Fed up with teaching already

[crispsmonster]

It's only been one week in to the new year/ term and I am now seriously considering quitting Teaching altogether.
For background, I am a good teacher with consistently good (sometimes outstanding) performance management reviews. I care about my students and I used to be passionate about my job.
Last year was a tough year, returning from maternity leave and having difficult classes. I have very young children so I am tired. It has changed me as a teacher and perhaps that has affected how I work. Over the summer, I thought a lot about my approach and decided to change it. I've developed lots of new ideas and was excited to implement them.
I thought if I find my enthusiasm again, the students will be the same.
After one week of trialling the new ideas and resource (where I spent my own money making), the students were just the same.
I generally have good rapport with the kids, and my behaviour management is ok (it's hard work to maintain, which is why I thought I needed to change).

They expect spoon feeding, finds learning boring and are rude enough to make it known. On top of that, one member of SLT has been scrutinising my every move because of a grudge she had from last year (she was wrong about something and I stood up for myself instead of taking the blame). One my year 7 classes over ran but instead of being supportive and finding out the reason why (a good one), came in and really undermined me.
After that I feel a bit defeated. Money isn't great after paying for child care. Just going in everyday to work and just dealing with people being rude in general doesn't appeal to me for the next 40 years.
Can anyone tell me if this is just the way it is or are there schools out there where the kids are like those ones in the adverts?

You could try a new school before quitting teaching already.

But, have you fallen for the myth that only if your lessons were exciting enough, the kids would behave without you having to do anything except teach? It doesn’t work like that, unfortunately.

Sorry about your lessons, it’s really soul-destroying when you spend ages working on something only for it to not go as well as you had hoped. It could be that you need to train them into a new way of working, or it could be that they actually work better when it’s not so exciting. I’ve certainly had classes where I’ve planned ‘fun’ activities and they just have not engaged, but they’ve been much better simply working though a shedload of questions.

I could have written this. The only way I can make it bearable is to give up any idea of promotion or leadership, and to just think about teaching as something I do to pay my bills. I'm organised and still hardworking; I've just stopped caring. It's very, very sad but I now really hate the job that I used to love.

You should consider changing schools or trying supply teaching before leaving teaching altogether, I was in exactly the same position as you, but have now found my school 'fit' and am happier than I've been in years! Good luck, I know what it's like to wake up with that sinking feeling, knowing you've got 'that class' today 😪

Another one saying try a different school first. I was ready to quit but moved to a different school, and have stuck it out. I'm not saying I love my job, but it's much more bearable.

Another vote for trying a different school. I worked somewhere where I wasn't appreciated and after I had my son I resented it even more.

I changed schools 2.5 years ago and now I am really happy! There are still tough days/weeks but overall I really like my school.

It could just be that you need a change.

I'm the same @surlycurly and @crispsmonster
I was full of enthusiasm a week ago. Not any more. I feel like I've shouted and moaned my way through today.

Hi everyone. Yes there is just no job satisfaction. I used to love my subject. Now, nothing impressed these young people. I don't expect to make my lesson all singing and all dancing and then think that would sort out the behaviour. But I would like them to be proud of learning and show a hunger for it. Unfortunately, the more effort I make, the less I get. Now it's performance management week and SLT will want to see all these techniques being used. More pressure again. I'm at breaking point.

Have you looked at alternatives like Red Balloon, inter-high.

www.redballoonlearner.org/

I’m very fortunate to work in a school like you see on the adverts but even then kids like to be spoon fed. I’ve noticed a real lack of passion for anything in the last few years from them.