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Originally Posted by Woolly Bugger
You have my sympathy. I work in public education, and I know it is a daily struggle. I'm relatively stable and have a relatively stress-free job in special education, but I know how hard it can be. I've tried to be a regular education teacher a few times, but I just can't handle it and always fall apart. I've thought about leaving education completely, but I really need the salary, enjoy the vacations, find it to be worthwhile at times, and can't think of anything else to do.
Do you think you can make it until summer vacation? It sounds like the environment you are in right now is toxic and not healthy for you. If there is anyway you could get out of it now, I would consider it. At the very least, I would certainly consider making a career change over the summer. Substitute teaching can be hell, and the pay is terrible.
Best of luck.
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I can make it until summer. Only nine more weeks! I'm not looking for a career change as I love teaching, I just can't work at this school anymore. I'm only going to do subbing if I don't get any other offers. I'm going back to school in the fall for my special Ed cert so hopefully I'll be able to find something in special ed. I am worried about teaching general education. I had a hell of a time during student teaching. I like this job because it's easy in the paperwork sense but I hate everything else about it. I even like most of the students but the select few make my life hell when I'm there. Which I guess it would be like anywhere. I don't know. I have no idea what else I would do.
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