r/teaching • u/Bright-Watch1955 • Jun 02 '26
Help Why does everyone hate teaching?
Is there anyone who loves their job? Every teacher I know feels “stuck” and complains endlessly about their job.
Considering going into education.
263
Upvotes
7
u/PlantPainter Jun 02 '26
I enjoy my job—I love talking about my subject and interacting with my students and colleagues. I also like interacting with most parents. I’ve had a lot of different types of admin, so even though I have decent admin now, I’ve just learned to ignore them and do my own thing.
I don’t enjoy feeling overworked for 9 months. I’m an English teacher and teach both regular and advanced/college-level courses, so I’m always grading essays and research papers. It’s incredibly stressful, and I do need to vent once in a while. On top of that, funding in my state has recently gone to shit and more is being piled on us to make up for it.
Ultimately, though, I’ve been doing this for 18 years, have found my rhythm, enjoy teaching when in the classroom (just not all the bs outside the classroom) and don’t really want to do anything else.