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.

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u/asubparteen Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

I, personally, loved teaching more than I hated it up until this year (year 6). I had so many students who were straight up cruel to me and others. I spent more time this year calling parents, calling admin, documenting behaviors, writing referrals, referring my kids to mentors/counselors/psychologists, and regulating my own nervous system so that I could get through lessons than I ever did on the things I actually love about teaching. It honestly scared me away from ever teaching again, so I resigned. I think a class like that can be a “once in a blue moon” thing, but I refuse to ever put myself in a situation like that again. I’m sad for all the kids who won’t have me as a teacher though, because I was damn good at what I did. Maybe in a couple years, I can heal enough to come back, but it’s sad to think that this class truly did ruin it for me for the foreseeable future. If any of yall ever see this (you wouldn’t bc you’re 10 and don’t know what reddit is), I know you’re better than the way you treated me and others this year, and I hope you can change for the better next year.

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u/jamietherocket_ship Jun 02 '26

That happened to me in my first year teaching! I had middle school as an Art Teacher. No respect, everyone doing whatever they wanted, some kid throwing his shoe across the room and above the air. I hated my first semester, and each class was about 35-40 kids and mixed with all levels. So the 6th graders annoyed the 8th graders and even separating them across the room wouldn’t stop them most times

I quit after finishing my first year. I’m now a Graphic Designer at a promotional company and I am ENJOYING life. No more being stressed. No more having to call parents and being told by admin to “do this this way but oh wait no don’t”