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AllThoseSadSongs t1_iu583xo wrote

Reply to comment by Kabloomers1 in Sub shortage adds to teacher stress: Many report depression, burnout and more after COVID-19 burdens by rollotomasi07071

Teachers in NJ absolutely get paid well, but not well enough for what we are expected to do. I do almost the work of two teachers, but I'm not being paid as such. How many teachers are taking on extra responsibilities without a resulting increase in pay? How many younger teachers are propping up older teachers in technology without even an acknowledgment? Things aren't the same as they even were five years ago with the amount of extra, unseen work heaping on us.

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cassinonorth t1_iu5d0t8 wrote

I want to punch anyone who says teachers only work 180 days or just 8-3 daily. My wife works basically 7 days a week between grading papers, prepping lessons and going to grad school because that's the only way to make decent money in the profession.

They routinely take away her prep periods to cover other classes too. It's a mess. I try to make her life super easy on weekdays, cooking most nights but it's tough. There's only so much I can do.

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idiosyncrisia t1_iu62du3 wrote

Are you me? My wife is also going through grad school and dropping underpaying extracurriculars like yearbook to stay sane. Teaching sucks, and we’re not sure if she’s going to continue past paying off the degree.

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AllThoseSadSongs t1_iu5lo9a wrote

Same with my husband. I work in daycare so it's less at home, but it's a forty-five hour week with screaming kids. So it's a trade off from hell.

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Satanic_Doge t1_iu5j0hx wrote

The fact that NJ teachers get paid better than anywhere else in the US just makes us the thinnest kids at fat camp.

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