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Just curious, after this crazy year, are you all staying or doing something else? I really enjoy teaching and want to stay, but I haven't completely made up my mind yet. I hope next year is better and much less "craziness". We will always deal with craziness but I'm hoping next year is smoother.
Mrs. NBP is retiring this summer. This was her 40th year total between two states and private and public. I officially retired in 2015 although I burned up almost an entire year of sick leave 2014-2015. Still had a year of sick leave left even so.
Funny thing, when I quit teaching as a job I also dropped my volunteer gig with MDDNR as a Hunting Safety and Firearms Safety Instructor. I do have to say that there were programmatic reasons for that.
Next year will be my 30th year. That will qualify me for unreduced state retirement, but I’ll be a few years short of full county retirement. If I can stop after 30 with full state and reduced county I probably will. I’d still work, just not doing full time teaching.
This year hasn’t been too crazy, but student behaviors and expectations of the job are taking their toll.
Mrs. NBP is retiring this summer. This was her 40th year total between two states and private and public. I officially retired in 2015 although I burned up almost an entire year of sick leave 2014-2015. Still had a year of sick leave left even so.
Funny thing, when I quit teaching as a job I also dropped my volunteer gig with MDDNR as a Hunting Safety and Firearms Safety Instructor. I do have to say that there were programmatic reasons for that.
My son is finishing his 15th year with 16 to go before full retirement (rule of 88 state). The last few years he's had more issues with administration throwing unrealistic and useless demands at the teachers than any problem he's had with the kids. It never used to be that way.
It wasn't long ago he had no thoughts of leaving the profession. Not so anymore.
10 years ago there was a lot of competition for being hired in good, safe school systems. Now even these school systems are some times struggling to find good teachers. Some of the shine has wore off this profession.
My son is finishing his 15th year with 16 to go before full retirement (rule of 88 state). The last few years he's had more issues with administration throwing unrealistic and useless demands at the teachers than any problem he's had with the kids. It never used to be that way.
It wasn't long ago he had no thoughts of leaving the profession. Not so anymore.
10 years ago there was a lot of competition for being hired in good, safe school systems. Now even these school systems are some times struggling to find good teachers. Some of the shine has wore off this profession.
When systems in Western Pennsylvania within 25 miles of a college known for teaching training start advertising for Social Studies and English teachers you know there's a problem.
Can only give the third party perspective as my son and d.i.l are both in this career. One in special education for grades 5-6. One in English for grades 7- and 8.
In gleening over their current school districts both have the new challenge of being squeezed between a rock and a wall. Not from their unions though.
Mostly the ' states' education and recent ' scores'. Totally skewed and not in line with the actual impact that two years of online or partial in class study has imposed. The parents are probably the mix bag of : we decide what Johnny can learn and not learn. While teachers welcome parental support and even good suggestions to aide in curriculum. Parents Deciding that ' English composition ' just isn't necessary...little Johnny will be declining that class. And the kicker is.... The school district is saying... Ohh. Okay.
How are scores to improve if the teacher in that field suddenly cannot teach the very task that improves the students ability????
My son and d.i.l both have expressed ' concerns'. Though neither is a quitter. They both find ways to juggle the states demand in opposition to the parents coddling. Sometimes I think the one voice that is being talked over and around is the very person in the trenches - the teacher. The state education system and the parents are somewhat out of touch in realistic expectations.
Never in my lifetime did I see such praise go out to teachers two years ago... because suddenly the parent had to be hands on at the home school level. Gosh now its..the parent is the expert and bashes the teachers skills....
(The rock and the wall. )
Anyways... That's my outside skim the surface perception and a smidge of understanding for why some teachers are tossing in the towel. Wished they stayed...cuz I hear their voice and value their years of skills and the positive impact they can have on students educational expansion.
Mrs. NBP is retiring this summer. This was her 40th year total between two states and private and public. I officially retired in 2015 although I burned up almost an entire year of sick leave 2014-2015. Still had a year of sick leave left even so.
Funny thing, when I quit teaching as a job I also dropped my volunteer gig with MDDNR as a Hunting Safety and Firearms Safety Instructor. I do have to say that there were programmatic reasons for that.
How were you able to do that?
I have 1,240 hours of leave saved up. I did use my 5 personal days this year and I need to take a couple of sick days in the beginning of June. It's a hassle to prepare for a substitute.
I have 1,240 hours of leave saved up. I did use my 5 personal days this year and I need to take a couple of sick days in the beginning of June. It's a hassle to prepare for a substitute.
It took some doctor visits and a bunch of paperwork. After the first couple weeks (actually a month) a permanent sub was assigned.
We had one guy who did it every year for four or five years, he didn't have enough leave accumulated so he'd draw from the sick leave bank after a couple weeks (it's more involved than that but you get the drift).
And you accumulated those 1200 hours exactly because it's such a pain in the ass to take them, the same way I did.
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