It's a very challenging job..according to research, if you can get beyond your 7th year, generally you stay a teacher throughout your career. Those first 5 years are especially challenging because frequently, newer teachers aren't given the support they need. They also are often put into the most challenging teaching positions that no one else wants to do because they lack seniority...which is completely backwards, but a fact of life. The stats are real and viable...and unfortunate...we lose a lot of people that would have been potentially good teachers!

teacher, 12 years