the money they make teaching buying supplies for kids and their classrooms. It’s so much more than pension and government loans. Of course there are problems there but those are not the issues your kids are gonna have to face because the so called govt doesn’t want to fund the education system. If we are working a job, shouldn’t we have all the tools to do said job provided for us? Lots of teachers have second jobs. Not everyone grows up just wanting to be a teacher, of course there are some and i’ll tell you what they have is passion for guiding the next generation of humans in the right direction. some are just doing it for the paycheck. we could talk about this all day. I’ll always advocate for teachers.

I have a laundry list of solutions to fix our public education system and at the top of the list are: 1. Get politicians out of the class room. 2. Raise teacher pay. 3. Provide teachers with all resources they need.

She just hit the nail on the head 💯%

Poor children. I thought school sucked when I went. It's way worse now. Our kids deserve better. They deserve high quality teachers and admin

I have a degree in psychology and I'm working on my alternative certification. I know teaching is tough but I still want to do it. Education is in trouble and I want to help.

@denyshadials5702

Жыл бұрын

Bless you 🙏🏾 and if you ever change your mind there’s a shortage of LSSPs as well. Especially in Texas to name a few…

Amen to that!! I'm a substitute (2nd career for past 7.5 yrs). Just found out that my District is so desperate for teachers they are now offering sub positions positions as long as you have at least a GED, and PERHAPS an, AA degree. When they announced this during our substitute teacher conference, during the recruitment segment -- my mouth was on the floor!! Welcome back, Little House on the Prairie. Can't wait for the 16 y.o. teacher to show up for her 1st day of teaching. Just wait. That's coming, next.

The state of education in America is pathetic especially when considering what it takes to teach in other countries. In Finland for example, you cannot teach at the high school, middle school, elementary/kindergarten level without a Masters degree. They treat becoming a teacher at or near the same level as becoming a doctor.

School does not always equal *skill* . And the heart of a teacher is not something you can acquire. I've trained a lot of teachers and I have learned that MANY people who are "qualified" on paper are just not teachers. And even more who are gifted but not in possession of a degree. I don't think it's fair to imply that someone without a degree does not recognize or respect what it means to teach. Also, college is 100% a choice. 100%. So the debt...was chosen. The time invested... was chosen. I suspect that at least a little piece of the upset is actually connected to bitterness over that debt. Gatekeeping something that is a *gift* because someone got where you are- STILL NEEDING TO LEARN ENOUGH TO BE CERTIFIED- but without jumping through as many hoops.

too much overhead = admin

As a former teacher she's 💯 right.

I’m a teacher I do it because I love it but gosh it would be nice for our profession to be appreciated (and paid) more

i made it through 3.5/4 years of my teaching program before i dropped out. teachers are treated HORRIBLY. i could tell before i even made it into the classroom on my own that i’d be treated like crap. luckily that has been backed up by many of my family members who were teachers for 10+ years so i feel confident in my decision. i would love to be a teacher but i can’t handle it mentally, financially, or emotionally despite it being my dream since i was 8.

@kristenturner1222

4 ай бұрын

Same for me - left after my first semester of student teaching and am now pursuing tech sales. What are you doing now?

I'm a substitute bc the discipline in classrooms didn't exist anymore

Even as an EA , I have seen so many leave . Not only do we help in the class but we work one on one with individual students. We help guide them through the education , but we also have to assist in teaching emotional regulation. Knowledge and training in mobility ( body mechanics) feeding tube , insulin and understanding of glucose meters, Mental health conditions, genetic conditions and so on. There is not enough recourses to assit Teachers and EA’s ( all educational staff )

Wow. Truth. Support and how about Classroom Management training... and again support. Let's help these kids with major issues and find a way to also educate the kids who do follow the classroom rules.

I feel this video soooo much 😭😭😭😔

Not to mention COMPLETELY sabotaging the future of any student who attends those classrooms.

Literally never hear anyone saying that they could be a teacher lol. If anything, I am continually commended by non-teachers for the work that I do and for the work done by my fellow educators.

Thank you so much for expanding on the notion that there is a teacher shortage. I was in college for early elementary education and a lot of kids asked how a science major would be able to test out and get the same job we were about to work towards for the next four years. The only explanation we ever got is there’s a teacher shortage but those who test into a teaching certificate will “always be at the bottom of the totem pole” when it comes to hiring and such. We were never told that last bit where half the teachers left the totem pole all together because of being underfunded and overworked. So sad, I have so much appreciation for your profession.

If the average person can do it with a HS education and a certificate, then the college degree was never necessary in the first place.

@eryndelosreyes8224

Жыл бұрын

I think a lot degrees are like that but keeping people in debt plays a big role in economy.

@ivorytower5847

Жыл бұрын

@@eryndelosreyes8224 Truth. Inflated entry qualifications in many public service jobs serve little to no purpose outside what you mentioned.

@JimAllen-Persona

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to disagree with you… to teach you need a well rounded educational background. It depends on what the subject area- yeah you could probably teach K-6 with a HS Diploma and some college/certification but the upper grades require context. Note: I’m not saying that everyone with a teaching degree should be teaching. I draw a distinction between a teacher and a trainer and a very big problem is that the system turns good teachers into trainers.

@LeadTrumpet1

Жыл бұрын

@@JimAllen-Persona I would not put a high school grad with a certificate in charge of a class of elementary students, especially P-2. P-2 teachers set the foundation through the critical developmental years for students to learn how to learn. If students aren’t given quality education in those 4 years, it becomes harder and harder to catch them back up. Plus those years are when students are still learning how to process everything. That is a skill that is done in a supportive environment and the fact that there are more behavioral problems in school is indicating that students aren’t learning these abilities at home and they don’t feel safe doing it at home.

@ivorytower5847

Жыл бұрын

@@JimAllen-Persona regardless of what criteria we impose, the government can and will hire based on current needs - that includes individuals with little to no qualifications.

someone please come to my school teachers dont get their planning anymore bc we’re out of teachers /j

My friend’s son is in a room for kids with autism and other neurological disorders, and it’s been a rough start to the year. The old teacher moved and the new one they brought in it is her first year teaching. The issue is that she didn’t get a degree in special education, has no idea how to even deal with what some of these kids go through, and how they need to learn. Since there was such a “shortage “ they just decided to hire her and have the head of the SPED department keep close tabs on her. As a par by of a child who is autistic and basically nonverbal, I have a lot to say about what the school did. SPED teachers are a different breed, they know they are going into a super high stress environment that most likely has physically aggressive kids. It’s wrong Tom put a teacher in there who didn’t study and learn how to be in that classroom.

I remember having friends in college who were studying to be teachers and I would sometimes help them with projects (mostly cutting out things and spell checks) but seeing the work that they had to do as well as the hours they had to put into work studies showed how much work goes in to become a teacher. My grandmother was a teacher assistant and I saw how thankless the job could be sometimes it gave me a healthy respect for teachers out there. Yes there are going to be some bad teachers out their but that doesn't mean they all are.

I remember some parents were LIVID that 'teachers are getting paid to do nothing' during lockdown. Thanks....I was surviving covid that YOUR kid brought to school bc of your selfishness about other's health. Thanks 😑😐🙄

I've never been a teacher but I can imagine how much time and effort it takes. Thank you for saying this

We have a shortage of teachers-willing-to-work-under-the-current-conditions. There are more qualified teachers outside the system than there are vacancies to be filled. WHY?

Sorry but a degree alone does not a teacher make. There are numerous videos of people in a subset of work who have years if experience on the job and have people with all kinds of degrees acting as if that makes them the expert on a subject over someone who has been on a job for years but not the same number of degrees. Sometime experience trumps the number of degrees someone holds. Especially in education when a lot of these people who point out their degrees, don’t have social skills or emotional intelligence to make good or effective teachers. You can be knowledgeable in subject but can’t teach it to anyone to understand.

Sad to say this is my own experience. Joined an accelerated program thru my local school district to become a teacher during COVID. I feel like I am underserving my students w my lack of experience and feel like I’m dying at the same time. Don’t know what the fix is but I think a great place to start is to raise pay and provide adequate resources to keep veteran teachers on board.

I recently mused about going back into teaching, and here's what I found: salary offerings were where they were 10 years ago, in some cases less. Especially with lesser benefits than once offered, and a retirement that I quite frankly I see as about as reliable a guarantee as social security, where's the carrot? So here's the thing: We CAN to an extent complain about "nobody wants to work!" post peak COVID in regards to people not returning to the jobs and incomes they were working before the incentivized unemployment during the quarantines and such. However, we CAN'T complain about people not wanting to work when they're not being offered livable wages for full-time jobs. ESPECIALLY when there is such a huge income gap between the top of large corporations and the workers in those same corporations. If we keep consolidating the wealth of our economy where the majority of our citizens are struggling through "a tough economy" while the tax exempt and subsidized super-wealthy see their own numbers continue to hit record highs unphased. THAT is where the problem is with the currency flow of our economy.

It sure seems like we have a shortage with how massive the classes are, but yeah she makes a great point here

I remember many teachers being fired in 2008 -2012 because of money. They combined classes with 40 students and one teacher.

I get paid 8.60 dollars for working with children who have special educational needs. It’s sad.

I’m not a teacher and I hate when people are just like “oh I could teach, it’s so easy.” Or figure when they retire they could go teach a class or something with their spare time like it’s a hobby. The one thing I’ve always known I’ve never wanted to be is a teacher. I’m not good at instructing, keeping up constantly with lesson plans sounds like too much, I don’t have the patience, standing up in front of that many people makes me so nervous, I couldn’t handle it. I give all you teachers all the props, you deserve more of everything, you deserve it ALL for what you do. It is not an easy job.

I am not a teacher. However, I am a parent of a special needs child. While we had to put my son in a different school, I have to say his teacher was the best and she tried so hard to implement and try new things to make my son successful. I will forever be grateful for her devotion, and yes, we have maintained a relationship not only because I appreciate what she’s done, but she also experiences the same joy I do when my son excels at something or tries something new. I will never forget her and I will always be grateful for her. Thank you, teach. ❤

True. I left teaching because of the way we were treated by administrators and parents. Not worth the low pay. I regret the financial investment. Instead for 12 years I homeschooled my own kids who thrived. I loved it. Both graduated from college with high honors. My only requirement was that they did not pursue a degree in education

I would love to see a really through study done of just how well all of the teachers who got emergency certified did. I talking the ones who were in the military, the subs who became long term subs , code for the rest of the year, or came in through some back door much more lenient certification process. How many of them came back for their second year? What did their student's test scores look like? Were they places in subjects or grades that don't have tests? I would also like it to be aggregated for other information such as how much mentoring/help they received.

I can barely teach my own kids things without wanting to tear my hair out, let alone two dozen of someone else’s. Be thankful for teachers

Being a teacher takes a LOT

Tenured teacher here. Where I partially disagree with the sentiment here is that I don't have as high of esteem for my teacher training (that I went into debt for and spent years aquiring) as these two do. Some of it was helpful. Some of it was a waste of time and money. A good portion of it was well intentioned but wrong and damaging. And a goodly chunk of it was ideologically motivated, and much of the ideologically motivated material was evil.