This is why teachers are quitting their jobs

Brut America

Teachers across the country are quitting ... And it's leading to a nationwide teacher shortage. Here's why.

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00:00I resigned from my teaching position and today was my last day.

00:04So here we are, my last day as a teacher.

00:07My last day was on Friday. I have nothing lined up

00:11and that's okay because I almost died over that job.

00:25A teacher shortage in virtually every region of the country.

00:29Education is about to topple in America.

00:32I mean what are you gonna do next year without teachers y'all? What are you gonna do?

00:45I decided pay was important and if I ever went to make more money,

00:48I had to get into a different career.

00:50I wasn't going to be able to afford to get an apartment on a teaching salary.

00:54So some of it was just like my personal financial goals

00:57did not line up with teaching even if I did become an administrator.

01:00Even still that was not enough money.

01:10We must really not respect teachers so much that we are,

01:15we're not, we're not going to pay them more.

01:18We're choosing to die on that hill.

01:19I still don't have my school supplies for this school year and it is almost February.

01:26I have been paying for things out of my own pocket.

01:30Isn't it so exciting that all 30 of us have to share these 10 laptops to take that test?

01:34I have the Amazon wishlist. I've added quite a few things.

01:37I love how the classroom is 55 degrees.

01:40It's amazing. My iced coffee is going to stay iced all day.

01:44Doing the daily job and being around 20 to 25 kids drains you mentally and emotionally,

01:49leaving very little leftover for yourself.

01:51Many of us did not know the lack of financial growth, the lack of respect from admin, parents.

01:56No job can make you compromise your mental health, your physical health,

01:59your wellbeing, your personal relationships, your personal safety,

02:02your personal wellbeing or your personal income.

02:04If you're in a job where you have to pay your own school fees,

02:07you're going to be in a lot of trouble.

02:09You're going to be in a lot of trouble.

02:10to compromise your mental health, your physical health,

02:12your well-being, your personal relationships,

02:14your personal life in general.

02:16I got tired of being on a rigid kid's schedule

02:18and not being able to go to the restroom

02:20whenever I needed to.

02:21The people that I worked for

02:23did not treat me in a way that I am okay with.

02:26Because of the daily stress, I developed anxiety

02:29and I fell into a depression.

02:31I have been screamed at,

02:33I have been told horrifying things.

02:35Teachers and educators are starting to figure out

02:38what they're worth.

02:41Where do these problems come from?

02:48These issues have been here for decades.

02:51This job was never easy, but it's never been this hard.

02:55There's the expectations from parents and admin

02:58to just pretend that everything is normal.

02:59And I finally realized I can't keep trying to pour

03:02from an empty vessel.

03:03And then there's staff shortages

03:05that are making everything that much harder

03:08than it used to be, and it used to be really hard.

03:12And when this pandemic hit, you know what they called us?

03:15A hero.

03:15We was heroes left and freaking right.

03:17Oh my goodness, teacher, save the world.

03:20And you have done nothing to show us that appreciation.

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