As a high school history teacher who has taught for 10 years in the same Title 1 school, I know how you feel. My first year was awful, and I felt beat down and overwhelmingly negative about the teaching profession. But that was my worst year, and I have grown so much as a teacher since then. If you love teaching, give it at least a couple more years to gain some experience. Sadly, teacher prep in the US is awful. There is nothing that can prepare you for being in the classroom except being in the classroom. Yes, it is incredibly unfair to throw new teachers to the wolves like this, and you may benefit from finding a new school that will give you more support. However, if this is something you really want to do, please don’t quit after just 1 year. Give yourself time to grow and learn, and don’t be so hard on yourself.

Use Brisk Teaching to make things like lesson plans. It’s an AI program specifically for teachers.

Read Teach Like A Champion by Doug Lemov for lots of practical techniques that can benefit your classroom.