just as someone who has been working for longer than she cares to admit (!!! lol), do you have any other professional/work experience? I know...
I've been in the workforce for about 20 years and worked in several different industries, and I will say that teaching/education DOES seem to be...
I will also mention that in Texas, to teach, say, SpED English or Math or SS at the HS level, you have to be dual certified: meaning the teacher...
I think that honestly, at least where I am, the culture and "feel" of the schools have changed so much that the focus us shifting away from the...
What everyone else said...SPED is rough; other teachers sometimes think you can "only" teach at a lower level, many gen ed teachers are hostile...
Thanks so much...this is something I started about five years ago and got very off track due to teaching and stress. I am taking a leap of faith,...
Yep. That's Texas for you...I have lived here my entire life and it has always been like that for some reason or another. I also was really...
*raising hand!!* I felt horrible at the prospect of returning in the fall...so I quit. :) Really feels good; I am returning to grad school to...
That is amazing--I am in Texas and we don't have that; but it's a great idea since I know universities do that as well.
Caesar, I appreciate your thoughts, too--the plus side, IMO, is that I'm not laid off and would legitimately be leaving for grad school, although...
Thanks bandnerdtx--I tend to agree, but it's very scary...that said, I also feel trapped due to all the changes in my district and THAT isn't a...
I think a lot of school districts, mine included, are going the route of canned curriculum that everyone follows--or should follow. We don't have...
I am seriously considering resigning my teaching job to finish up graduate school. That's the official reason; I'm also very drained and just...
