Anyone resign from Yonkers Public Schools. I used to teach in the NYCDOE and switched to Yonkers and hate it! I am thinking about resigning because it's rough. Anyone have similar experience?

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whodattguy t1_iubfzyr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:14 AM

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Why do you hate it and what are so you work at? My wife works for the doe and has been considering moving to yps for proximity.

Popular_Kangaroo5412 OP t1_iubqev4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:42 AM

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Replying to whodattguy (#329,962)

tell her to stay in NYCDOE!! Lack of resources, unsupportive admin, lack of curriculum, tough neighborhood, admin never sides with you, no teacher's choice, it's bad. If I knew, I wouldn't have switched. I also switched for shorter commute.

spyro86 t1_iuc5zlm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:18 AM

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Only work contract hours. Do the bare minimum. Let them fire her. Tell her to cover her ass and use her personal email or Google docs to write everything down. Do not use any school software or email that she does not have control of. They will delete anything and everything that she writes in a system that they have control over.

succubus-slayer t1_iudpc97 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:32 PM

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I always wondered how a teacher can do it in Yonkers. It’s rough city.

ianmd69 t1_iudsgwd wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:54 PM

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That sucks, I want to move to yps too since I live here and I’m tired of commuting to castle hill in the Bronx everyday. Isn’t the pay higher than the DOE? That would make up for the lack of teachers choice since you still end up with more money if you still spent the $250 on materials for the class

FranceBrun t1_iuekhf5 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:01 PM

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Attended YPS, my family worked for YPS, many friends did, and I did, briefly. Please do not get involved in this cabal in which the most powerful among the administration have not the slightest inclination to care for students and whether they learn. This ancient system of graft goes all the way to Albany and is locked down tight. Please do not join it. Anything is better. Go for Catholic or private schools in Westchester. But you will sorely regret entering YPS.

kaydeeeye08 t1_iues4st wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:51 PM

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So I think Yonkers is very much like the city, where experiences are dependent on the school itself. Maybe see what the process is for changing schools within the district? I have a couple of friends in Yonkers and they seem to enjoy it for the most part.

Popular_Kangaroo5412 OP t1_iuf583y wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:19 PM

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Replying to FranceBrun (#352,693)

it's very dark. I have taught for a couple of years, in the city but i'm genuinely like what did I get myself into.