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1monster

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9. Four hundred new teachers in my district and many of those job openings

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 12:18 PM

Nov 2014

Came from teachers who opted for retirement before actual retirement age. The new rules for education and teachers played no small part in their decisions to end their teaching careers.

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Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ [View all] kpete Nov 2014 OP

The recurring theme: No opposition. Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #1

+1 Enthusiast Nov 2014 #10

This is not just sad, it is catastrophic for the education of our citizens. northoftheborder Nov 2014 #2

Are teachers quitting in droves? No. frazzled Nov 2014 #3

I personally know 6 teachers who have quit in the last 10 years. hobbit709 Nov 2014 #5

I personally know more teachers who have not "quit" in the last 10 years. My sister in New York Cha Nov 2014 #33

That is the exact same argument used by people denying police brutality. F4lconF16 Nov 2014 #36

I'm stating a fact.. too bad you have to bring "police brutality" into my sister's tenure as Cha Nov 2014 #40

How denigrating this post is. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #6

How so? I am a huge supporter of teachers frazzled Nov 2014 #15

My skin is just fine but thanks for your concern. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #19

Perhaps look up "denigrating" TBF Nov 2014 #28

Pearson is a British corporation. How's that for the British revenge? Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #30

Four hundred new teachers in my district and many of those job openings 1monster Nov 2014 #9

did your district sabbat hunter Nov 2014 #42

No. 1monster Nov 2014 #46

Obviously, your are not a teacher. Thespian2 Nov 2014 #13

Obviously, "your" not either. frazzled Nov 2014 #16

Thank you Thespian2 Nov 2014 #23

I'm reminded of a scene from the Simpsons: Initech Nov 2014 #21

Droves? I can't speak to that. LWolf Nov 2014 #18

Apparently you think quantity has a quality all its own... KJG52 Nov 2014 #22

You are pointing out the number of teachers dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #24

^^THIS^^ freebrew Nov 2014 #55

It is the death of institutional memory which rarely is mentioned dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #56

It's been planned for a long time, IMHO... freebrew Nov 2014 #57

In this economy very few people quit any job no matter how frustrating. wcast Nov 2014 #31

Yes, actually. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #44

Yeah. Actually they are. Many are taking ERO (early retirement option). Tatiana Nov 2014 #58

Or because, like the teacher who wrote this letter, frazzled Nov 2014 #60

Part of the Bush-Page-Spellings-Obama-Duncan plan. earthside Nov 2014 #4

+ 1 Wella Nov 2014 #27

I retired from teaching just in time Teacheral Nov 2014 #7

This letter is 18 months old. Indydem Nov 2014 #8

"would have done something besides make it worse" < You mean like we have with the climate? n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #45

Corporatocracy at work. And there's more to come. Auggie Nov 2014 #11

Same reason I got out of the career Fearless Nov 2014 #12

Already done--they're called charter schools. Ka hrnt Nov 2014 #37

Fair enough. Fearless Nov 2014 #51

kick Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #14

United oligarchy, not gridlocked democracy. woo me with science Nov 2014 #17

40 years of failed policies under Reagan brought us here. Initech Nov 2014 #20

A Sad K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2014 #25

Bet a lot of journalists and reporters feel the same, too. Cleita Nov 2014 #26

+ Infinity Octafish Nov 2014 #38

Young people don't know the loss. I'm an ordinary person who grew Cleita Nov 2014 #52

"Rotten To The Core" = common core Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #29

.... 840high Nov 2014 #32

Got any more recent "I quit" letters? I thought I had seen this before.. it's from April 6, 2014 Cha Nov 2014 #34

Our education system is broken bigwillq Nov 2014 #35

Same reasons I left the profession. southerncrone Nov 2014 #39

I felt like this the day two imbeciles w. clipboards came into the classroom..... Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #41

"The coming crisis: Too few teachers for NC" WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #43

Oh, please. There is no crisis. These people will happily teach us into becoming like the poverty- jtuck004 Nov 2014 #47

This is why I retired earlier than planned. DamnYankeeInHouston Nov 2014 #48

As did... YvonneCa Nov 2014 #49

I could rec this a thousand times. defacto7 Nov 2014 #50

Agreed... elzenmahn Nov 2014 #54

"Process has become our most important product" Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2014 #53

Sounds like the sentiments of my veteran teacher friends..... Paladin Nov 2014 #59

kick woo me with science Nov 2014 #61