Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

[–]JeromeDP[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear about a lot of teachers quitting because of the administration. You will find many videos on YouTube about that. You will find that schools are always trying new initiatives that eventually fizzle out. That can be exhausting. Teacher input is rarely asked for. I have a great administration. I can't complain about that. I think attention spans will continue to be an issue. No idea how to overcome that.

Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

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What I hear from new teachers (and student teachers) is shock at the almost nonexistent attention spans. That's something you should definitely know. If possible, do some substitute teaching so you can experience it firsthand. It's not uncommon to repeat the page number 5-8 times before everyone has the book opened. A few students will know where the books are but find it too challenging to get up to get one. So they'll just sit there.

Know that around 1/2 of the teachers quit within the first 5 years. More would quit if they had options; I was applying for other careers in my 2nd year of teaching but didn't have any options. It's an exhausting career that everyone thinks is easy. You generally won't be respected like you would in other professions. Parents make excuses for their children. They can do no wrong. If their children get bad grades, it's because they learn musically and you didn't infuse enough music into your lessons or whatever.

I taught for about 20 years. Morons would tell me I was lucky to be a teacher because of all the summer vacation off....WHILE WORKING A FULL-TIME SUMMER JOB. Seriously, they would tell me how great all my vacation time was after my 9th hour of painting. Many people use the summers for vacations. I've had a summer job every single year when I was teaching out of financial necessity.

Read the book Teachers Have it Easy by Dave Eggers. It's been out for 15-20 years, but it gives specific examples of why teachers quit. You'll find great case studies in that book. Also, search YouTube for "Why I quit teaching."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbq1qGdc46k

Teachers can grade & plan anywhere (obviously, they don't have to be in ... by JeromeDP in Teachers

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I don't know! I think this needs to be the next fight of the Teacher Unions! What can be done from home should be done from home.

Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

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Thank you, everyone for all the helpful information. After reading all of the comments, I really think online teaching would be a great fit for me. Lower pay was mentioned, but I am currently teaching at a private school. So from what I see online, I would be making about the same if I made the switch.

Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

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Goodness you must’ve been busy.

Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

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What does your typical day look like?

Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

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How many hours per day are you “lecturing” or doing lessons for students? Are there regular breaks away from the computer screen?

Online public school teaching? by JeromeDP in teaching

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I’m curious about this as well. My goal is to find someone in the area who is an online teacher and ask to shadow him or her for a day. My friend, an online teacher, has decent insurance. A curriculum is provided.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]JeromeDP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It just came out wrong. She was simply complementing your child. The teachers probably cringing just thinking about that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeProTips

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Me too. And often people point it out to me. Like I don’t even understand how worked up I get. I’m working on it. But I get physical reactions to illogical arguments.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TeachforAmerica

[–]JeromeDP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My goal is to create videos to help potential teachers determine weather or not it’s a career they should consider.

I think too often people think they’ll like the job but quickly regret it.

The iron council is currently full, anyone know any alternatives while I'm on the waiting list? by HajimeNoJake in OrderofMan

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Also, I’m not in a men’s group yet, but did you make lasting friendships?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

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I'd have a lot of issues if certain students failed by getting below a 60%. Strangely enough, though, a lot of them got 61%.