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[QUOTE="Steve4Physics, post: 6841863, member: 681522"] Hi [USER=20128]@haushofer[/USER]. I can empathise. If you’ll indulge me, here’s what I experienced. Starting quite late in life, I taught physics in a UK Comprehensive school in [U]inner London [/U]for several years. A huge amount of time was taken dealing with discipline/class-management, especially with large classes and a significant number of students having difficulties such as ADHD and Asperger’s syndrome. Mentoring/PSE/welfare for my tutor-group took a great deal of time and energy. Target-setting and maintaining detailed performance records for the (200+ different) students I taught during each year was a major task. The physics had to take 2nd (or lower) place. Being conscientious, evenings, weekends and holidays got eaten-up with marking, and preparation. I was going-under. But then I escaped! The wife and I moved out of London and I took as job as Head of Physics at a FE (Further Education) college. This meant teaching only smaller classes of post-16 students (mainly A-level and IB) – who were there out of choice! It meant a drop in salary and was still hard work. But it was enjoyable and manageable. I worked there till I retired. We don’t know what country you are in. But if your education system has the equivalent of ‘FE Colleges’ (see above) you might consider them. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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