Ruth, a public school teacher
Appearances
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Hi, I'm a public school teacher who I'm 16 years in. I still need 14 more years till I get full retirement and it's gone really hard. And I've, um, sorry, I've applied to a Christian school.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
It's 80% of the day, none of the retirement, but almost, I mean, currently I have 29 students of all different ranges of ability of ability to speak English, um, You know, one is on the autism spectrum, a couple major behavior problems, including parents that are combative.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
And, like, the Christian school is a cap at 18, and, you know, even if the parents write a mean email, the kid gets sent on their way, you know?
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Totally different. Yeah. I am far enough along that I'm kind of invested, you know, maybe it's a couple of bad years, you know, but it's, it's one of those things where I commute three and a half miles in a 17 and a half year old car that can only go so far. Like I don't trust it very far. Um, But it is my debt-free car, so it is my transportation.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
The other school would be a two-and-a-half-hour commute every day because of traffic.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Yeah, it would be an hour there and an hour-and-a-half home. Okay. Yeah, outside of D.C., the traffic is a little scary.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Yeah. It would be a longer day, but it might be an enjoyable day. No.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Well, I think it's 82. I'm projected to be about 88 next year.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Yeah, I mean, I spent most of my teaching in kindergarten, second grade, so I feel like teaching adults, I would, you know, want them to sing a song or, you know, do a dance while they learn it. No, you wouldn't.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
Well, so I'm not quite in D.C. I'm a little bit out. How far out?
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
I've looked at some of them, probably Fauquier County, so a little bit the other direction, so I'd be going against traffic, but the pay is much less than 80% of my current.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
The ones that I, I mean, it's been a couple years since I looked at a particular one, but yeah, and they are high-end.
The Ramsey Show
You Can Make Progress Even When It Feels Impossible
I, so when you work for the government, you have like the state retirement, which is a good retirement, but it like, obviously you can't take it with you. I mean, not that it disappears, but it wouldn't be something that I should be concerned about changing out of.