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I'm not a teacher, but a lot of my friends are. My mom is also a retired teacher. The feedback I am getting for my area of the country is to not go into teaching because jobs are virtually non-existent. A couple of my friends who recently got their degrees in teaching, took well over 2 years to find something. (And they have their degree in specialized areas such as math and science). My one friend was a waiter during the time it took him...

It certainly doesn't sound healthy. I think whenever a job is detrimental to your mental health, you should go. But do you have another job? Will you be ok unemployed? Remember that this is your life and you have to worry about yourself. If you've only been doing this for a brief period and it's already making you ill and depressed, it's probably not the best situation. But please don't put yourself in a worse...

I work for a special school that's geared specifically for students with severe developmental disabilities. Our student body represents a wide range of developmental levels, syndromes and diagnoses, but we absolutely have a great many students who are likely similar to the student to whom you have been assigned, from a developmental and behavioral standpoint. My mom has also worked with this population for about twenty years. All our...

Thanks so much guys for the replies, you've been very helpful and supportive. And wordsmith, it really is hard not to take things personally when a child hits you for no apparent reason and to carry on doing your job even though you're not getting results as quickly. I spent all of Friday evening and all of Saturday (yesterday) feeling shocked, depressed and tired as hell and I'm probably being totally perverse and masochistic...

I don't really have any suggestions for you but I feel your pain. It can really seem like everyone you know found a job so easily and has a great job/great pay and wtf is wrong with me? Then I read your story and realize there are other people out there in similar situations. I have been out of school for about 5.5 years, been laid off twice, have had to work retail and full-time jobs that didn't pay too much more than minimum. So...

Quote: Originally Posted by Empressallie I think San Diego has a nice downtown area, at least around the Gas Lamp quarter. It def feels like a real city. Great restaurants and bars, and of course you are always close to the beach. The downtown is nice but not really a bustling metropolis like NYC or Chicago. For that matter, neither is LA, most Angelenos don't spend much time in downtown LA. The gaslamp is great for a saturday night but...

I'm a Financial Analyst; preparing high-level P&L reports and budget forecast for middle and upper management at a bank. I've recently took responsibility to maintain collection of said reports plus others on the company network. The pay is ok, and nothing more. Some might consider it good, but cost of living here is among the highest in the country (top 10%ile, I'd wager), and it's still below the median income for...

Thanks everyone, these replies are very helpful. Keep them coming!!

Thanks so much for all the links to past talk about teaching. Didn't know I could do a search on that. I have other passions besides teaching so I am not sure if I should look towards other career choices too. All theses forums definitely help to see the reality of teaching.

Well the moving thing...I would LOVE to move. But I don't drive (long story) and my parents have always been adamant that I don't have a car until I can pay for it and right now, my paycheck ISN'T enough to cover a car considering it barely covers everything else I am juggling paying for. So I can only move to cities where it is easy to survive without a car. This would be fine, but I also believe in having a job lined up before...