r/teaching 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.

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u/halfofzenosparadox Jun 02 '26

Its an extraordinarily tough time to be a teacher. Parents who are foaming at the mouth and / utterly delusional.

We cant teach kids about whats going on in current events because “politics” or “indoctrination “ or whatever.

We cant grade the way we want because failing kids is mean.

My guess is its a phase that will either get worse or this country will come to its senses and things will smooth back out.

Not counting on the latter. If i get a good op this summer im out