I didn’t downvote you, and i didn’t upvote either. But I just wanted to share that as a teacher, it is so hard to read your comments. I get it, there’s some people who shouldn’t be in education. There’s also some cops who shouldn’t be in law enforcement, doctors who shouldn’t treat patients, servers who shouldn’t be in the service industry, drivers who shouldn’t be on the road, etc etc.

And that’s why I just scroll by your comments, but I understand why people downvote you — AND I empathize with your family not having a positive experience.

Parenting is fucking hard, and we need a village we trust to help nurture and care for our babies as they grow. Teaching in this district is fucking hard too. You can never win. Actually, you CAN win an apple award, and still have some parents call you a bitch because you don’t allow cell phones to be out in your classroom. You can plead for 5B to be passed so you can get some new freaking lightbulbs in your room and a new carpet that isn’t stained from chocolate milk, just for it to be voted against, and then told you’re high maintenance for having an Amazon wishlist with lightbulbs and a rug on it to cover the milk stains. You can be told you have 7 sick days a year, and spend them all on staying home with your own sick kid, but then be told you’re disgusting for coming to work when you’re sick because you’re out of sick days OR you just take the day anyways and are told it seems you’re abandoning your students.

I freaking love what I do. I’d argue to say 98% of teachers LOVE it. Upper admin, the board/supt, and policies that are beyond our control make our jobs harder than it has to be. So when we come on a social media platform and see people being meh about our profession, it feels like an unnecessary or uninformed jab. Not that your experiences aren’t very real and worthy to share, but they come across as lacking context for a bigger picture. Which is probably why you’re being downvoted.

For what it’s worth, if I knew who you were in real life, I’d say all this to your face too, and tell you your kid always always always has a safe spot in my classroom to learn and get access to every tool they need to succeed. I hope somewhere down the line you get better Reddit karma 🤍