Using an anon account for obvious reasons. Some context: I'm currently an untrained teacher in
MOE, and I'm already thinking about leaving the fraternity as I was told that I would not be going to
NIE in December and I would have to serve as a contract teacher for another year.
This was on top of a lack of notifications from
MOE in 2020 regarding my application. I had he interview in 2019, waited an entire year for a confirmation, and started in mid year. Stalled my own life plans for that, and now I'm told that I'd have to wait another year to get into
NIE.
Three main push factors for me now:
1. The further wait of 1 year. This means that I will only go into
NIE at the end of next year, serve a year of studies, and THEN become a basic teacher 2 years later. The environment I'm in is good, but I just can't stomach another year of forestalled progress when I have so many ideas of my own for my own business after doing a mid career switch.
2. The rigours. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching and it is my calling. If not for the students, I think I would have already killed myself. What they say about teacher stress is true. I'm already mentally weaker due to abuse when I was young, and the stress is something that I (admittedly) cannot handle.
3. Social anxiety is causing me to really struggle with interacting with my office colleagues, although that is somewhat mitigated due to my previous work experience.
So I was wondering, any fellow UTs resigned from their contracts before going to
NIE? I would love to hear from you.