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Former teacher here. Taught 8 years in public school at a HS and MS.

I knew teachers were undervalued the entire time, but the pandemic REALLY showed just how little society cares about or thinks of teachers in a good light. Theyre seen as babysitters at the end of the day, and basically nothing more.

I left teaching for tech about a year ago, and have already doubled my salary compared to what I was getting as a teacher.

public schools in the US suck. Teachers get bullied by admins, and the higher ups are typically incompetent. The only focus is on good standardized test scores, and not on actually creating an environment where students want to learn.

Education in the US is underfunded, teachers are underpaid significantly, and theres no path for teachers to get paid decently for busting their asses.

my big fear is no one semi competent will want to be teachers in the future. Already massive shortages and teachers leaving the profession in huge numbers.