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It's not just the stress
By Jan
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I agree with Wise Old Owl to some extent, and that's what I'd tell myself when I thought again and again about quitting. I knew that every job could potentially be stressful. For me, though, it went beyond the kids who didn't behave or want to learn, the parents who were unreasonable, the long hours, the accountability. The aforementioned things were big considerations. But so too was something I'm not sure how to label. I hated and resisted the pressure to teach to a test. I hated the things teachers are made to do, mostly in the form of addtional paperwork, to prove we're doing our job. Things that take time away from teaching - assessments that take up class time, when you know someone who isn't in a classroom dreamt it up and you resent taking precious teaching time to complete them. It saddened me to see what's happened to education. It's when I have to do things that go against what I believe and know is right as a professional. It's that feeling of powerlessness and having no control. I've read where those feelings lead directly to depression. To me, it has something to do with integrity - when what you have to do goes against what you believe in - THAT was what killed it inside for me. I just know others can relate, if I've explained it correctly.....
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