u/rockpunkzel

I began tutoring a few months back to help a boy's English speaking skills. It went from twice a week, to once a week, and then exchanging one of the original two slots to help their 4-year old and then adding an additional slot for their older brother. The mom is always busy and too exhausted to talk, and I haven't been able to track any progress. I usually help out with whatever the teachers says since I email them directly.

The last-minute changes and late time slots are killing my patience and motivation for tutoring. Their home is chaotic and the 4-year runs into the study area laughing and hiding, and when I give him classes he'll laugh and say "no" to everything and try to smash my materials. I've grown very impatient with him.

Any tips on how to quickly and cleanly tell them I won't tutor any more? They came from a referral from another family, and both families are friends. But I can't take it anymore and conditions will not improve! Even their nanny seems like she is about to break any second.

Hey everyone! So I work at a religious school that had a previous principal that ran it like customer service and cared about moms saying their child was so happy with all the parties, celebrations, and Instagram-worthy posts. This lady constantly made me go to one-hour meeting to talk about what I was doing wrong to not make moms happy, such as wearing a high ponytail or telling a mom that their son ate beans except his son hates beans!

Academically, because class time was lost for all the parties, we graduated a class without being about to do additions or subtractions or learning the entire alphabet. This was beyond embarrassing for me...Thankfully, the principal was fired once the head principal noticed the inconsistencies and the new principal values my academic input and even gave me a raise.

Sometimes I lead my grade level to see how we are in our class timeline, assessments, and strategies. It is by my own initiative...

I am also running a tutoring business after hours and it is growing to the point that it almost matches my teacher job's salary. I really care about it and want to expand to online interventions once I finish my certification.

So, along with studying for said certification, I am doing 12 - 13 hours of work daily, driving, and use weekends to plan. I take 1 class on Saturday to escape it all - it feels good not having to make decisions for anyone and the professor puts on the calmest music.

I also handle a class that too many teacher keep calling terrible, misbehaved...with structure, they do just fine! But I have to plan and document and contact parents, keep file on assessments and growth. I had various assisstants quit or rotate in my classroom. My religious teacher raises her voice a lot to manage the classroom. I don't know if that's another reason I feel on edge... I have a student that has seizures and we always needs an extra adult in the classroom in case something happens...we talked about a 1:1 for her but nothing has happened.

I'm sick today and fucking thankful that I don't have to go to work. Lately, my chest feels tight and I feel irritable, and find myself snapping a few times. It's depressing to me. I need the extra money, but I am beginning to feel the pressure...help

So I work at a school that requires a religious studies teacher. These types of teachers are on par of authority as a homeroom teacher and tend to have a closer connection with families as they have grown up with them. This particular teacher has been complaining about how the class has no structure, are rude, behind, and she complains about not wanting to give class, that she doesn't want to go, and she keeps yelling at kids or writing their names on naughty lists as classroom management.

Yes, I have a tough classroom. I have a special needs child and a child with anger management issues. The latter is actually improving and most days are fine. But the whiny, complaining attitude of the teacher is draining. The school also wants to implement differentiation in classes and she doesn't want to!

I guess I am not asking for advice, just wondering if anyone has felt the same or had similar experiences?