Why do SC teachers quit? Low pay isn’t the only reason, they say
They are overworked and underpaid, sometimes physically threatened at work and increasingly disrespected. Five S.C. teachers shared those experiences Thursday, telling a panel of educators, legislators and state officials why they became teachers – making a difference in a child’s life, providing a safe space – and what is driving some of their colleagues out of the classroom. “There’s a lot of good in education. But I’m here to tell you, there’s a lot of bad,” Vanessa Torres, a Spanish teacher in the Lexington-Richland 5 school district, told the panel, tasked with figuring out how to keep talented teachers from leaving the classroom. That challenge comes as