Isn't marking the teacher's job? Was he/she in the staff lounge having a smoke while the child labour did their job under the guise of "education"?
Jkg....lol.
That's when I was in the dunce set for maths, before the teacher decided I should go straight to the top set, which wasn't as easy going, and you got more homework.
I have to say, even when I was there, I got the feeling that the teachers genuinely cared about us kids, teaching was much more than just a job to them.
I have to say, even when I was there, I got the feeling that the teachers genuinely cared about us kids, teaching was much more than just a job to them.
That's good for you, then. When I was 15 the teachers union here won the right to strike....by going on strike. It lasted 4 months, and unlike the recent pandemic, there were no contingencies for continuing education during the stoppage. I feel I was robbed of my 10th year of education, and at a young age learned that teaching is just another job, one with a very powerful bargaining chip....the students' education.
Yes, there are some good teachers, even great ones, but when it comes to remuneration, they can be union louts like anyone else.
I spent eight years at the chalk face. I learned that you could only take holidays at the most expensive times of the year and that Sunday was not a day off, but a long day entirely spent marking assignments. I frequently worked late on weekdays developing course material. Eight years of that eventually took its toll and doctor told me that I needed to get out of education or I would be back in six months' time with the same problem. I took his advice.
Teaching can be very dangerous to your health.
Teaching can be very dangerous to your health.
Obviously you were teaching in the wrong country! Some of that is true across the pond.
One point should be made. Only good teachers suffer.
One point should be made. Only good teachers suffer.
The only way for any job not to take its toll on your health is to go through life with a broken (or at least deactivated) givashitter. Unfortunately makes you expendable, but drops the stress level by three orders of magnitude.
Went to church on Mother's Day. The priest told the youngsters to put their hand on mom for a blessing. The 10 year old in front of us patted his mom on the derriere!
I am reminded of the line in "A Christmas Story": "He learned it from his father."
I am reminded of the line in "A Christmas Story": "He learned it from his father."
I can empathize with that. My nephew's wife is retiring after 35+ years of teaching...she survived because she would only teach kindergarten or first grade.
I think you rise to the level of anxiety you can handle, then overshoot, and then dial back.