So I need to post this on here. At the very least to get this off my chest and also as a warning to any male, especially HSP males. Who are thinking about going into teaching. My advice as someone who is a male HSP is DONT and here is my reasons why….
in 2020 I lost my Job of four years in logistics. At that point I didn't want to sit on my laurels I wanted to do something I always wanted to do (teach history) so I went through ATLP and got a job at a catholic middle school teaching social studies. It was mostly good however at the end of teaching they also wanted a tech teacher and so my contract wasn't renewed
I then was unemployed for the summer got another job in an impoverished area teaching immigrant children. That was a horror story. Kids were super disrespectful. Staff was racist and made excuses for kids and looked the other way when racism reared its ugly head. Also had a coworker who made unwanted sexual advances at me multiple times. I cried multiple times and had to yell to get kids to pay attention. then i left that Job.
Again i was unemployed for the summer and then again I got another teaching job teaching 8th grade SS at a charter school. I was told that the school was conservative but I didn't really know what exactly that meant. during my employment there nasty rumors were spread about me, (which the management did nothing about) I was yelled at by a coworker first thing in the morning and management did nothing about it, Then I was expected to get an English endorsement in 4 weeks. this meant spending time studying for the PRAXIS exam on top of grading and lesson planning. I was subjected to multiple “observations” during my employment was told i did a good job (they lied). Supervision also did not like that i taught that the north was also racist during the civil war and prevented me from teaching kids about the genesis of israel/gaza conflict. Then when kids were being disrespectful and slamming my door i muttered a curse word under my breath. I was fired on the spot for that.
Keep in mind i worked 60 hours a week and everything I did was not good enough AND co workers and students spread nasty rumors about me and lied to my face constantly.
I now have workplace PTSD and also high social anxiety. I gave my everything and it still wasn't good enough. So if your thinking of teaching. DONT DO IT take your talents somewhere else. Also if your in college get a science degree don't waste your time on liberal arts. I am in such a bad place now I often have suicidal ideation and feel like a loser.