Good evening, everyone! I've had a strong desire to work in a school for a while now, teaching Russi…

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Good evening, everyone! I've had a strong desire to work in a school for a while now, teaching Russian and literature. I don't have any prior school experience, but I scored 93 on the MCO (Moscow Center for Quality Education) assessment, so theoretically, they should hire me. I'm wondering if it's really worth it, though. What's the day-to-day like? How difficult is teaching these days? Is the schedule really until 2 PM, or is that just talk? I'm currently working as an administrator from 9 AM to 6 PM. Of course, 2 PM sounds appealing, but is it really like that? Or does grading papers and everything else take up much more time? And will I have enough energy left for my own kids?
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Lyali
Yes, verbally it's up to 2 PM.
Hourly rate is 6 PM, 10,500₽, I think. At least that's how it is in our region. The rest of the salary is made up by hours. My sister in Omsk had a salary of 25,000 without class leadership, with 30 lessons a week.
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Yana
Lyali Our salaries are from 90 and up. A math teacher I know makes 150.
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Lyali
Lyali So he must have a lot of hours, or maybe two jobs, tutoring, or being a head teacher? I don't know how it is in Moscow. Teachers don't make that kind of money in our region.
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Gaynullina Liliya
Well, until 2 PM, then there are handouts, lesson prep, plans, reports, homework checks, filling out planners, and yes, until 2 PM, the rest is in my free time.
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sadykova nastya
I've been working in an elementary school for 25 years. Grading papers definitely takes up a lot of time, and all sorts of meetings, seminars, and teacher meetings add to that. I think the salary is pretty good, around 100,000 rubles on average, living in the Moscow region. You encounter some difficult kids with difficult parents. Sometimes management comes up with something "interesting." But other than that, it's just a job. Young teachers leave because they can't handle it.
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Yana
Lyali I Googled it, a teacher's workload is 18 hours for 65k. Is it possible to work just one job? Or does management just love to overload us?
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Yana
sadykova nastya Thanks! And can you tell me how management feels about a teacher wanting to work only one full-time position? Do they add extra hours? Or do they not care?
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Lyali
Lyali Usually, people work for the base salary and make up the rest with hourly pay.
Management would definitely load you up more, but you can always refuse.
Other than that, I don't know the specifics.
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sadykova nastya
sadykova nastya We don't exactly have extra hours to spare. There are enough teachers. But almost everyone gets 'gifted' with homeroom duties.
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Irina
Where are you guys looking for jobs?
Everywhere I look, they require experience.
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Yana
Irina They say experience is needed, but with an expert level MCKO certification, they're willing to hire without it.
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Yana
Irina There are tons of job openings for private schools on Avito and HH. But it's unclear where public schools post their vacancies. You have to email them your resume, then call and ask if they've reviewed it.
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Gaynullina Liliya
Gaynullina Liliya No, I don't work at a school, but a relative of mine did. She was a math and algebra teacher with classes of 45-50 students. I described her work schedule above; the key thing is that she worked
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Suhareva Olga
It's a myth how many teachers I know don't leave before 8 AM at their schools.
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lanochka
The system was rotten... I ran away from there
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