I want to quit tomorrow. Is this weak?

[Jalexdra]

Hi, I am in the middle of a teaching placement and I am seriouly considering dropping out. I am quite enjoying the teaching (some of the time), but am finding it very difficult. I grossly underestimated the amount of work involved ( at the moment I spend about 4 hours planning a one hour lesson)and how stressful the job is. That said I would enjoy the challenge. The problem is I cannot stand the amount of time I am spending away from my dc's. They are 3yrs and 19 months. I wish I had not applied to do the course until they are older. I don't know what I was thinking. It seemed like a distant date in the future at the time.
Anyway now I hate leaving them and being so preoccupied. I want to quit but I don't know if this is the right thing to do. I feel like if I leave the placement I am being a quiter and not seeing things through.
What would you do?

I was thinking about how you got on today - I also felt a huge relief when I quit my course.

Without wanting to sound biased, I think you've made the right decision. Well done. And enjoy the park

I quit my job last week - same reasons really , job i love but the admin stuff/meetings etc took too much time, i was fed up of my partners trying to make me feel guilty by saying how they worked all weekend when i had spent the time messing about with the kids .

really mummydoc - you're a doctor? A big decision for a doctor to quit.
How do you feel now?

Its definately the right decision as I feel so happy. I am glad you did the same mummydoc. It horrible feeling you are missing out on your children. It's not worth it IMO, especially as I couldn't give my best to the teaching because of how I was feeling.

yes I am a docotr , and i love the clinical work but not all the other stuff, have 5 partners whom i don't really get on with and whom all put the practice first and their children second , i want a better work/life balance - luckily i can work as a locum and pretty much decide myself how much or how little to work, so no more pretending to be doing home visits just so i can go to school play !! i will just not take on any work on days when i want to do somethig wiht hte kids, and so what if it is less money - somethings are worth more....playing in the park with dd2 or driving dd1 to school myself everyday

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cod - is that remark because you remember me once posting about no longer being able to offer jelly beans to kids for being good at the doctors ?? if so well remebered and at the moment it is 1/2 full as i sneak one every now and again for managing to be nice to my other partners !!!

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what didn't ring true ? the fact the sweeties never got eaten or the fact that b@#~dy health and safety wont allow the poor little kiddies have one for fear they might have a sugar high and rampage through the waiting room ?

dont give up!!!!!!! think of the future and how you will be able to traet your kiddies, think of the hols, think of doing something for YOU, it is so hard for you at the min, and everyone on your course will feel the same, take one day at a time
good luck

oops sorry should have read previous posts...
as others also said, life is too short if you re unhappy

Don't worry robbosmum. I had thought about all those points, but I still think I have made the right decision. I can always do it later when the kids are older.

can you use the time from this year as credits towards another year? if not, save all those lesson plans and hopefully you can use them when you go back

Amazinwoman, I am pretty sure the time I have spent in school will still count if I complete the course within 5 years.I am going to see my tutor to confrim this. I am definately going to save all the lesson plans.