Month: April 2022

For context, I'm a middle school English teacher in the US. I teach in a very strong union state. I'm in my third year as a teacher and I'm looking to quit. Compared to many of the stories I read on r/teachers, I feel EXTREMELY lucky to teach in my district. That being said, I'm having some problems. Most of it is due to lack of substitutes and lack of teacher candidates applying for jobs. I teach one class in an inclusion setting (regular-track English with a handful of special education students and a special education teacher to co-teach with me). My co-teacher is on medical leave for the rest of the year. I was given no replacement for her, leaving me alone in a room to do the job of 2 people. I also am not qualified to teach special ed, so I don't really know what I'm supposed…