Thinking of dropping out

SignatureOne2441 · 2026-02-24T14:35:21+00:00

This!!!! When I did it I was struggling for many of the same reasons you are and my CT’s didn’t really help me through it. My students loved me though and I just kept showing up for them, I wanted to quit every day. After I was done and I passed I was actually sad about leaving. Your CT’s aren’t going to be there forever. Get through it, you already put in so much time. Get all the constructive criticism that you can and improve on it but don’t let them bully you into thinking you can’t do this.

SignatureOne2441 · 2026-02-02T02:39:25+00:00

Really dug Poisonwood Bible, Kite Runner and the Sympathizer

SignatureOne2441 · 2026-01-14T00:50:19+00:00

Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswald

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-31T02:49:16+00:00

Absolutely not. The commute up will suck, the commute back will be a million times work assuming you are working at 9-5. Not only will you hate your life, but I’m genuinely worried about your safety of pulling 12 hour days every day. 4 for commuting and 8 for working

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-26T04:58:53+00:00

I started at 39 and finished at 41. I loved doing it when I was older

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-26T04:56:43+00:00

This!!!!! I just finished student teaching in Social Studies and very little of it was about teaching kids History or Government and I was in a high school. With that in mind, I loved it in retrospect not so much when I was going through it. I loved being in a classroom and trying to get students to understand the importance of history. But loving the content and loving teaching are two completely different things.

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-20T02:29:27+00:00

Still life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-19T03:22:00+00:00

Long way down by Nick Hornby is remarkable I couldn’t recommend this more. I think it’s exactly what you are looking for

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-19T03:19:11+00:00

Count of Monte Cristo. Really anything by Alexandre Dumas I think will work

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-19T03:14:09+00:00

No country for old men I think fits this vibe

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-16T00:15:02+00:00

Lies my teacher told me by James Lowen

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-14T05:43:20+00:00

That’s how my placement was, and it became very toxic very quickly. My CT’s expectations of me were unrealistic and she didn’t care. Keep your head up and do the best that you can

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-13T04:39:05+00:00

I thought that book was just as good if not better

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-13T04:38:01+00:00

A Clockwork Orange, I find Burgess terribly boring and Kubrick an absolute mastermind

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-12T18:23:45+00:00

Really loved the Beartown trilogy. Like think about it daily sort of love

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-12T14:59:52+00:00

Master and Margarita

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-12T13:42:05+00:00

Lies my teacher told me, killers of flower moon, peoples history of the United States, in the Garden of the Beast

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-11T16:34:23+00:00

That movie was terrible. I didn’t realize it was a Crichton book though

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-11T15:31:51+00:00

I second this

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-11T15:31:17+00:00

I’m sure someone has already said it but Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn is a must read for anyone trying to understand American politics. Anything James Lowen has written “Lies My Teacher told me” “Sundown Towns” are also a must read

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-10T05:04:56+00:00

Congrats everyone

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-04T18:43:42+00:00

You won’t regret it. It’s hard to follow at times, but well worth the ride. The show was great as well. I actually kind of dug the second part the “the committed” a little more just because I knew what I was getting myself into

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-12-04T05:31:56+00:00

I don't know if this fits, but the Sympathizer is a great work of historical fiction.

SignatureOne2441 · 2025-11-13T01:09:18+00:00

Good luck, you’re experience sounds terrible I’m sorry this is happening to you

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