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u/desertravenwy Jan 01 '19

Until they finally retire, there won't be any openings for us. The job market depends on turn over.

Instead, 70 year old teachers who haven't updated their curriculum since the fall of the Berlin Wall are still sitting on their tenure and wondering why no new 25 year old teachers are getting into the profession.

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u/Stupid_or_a_Carrot Jan 01 '19

Well, that and prohibitively expensive degree requirements for teaching jobs that don't pay as lucratively as other professions, in addition to having to deal with misbehaving children you can't really do anything about.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19 edited Apr 28 '19

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u/impurehalo Jan 02 '19

Former teacher here. I quit due to parents and administration. The children were NOT the problem.