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Originally Posted by Sainters7
There seems to be a misunderstanding regarding PD days. Students get the day off, teachers don't. They have to go to conferences, or sometimes meet with other teachers who teach the same subject at a designated school and look at previous year's final exams to see how they can be improved, etc.. From the teachers I've talked to, they'd rather just be teaching that day, instead of PD stuff.
Definitely a solid career with great benefits, and a lot more security in lean times than the private sector. There's just way more extracurricular/prep stuff you gotta do than most realize it seems, especially your first few years in the profession. Teacher burnout is a real thing, the amount of people who leave the field within the first 3-5 years is high.
Very rewarding career, but it's definitely not for everybody.
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How does teacher burnout compare relative to other professions? Is there anywhere that measures graduates working in their field after 10 years?