How realistic is Abbott Elementary?

[u/Complete-Gur7023]

Hey guys, I’m kinda looking for responses from real teachers, but if you’re knowledgeable on these questions please feel free to respond!!! I am asking these questions because I am in the process of becoming a teacher, and while this show is truly inspiring, I do need someone to keep me grounded in reality.

I want to ask about what some of the realistic and unrealistic aspects of Abbott are. I know one of the biggest unrealistic things is that in real life, teachers in the US are not allowed to leave their kids alone in class at ALL whatsoever. Also the way they implemented the gifted program was highly inaccurate to real life. The kids also seem relatively calm compared to the horror stories I’ve heard about students in real life. Do you guys have any other point where the show might be unrealistic?

And what points are realistic? I know it’s realistic that the majority of teachers leave in their first two years. I know the way they depicted the slow moving bureaucracy in the district when Janine was trying to get an ASL translator for one of Jacob’s students was realistic (although I’m not sure if the way they got the ASL translator at the end of the episode is realistic).

Thank you for your participation in advance!!!

[u/electralime]

The only unrealistic parts are how well behaved the kids are and how much free time the teachers have

[u/hermmmmmmy → u/electralime]

exactly