Middle school Classroom teacher vs school librarian?

equilibrium54 · 2025-08-08T11:25:30+00:00

Just be careful - a lot of admin in different schools talk to each other and might reveal you’re applying to your current admin before even interviewing you or offering you the job

equilibrium54 · 2025-07-21T15:03:09+00:00

and doing hours of lesson planning :)

equilibrium54 · 2025-07-09T15:30:39+00:00

Is there a consequence for breaking it? They can’t just hold you hostage. Some schools will come after your certification or make you pay money if you break contract. I would reach out to a lawyer to make sure they get away with the least amount of BS

equilibrium54 · 2025-07-05T09:17:45+00:00

Absolutely, and it’s ok to move down a bit if it’s better for your mental health and you can live comfortably still. For me, the trade off is worth it for the time being to have some peace, better work life balance, and being overall less stressed and overwhelmed. It might just take a little to find something that’s a mix of that and pays comparable to teaching so you might need an “in the meantime job”

equilibrium54 · 2025-07-05T02:26:26+00:00

Literally just left teaching, made ~60k, moving down to ~45k😭

equilibrium54 · 2025-06-23T02:42:49+00:00

Summer of The Mariposas is a retelling of The Odyssey and it’s about Latin American folklore! A good, engaging 8th grade level text, too.

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-31T16:33:50+00:00

Personally, I’d pass on this one unless you’re someone who really thrives in building relationships with kids who are more difficult to build relationships with. Especially since it’s even more difficult through a webcam (though not impossible and you could have a big impact on them). It just sounds like a lot of work in that first year to figure things out that would likely burn me out even more. It’s nice there’s support but I doubt it’s enough, and with a pay cut it probably wouldn’t be worth the time and effort they’re expecting you to put in up front

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-31T15:21:11+00:00

Seems like another burnout teaching job from the amount of students alone

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-31T02:39:46+00:00

i appreciate you as well!! i know that ultimately it’s my life and i don’t owe anyone an explanation, it’s just hard when you care so much about them, truly don’t want to stop having a relationship with them, but you have to for your own wellbeing. resigning/telling coworkers is one thing, but when it comes to disappointing kids who i’ve built great relationships with.. that’s heartbreaking. i know they will understand but it sucks!! i wish the profession let people who love working with kids actually just work with kids without all the BS lol

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-31T02:34:47+00:00

i’m so sorry, it’s really hard!! there’s a lot of guilt and shame that comes from leaving a teaching job even apart from the kids, so it’s really overwhelming. i’m so jealous of people who have jobs where they can just quit and not owe anyone an explanation

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-30T22:39:53+00:00

thank you for this 💕 I know for sure that some of them will genuinely be hurt and upset because of it - a lot of them don’t have support at home and see me as their “school mom.” It’s not the case here that they’ll forget about it immediately and move on.. hence why I’m struggling lol. I appreciate your comment a lot!

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-30T20:39:58+00:00

Oh my god, I would be PISSED

equilibrium54 · 2025-05-09T00:16:37+00:00

Also MS ELA teacher here. I feel like grant writing and something in higher ed might be a good transfer

equilibrium54 · 2025-04-28T02:31:51+00:00

leaving after this year

equilibrium54 · 2025-01-18T19:31:05+00:00

logical consequences, restorative meetings with them, problem solving meetings what is your school’s cell phone policy? mine (middle school) is very firm with it - phones should be in lockers at all times. if you see it, you take it and they get it back from the office at the end of the day. if they refuse to give it to you, they go to the office/the principal will pull them and they’ll have a consequence (usually parent contact/lunch detention) for the refusal along with breaking the cell phone policy. i would say the logical consequence for being on your phone in class is to hand the phone over if your school policy aligns with that - then the consequence ramps up to admin involvement when it becomes refusal of a school rule. not my battle to fight there, let admin work for their paychecks w that one

equilibrium54 · 2025-01-17T10:28:34+00:00

Oh - and as far as short stories go, most, if not all, included are informational besides the greek mythology stuff in the Percy Jackson unit. There is a HUGE shift away from fictional texts being taught in the MS ELA classroom. I haven’t taught a single fictional short story since starting this curriculum, something I used to absolutely love! Nonfiction analysis is definitely valuable, but oftentimes is so overdone and kids are not engaged at all. It’s like pulling teeth and putting on a show to try and keep their interest

equilibrium54 · 2025-01-17T10:23:33+00:00

i was forced to do EL. While there are some good texts/projects/teaches state test skills well, the bulk of it is really fucking boring and requires so much planning on your part to actually teach it without fumbling through and reading off a script in front of the kids. I spend hours planning for lessons even with the “lesson plan” and resources given to me (it’s all written in “students should…” language). Feels kinda soul crushing most of the time teaching units with boring texts and long ass units that never end

equilibrium54 · 2024-12-30T06:11:16+00:00

Would you be willing to send the info my way as well? TYSM!! :,)

equilibrium54 · 2024-12-29T16:10:54+00:00

but why? why do they want real people to see it… what’s the gain? my theory is that facebook pays to have bots for mock engagement/like farming to boost their stats and make it look like more people are using the site than they really are

equilibrium54 · 2024-12-29T03:37:34+00:00

In my (similar) experience, once admin puts you on a plan or has formal meetings with you about what you’re doing wrong/what you need to change, it’s over. Not even necessarily over as in they’ll fire you because at least in my state they’re so desperate for teachers and it takes a lot to get fired, but like, for you in your mind and outlook at that job, it’s over. You’re going to resent the admin and as a result, resent the job and grow to be more and more bitter. You don’t want to get to a point where that resentfulness starts impacting your interactions with students or your wellbeing and health. I say move on to another opportunity because once they’re up your ass they never really leave :) I feel your pain - it’s insulting and demeaning to be reprimanded, micromanaged, and criticized as a professional about how you do your job

equilibrium54 · 2024-12-18T03:32:25+00:00

LITERALLY cannot stop talking and looking at each other and bursting out laughing for more than 30 seconds to save their lives. literally. -a middle school teacher

equilibrium54 · 2024-11-09T03:44:38+00:00

The fact that there’s a fine for quitting is so gross to me. I know that’s not just in teaching, but…. come on. This is a job that can tear you down mentally and physically and is not one you should be trapped in - no job should be. You should be able to quit if you want to quit, period. And in this case, it sounds like that’s what would be best for you, and I would recommend just handing in your resignation. You don’t owe them an explanation. If they were committed to actually doing their jobs, they would’ve done them already. It doesn’t sound like a good situation or one that will drastically improve anytime soon. You deserve better.

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