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I’ve been a teacher for 11 years, 10 of which were spent teaching overseas. Only having taught one year in the US I had a rude awakening! I teach elementary school and most days we had a single 40-minute break. Assuming we don’t have meetings or conferences during that break, it is our only chance to prep for lessons or use the bathroom. I was a ‘lucky’ one who had one day each week without a single break. Imagine not even being able to use the bathroom once in eight hours!
“I was also shocked to see we have to provide ALL supplies ourselves except student textbooks. Not only do I have to buy my own classroom supplies (decorations, books, manipulatives, stationary, etc…) many students are too poor to buy their own supplies so I was left to buy some for them. All of this for a salary under $40,000. Oh and the state of NC doesn’t accept Master’s degrees if they were earned after the year 2013. Needless to say I am moving states to try and find higher pay this summer!
Even though there is supposedly a teacher shortage it is extremely difficult for us to find decent schools. I’ve been job hunting for 6 months and have yet to have a school offer me a position! As an 11-year teacher with great references that is incredibly frustrating and the reason why so many people are leaving teaching!” —Anonymous
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessg/teachers-share-what-people-should-know-about-job-flipped