Utah educators share why they have — or haven't — considered leaving the profession.
Happy Friday, and welcome to Inside Voices, a weekly newsletter that features a collection of ideas, perspectives and solutions from across Utah — without any of the vitriol or yelling that’s become all too common on other platforms.I wanted to hear from other educators in the state who might feel similarly. Here’s what they said about whether they’ve thought about leaving their profession.
“I love teaching and plan on staying,” said Mark in West Jordan. “I teach at a different school from my daughter so that I can pay her tuition.” “Yes,” says Donald in Provo. “I can’t live in a state that prevents me from trying to discover who each individual student really is on the inside. If we don’t allow our students to be their true selves, we are complicit in the oppression of our state’s children. Our government officials are more concerned with bullying students for using the bathroom they identify with than educating them.”
“I left before this school year after 7 years,” Emily in West Jordan. “It’s not safe for queer teachers to exist without fear of discrimination. I could get written up or fired for even mentioning that my fiancé exists because we are both women. Parents have been given far too much power to accuse teachers of things, demand books and social emotional curriculum be banned, demand to interrupt lessons, etc.
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