I don’t think I can do this anymore
Advice on whether to not give up on teaching completely?
I’m 26 years old and have only been teaching for 1.5 years.
Im teaching Grade 6 & 7. Im exhausted and burnt out. My body is fighting me and telling me not to do this anymore. My health is being negatively affected, I am only 26!!!
Would I find it less emotionally draining if I were to teach high school where learners are more independent of me as a teacher? Im not coping with teaching 5-6 hours straight everyday, in between counselling kids, then in the afternoons needing to escort them to games and matches, wait for them to be collected by parents and only leave for home at 6pm. Im working 11 hour days most days. Im not effectively teaching anymore because Im exhausted.
Those of you that do cope and do it, how?
I’ve been off sick for 10 days this school year, (it started in Jan) and I put in my notice of resignation. Contractually I still need to work for 3 months until my last day while they find a replacement.
I am hoping it might be better at another school, or am I just kidding myself and should find work somewhere else.