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Teacher secret that reads - I neglect my own children for the betterment of other people's children. I take Xanax daily to deal with this.
Teacher secret that reads, "I had the star football player in my class. He didn't help his group (that he chose) with a project, and I gave him a D. When he saw his grade he said, "I'm going to beat the s*** out of her" loudly to his neighbor. I wrote a referral to our AP who sent the kid to my room alone during my prep to apologize. No further repercussions. When I went to talk to the AP about it, he said the kid was already on such thin ice that he was running the risk of not being able to play college ball. He said, "You don't want to the be the reason for that do you?"
Teacher secret that reads, "SPED kids rarely receive the supports they are required to get because of lack of funding and staff!"
Teacher secret that reads, "During my 9th year of teaching in inner city schools I developed some serious mental health issues. After taking a leave and requesting support and accommodations numerous times, I had a massive panic attack during an off campus professional development. My admin decided it was a good idea to leave me immobile on a staircase. I was stuck crying for about 25 minutes as the staff from my school and the school we were visiting walked past me casually saying hello. When I finally could move I left and was addressed by admin later for not having permission to do so."
Teacher secret that reads, "I used to love my very specialized job. Admin has systematically and purposefully sucked every ounce of joy out of it. Suck it, bitches, I ain't going anywhere. I almost wish I never chose to teach in this area, but I'm not letting them take all the awesome students and families I have worked with. They have taken enough." "
Image of a small storage closet with teacher secret that reads, "Accidentally locked myself in one of these my first year of teaching after crawling inside to cry."
Teacher secret that reads, "A young student told me daily he was going to kill me. His plan was specific and realistic right down to the location of the gun and bullets in grandpa's closet. He said he wanted my assistant to see me die so she would die on the inside. Admin did nothing though I reported it daily. Finally we refused to come to work until they removed him because we were genuinely afraid. Finally he was evaluated and put in a specialized psych center."

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