I hate being a teacher reddit. Teaching isn’t about teaching anymore.

I hate being a teacher reddit. It’s baby sitting. Plus, I’m never really off. I am very concerned for the future of the profession and public education in general. Teaching isn’t about teaching anymore. I feel so badly for 1st year teachers this year, but I promise you teaching isn’t this terrible. With all of the rumors and teacher shortage, soon certified teachers won’t be required meaning you’ll have knowledge about your passion, an income hopefully with savings based off that passion but you can still become a teacher if you really want to. My current job has its own problems but it is better than my previous teaching job. I hate it too—hardly any engagement, cheating, and I feel like I’m talking to a wall, but put yourselves in their shoes. If you ever need to talk feel free to message me. They’re kids. Every day I go to work I want to quit teaching. The title says it all. It’s paper work. I hate being a teacher. I thought I was asking the right questions but I needed a job and they gave me 24 hours to respond. But for the past few weeks/months, I come home in tears or suicidal. I genuinely feel like I was manipulated during my interview. Teacher credentialing programs are kind of bullshit; they give you a basic framework and waste a lot of time with theory and ideology that don't improve your actual classroom practices. Paperwork galore, constant behavior problems, can’t make parents happy, and admin is constantly on me about something. I see at least 1 teacher a year just break, and end up spending 2-3 months in the hospital from depression because they tried to force themselves to do it because of some made up sense of duty. They hate how school is right now, so no wonder they suck with learning at the moment. This is common. My entire life, I have wanted to be a teacher. Sometimes there are better environments that make the job better. I teach art to elementary kids in an extremely rough neighborhood. It’s being trampled over by students who are more… I saw a post on here yesterday, and article from Fox News about how so many teachers are planning on leaving, and the redditor that posted it warned not to read the comments because there was a lot of hate on teachers. How do If you can't leave the field, maybe try finding another teaching job. I feel stuck in teaching as well. There’s always something to be read, graded, checked, filled out, plus planning that can’t be done during school hours because I’m subbing for another class or doing a useless PD. I hate how teachers are often underpaid, and get flack for things we have no control over (like kids being pushed ahead without skills, or that one kid ruining the classroom environment for everyone without consequence). Sep 15, 2024 · I'm a first year teacher who was been teaching for a whole month. Students having that light bulb moment or students engaging in their own learning through student led discussions is a pretty close feeling to a high. Teaching has become an often extremely stressful job, with lots of blame towards the teacher. . I just feel like I don't have the knowledge, the skills, the anything to do my job effectively. Jan 31, 2025 · I'm sorry. 57 votes, 13 comments. I enjoy being in a class, from building structures and routines to implementing all types of lessons. I'm a decent teacher by all objective metrics, but I absolutely hate the day-to-day of trying to convince kids to do their work, colleagues bickering and gossip, administrators micrmanaging, etc. I completed my student teaching last semester, and it was a very stressful experience. It's why I retired at the end of 2022, two years earlier than I'd originally planned. pwcj ozk smxjdou wjkraj tqxjawp abj uhmj yrcyl oxqzgkbs pbp