Wife was wondering about teaching profession in Wake or Surrounding areas? (Welcome: home, private schools)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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She had heard from a friend from South Carolina that teacher hours were normal school hours 8-3 or 3:30 but that they had involuntary but really voluntary after hours until 5pm or later. She wanted to know from the teachers in the wake county or surrounding areas what the job hours really were? Is overtime expected etc...?
Your wife heard correctly. My wife used to teach in Wake Co. She would spend all day in a trailer with a bunch of 7 and 8 year olds w/o a teacher assistant. I only mention that because the lack of a TA usually meant she had to hold her **** until lunch, which she got to do on her 10 minute lunch break. After she was done teaching in the afternoon, her principal would schedule numerous parent meetings for her, where the principal would sit and listen to the parents put my wife down. Oh and when she got home, she finally had time to lesson plan and grade papers. She was a great teacher.
Teachers at our school help their kindrgarten and first grade students get their lunch, eat in the cafeteria, clean up spills, watch the kids at recess, and run carpool.
Our school hours are 7:35-2:05 and I went back to the school the other day with my child as she forgot something. Her teacher was still there at 4 p.m. I heard from another mom that she's often there that late. At our school classrooms open 30 minutes before the opening bell. Our parking lot closes at 6:45 so they actually have to be there by then.
My sister's school gets out at 3:45 and she usually gets home around 5.
In short, teachers down here work a lot harder than their NY counterparts do (IMHO)...especially factoring in the money. No rubber room here either. If your wife goes nuts, she's done
It doesn't matter what the hours are. Expect many hours at night grading papers and preparing lesson plans. It does depend on the grade and subject, as well as the resources of the school (are there assistants? are the teachers given a decent amount of planning time during school hours?) but generally speaking the first few years it is not unusual to work the equivalent of two full-time jobs. Once you know what you're doing it gets easier.
In short, teachers down here work a lot harder than their NY counterparts do (IMHO)...especially factoring in the money. No rubber room here either. If your wife goes nuts, she's done
Yep! Pittance pay, long hours, and little worker protection is why I got out of teaching! I do miss teaching sometimes but I don't miss the other aspects of the job AT ALL!
Thank you for the insight. She has been a teacher in the NYC system for 12+ years. We were just wondering whether it was worth it or not to teach down here. Seems like less pay, less security and more hours. Maybe its a good time to try a new career. That's my thinking but i know how teachers are, they love the kids or some nonsense like that. I would never hack it as a teacher
Thank you for the insight. She has been a teacher in the NYC system for 12+ years. We were just wondering whether it was worth it or not to teach down here. Seems like less pay, less security and more hours. Maybe its a good time to try a new career. That's my thinking but i know how teachers are, they love the kids or some nonsense like that. I would never hack it as a teacher
Oh, I thought she was going into teaching as a new career. Disregard my comments, then. I don't know anything about the county public schools. There are always private schools, though. I know they attract many teachers because of the increased quality of life. :-)
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