#teaching irl

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Working in education is just paying a ton of money to get your degrees and then continuing to pay to be a part of professional organizations forever and ever until you die because you can't afford to retire because you chose to work in education

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Year 9 of teaching. Year 2 of being a full time CALT. Year 30 of learning how to be a person and just trying to do my best. This school year is sponsored by Jesus and coffee aka nothing has changed in 9 years.

[moonchildmisadventures]

When your coworkers expect you to pick up their slack

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When it’s cold and flu season and you’re constantly having to wipe children’s noses

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When I tell myself mistakes are a normal part of learning but continually agonize over the slightest critiques

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Teachers to Betsy DeVos on her way out of office

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My thoughts all day at work: Shit, I can’t focus on anything. Why is my head so fucking loud? Damn, I sure am cussing a lot today.

My thoughts when I get home: Did I... yep, forgot my meds.

[moonchildmisadventures]

When someone tells me they don’t use the Oxford comma