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When I got my job, I worked with a former teacher I had from the district I attended. It was weird at first, but I got used to it. While I’m retired now, before I left, many former students were subbing for me and one was the school nurse. My plan was to make it 30 years, but I only made it to 28. My retiring had nothing to do with the students. They were always the best part of the job. I was tired of ridiculous meetings, arbitrary rules, my principal was a total idiot, The amount of IEP’s, GIEP’s, and 504’s; also, The last five years I taught my team had no fewer than about 35 kids with specific plans, completing behavior forms, unreasonable parents, more work handed from the district, required programs I was to complete on my own time, health issues of a million kids, and grading, just to name a few. When I started my career, I always asked retiring teachers how they knew it was time. Their answer was always the same, “You’ll just know it’s time. You’ll feel it.” I thought that was a dumb answer, but they were right. I did know. I felt it. I probably could have made it to 30, but for the few percentages I lost, spread out over my remaining years to live, travel, and joining fun things I wanted to do, spread out over those years, it was Pennie’s to me. I hand a good reputation in my district. I didn’t want to tarnish it and become one of those teachers who hates being there. I don’t see not making it to 30 years as a failure. I see it as turning the page to a new chapter of life… and I LOVE it!!
I get it.
I haven't been working long enough to see any former pupils join our ranks as teachers. But for the first time in my career, I dreaded coming back from summer break, which is really disconcerting. I'm going to see if that feeling dissipates as I get back into the swing of the school year. If it doesn't, it may be time for me to seriously consider a career change.
Former students working as your peers are sure to make you feel old. The one that made me feel like a dinosaur was a former student whose daughter was in my class.
That is so cute, though. I’m on the fence about whether I’ve been here too long or not. Trying to find solutions to a lot of issues in my district, and not getting a lot of support. Not sure if it is time to try somewhere else or leave entirely.
Good for you for your tenacity in the profession! I have also had former students teach with me! Loved seeing how they emulate what was positive when they were students.
When one of my daughter's grade school classmates showed up at Back to School night: that was an odd feeling!
When I start seeing former students in the "bookings" section of the newspaper.