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This is why teachers are quitting their jobs
Brut America
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4/14/2022
Teachers across the country are quitting ... And it's leading to a nationwide teacher shortage. Here's why.
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I resigned from my teaching position and today was my last day.
00:04
So here we are, my last day as a teacher.
00:07
My last day was on Friday. I have nothing lined up
00:11
and that's okay because I almost died over that job.
00:25
A teacher shortage in virtually every region of the country.
00:29
Education is about to topple in America.
00:32
I mean what are you gonna do next year without teachers y'all? What are you gonna do?
00:45
I decided pay was important and if I ever went to make more money,
00:48
I had to get into a different career.
00:50
I wasn't going to be able to afford to get an apartment on a teaching salary.
00:54
So some of it was just like my personal financial goals
00:57
did not line up with teaching even if I did become an administrator.
01:00
Even still that was not enough money.
01:10
We must really not respect teachers so much that we are,
01:15
we're not, we're not going to pay them more.
01:18
We're choosing to die on that hill.
01:19
I still don't have my school supplies for this school year and it is almost February.
01:26
I have been paying for things out of my own pocket.
01:30
Isn't it so exciting that all 30 of us have to share these 10 laptops to take that test?
01:34
I have the Amazon wishlist. I've added quite a few things.
01:37
I love how the classroom is 55 degrees.
01:40
It's amazing. My iced coffee is going to stay iced all day.
01:44
Doing the daily job and being around 20 to 25 kids drains you mentally and emotionally,
01:49
leaving very little leftover for yourself.
01:51
Many of us did not know the lack of financial growth, the lack of respect from admin, parents.
01:56
No job can make you compromise your mental health, your physical health,
01:59
your wellbeing, your personal relationships, your personal safety,
02:02
your personal wellbeing or your personal income.
02:04
If you're in a job where you have to pay your own school fees,
02:07
you're going to be in a lot of trouble.
02:09
You're going to be in a lot of trouble.
02:10
to compromise your mental health, your physical health,
02:12
your well-being, your personal relationships,
02:14
your personal life in general.
02:16
I got tired of being on a rigid kid's schedule
02:18
and not being able to go to the restroom
02:20
whenever I needed to.
02:21
The people that I worked for
02:23
did not treat me in a way that I am okay with.
02:26
Because of the daily stress, I developed anxiety
02:29
and I fell into a depression.
02:31
I have been screamed at,
02:33
I have been told horrifying things.
02:35
Teachers and educators are starting to figure out
02:38
what they're worth.
02:41
Where do these problems come from?
02:48
These issues have been here for decades.
02:51
This job was never easy, but it's never been this hard.
02:55
There's the expectations from parents and admin
02:58
to just pretend that everything is normal.
02:59
And I finally realized I can't keep trying to pour
03:02
from an empty vessel.
03:03
And then there's staff shortages
03:05
that are making everything that much harder
03:08
than it used to be, and it used to be really hard.
03:12
And when this pandemic hit, you know what they called us?
03:15
A hero.
03:15
We was heroes left and freaking right.
03:17
Oh my goodness, teacher, save the world.
03:20
And you have done nothing to show us that appreciation.
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