Fired today as a substitute teacher -- for doing my job correctly

[Ka hrnt]

12. Teaching: Great Job, Terrible Career

Sorry to hear what happened. As others mentioned, if there was one word to describe the atmosphere in education these days I'd say it is "fear." Fear of losing your job, fear of being sued, fear of administration throwing you under the bus, fear of benefits getting cut, fear of going years without a raise, fear of one perfectly human mistake costing your career (and rendering your college degree to little more than a symbol of debt).

I'm from outside the field of education and teach chemistry and math (high school). That gives me a great deal more confidence with putting up with the BS. And I tell my kids that, and encourage them to NOT major in education if they want to become a teacher. Get a degree in the subject they want to teach, so their degree is more valuable if, like ~50% of all new teachers, they quit within 5 years.