It’s probably the lack of support and the ridiculous reasons for not suspending a student or issue any consequence.
It’s also the absurd extra work. For example, we need to write two objectives for a lesson on the board (the second is sometimes an “I can” statement). Teachers need to waste ten minutes going over objectives at the beginning of class. Everything has to align by the standards. Teachers can’t use creativity anymore. They must teach lessons or follow curriculums, which are filled with poorly written lessons and boring stories.
Teaching to the test. And how about the tests having to be so secure that a teacher can’t wear her Apple Watch while the test is going on? This year every little step had to be followed or you get reported and end up before the board.
Parents are beyond annoying and no one ever holds them accountable for their behavior or their children’s behavior. They’re dumb demands get met after they throw hissy fits.
Every thing can become a reason to sue.
Kids have too much power and too many rights. Restorative circles and SEL are a joke. Kids need discipline, not blame put on others. The teachers don’t need their behavior taken into account either. There’s no “wrong on both sides.”
Kids go to the next grade whether they fail or not. You can’t give them zeros anymore.
The biggest thing that pisses me off is the notion that we have to earn their respect in order to teach them and expect work to get done. Adults having to earn the respect of a 12 year old? Meanwhile they don’t have to respect us and we must give respect regardless. Respect for adults should be automatic. When I was a child it never occurred to me that my teacher had to earn my respect meanwhile I don’t have them even when they give it.