Teaching in 2012 - Teachers...Is It Worth It?

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8. The answer is "no" to both

The kids are not the problem and the parents for the most part are not the problem. The biggest problem is with administrators who are not held accountable for their actions.

The longer you are in the field, the harder it is to avoid the sociopaths in charge. Age discrimination is rampant in the field.

You are treated better in private school, but the pay stinks. Teachers work in these schools because they can't get jobs in public schools. The same is true with charters, which are nothing more than private schools ripping off taxpayer money. Don't be fooled by the rhetoric charters are public schools. They are not.

BTW, there are NO shortages in any field in education; there is still a massive glut of applicants per job nationally. If somehow a school district is hiring, that is a school district to avoid.

Save your money and go into a field that has a future.