This is no shock if you are friends with any teachers or have kids of school age. My wife and I have 5 close friends who are all public school teachers (2 of the 5 are a married couple). 4 of the 5 send their kids to private schools. I think that says a lot, given that they aren't paid well and choose to sacrifice and pay the tuition.
The harsh reality is that the pay sucks, you need a masters degree to even be a teacher, parents view public schools as glorified daycare system, and shitty bureaucrats run it all into the ground. Combined with the general lack of discipline and culture of disrespect among kids (I fault the parents), it's a completely miserable experience that was worsened by COVID and remote learning.
I've heard so many ridiculous stories from our friends that I'm shocked any of them remain doing it. In fact, 1 of the 5 I mentioned had enough and threw in the towel for the 21-22 school year. She's doing something else now, like running a study abroad program in association with the local honors university. She only gets the smart, disciplined kids who want to be there. The house of cards that is public education is coming down.
The harsh reality is that the pay sucks, you need a masters degree to even be a teacher, parents view public schools as glorified daycare system, and shitty bureaucrats run it all into the ground. Combined with the general lack of discipline and culture of disrespect among kids (I fault the parents), it's a completely miserable experience that was worsened by COVID and remote learning.
I've heard so many ridiculous stories from our friends that I'm shocked any of them remain doing it. In fact, 1 of the 5 I mentioned had enough and threw in the towel for the 21-22 school year. She's doing something else now, like running a study abroad program in association with the local honors university. She only gets the smart, disciplined kids who want to be there. The house of cards that is public education is coming down.