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Idea_On_Fire t1_iyy8jly wrote

Reply to comment by Live-Breath9799 in Massachusetts teachers, what should I know before becoming a high school teacher in this state? by MojitoSipper

Reading is actually not a great district, some of the worst special education outcomes in the state and they had to beg the local parents to come in and be bodies in rooms last winter during covid.

I am a teacher and wouldn't choose to work at a place like Reading.

Lexington is great but comes with its own set of problems--high stress kids, high expectation parents.

Honestly, a place like Chelmsford or Westford would be the happy medium in my eyes.

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lotusblossom60 t1_iz039cv wrote

Lexington admin were assholes in my experience. I ended up in a tech school and loved it.

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Idea_On_Fire t1_iz0430h wrote

I applied to Minuteman and Shawsheen...wish I had gotten a job at either. Tech schools pay great and you don't get the insane people at a Lexington.

Maybe someday!

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Live-Breath9799 t1_iyypm2g wrote

When I was teaching, Reading was seen as good. I went to a teaching job fair at Northeastern and the line for Reading was significant. OP sounds like someone not from this state and Reading with the tax income has the ability to be better.

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MojitoSipper OP t1_iyzg3su wrote

I am actually from this state, haha. I guess I worded my title a little funny, so that's my fault. Just looking for advice from other teachers in this state about being a teacher, especially advice for my first year teaching.

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