Never be a teacher!

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 12:51 am

Right, I agree with Riss entirely!
Its not easy being a teacher and a mother to 30 kids all day - cos really thats what you are. No-one will ever understand unless they do they job. This holiday I have taken to mainly chill out and get my head sorted, probably spent about 2 weeks worth of it doing work though.

As for CB's comment about not going on strike and us loving children well I would go on strike but only for some reasons, not over pay.

My two main gripes are:
1) People do not realise when you work with difficult kids that you sometimes get hit, kicked punched and have chairs thrown at you, yes even by 7 and 8 year olds and it still hurts when theyre mad. And you are expected to put up with it, many times the parents will not believe what their child can be capable of.

2) Abusive parents, again my first parents evening was the most petrifying thing I've probably ever done. I have been threatened 3 times in the last 3 years.

I wouldn't say I love kids. I have a respect for them and sometimes I'll even let one of them get to me, I like it when they want to learn. No matter what ability if they try that's all I can hope for. I dont like kids outside of school, or rather I dont like to see what some kids get away with in front of thier parents. I'm not saying they should be 'seen and not heard' but if my class leaves having learnt nothing else but their manners and how to be nice to each other I'm happy even if Estelle bloody Morris isn't.

Rant over, not gonna get into arguements but it's not an easy job. Just like it's not fair on me to judge what other people do. I'd love a 9 to 5 where you didn't even have to think about work when you left, let alone carry on with it until you go to bed, but then the money isn't as good. There are pros and cons to it all. If it were not for the holidays I'd have quit by now as you spend most of the holiday catching up on stuff you've not managed to do during term time.
A teacher is never up to date eh Riss?

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:19 am

Dunno about primary vanda, but certainly secondary it is POSIIBLE once you've been doing it a few years, and have stacks of lesson plans etc to put few hours in, take over 30 K a year and have 3 times as much holiday as everyone else. Lots of teachers in my family, and although they dont seem like that, they have lots of tales about people who are!

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:43 am

Easier with secondary, you're teaching maybe 6 classes the same bloody thing so you have fewer lessons to prepare!

CB · Post by CB » Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:12 am

I agree entirely with Riss and Vanda - for the next stage in my career I am gearing towards instructor duties for my trade in the military. The Movements School is based here at Brize Norton and a lot of my friends are instructors. I have witnessed first hand how many extra hours they have to put in just to stay "one step ahead" and it eats into their boozing time certainly. My personal feeling is that you have to have a certain love for this kind of work (to be any good at it) and if you haven't, leave and get a job in Woolworths.
So, in summary, more power to Miss Riss and Vanda!

(can i still have a spanking though ladies??

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Riss · Post by **Riss** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:00 am

:blush-thx: Yeah it's not the easiest job in the world, and if they'd shown us the real thing when at Uni I think I would prob be working in a bank right now, but I'd be bored STUPID!!!!

There are ups and downs (last year was full of downs with the class from hell - along with the kicking, punching and chair throwing mentioned above), but agreeing with Vanda, if kids leave me knowing how to speak to adults and each other with some respect, I'm happy!!

And yeah, we are NEVER ahead of ourselves, no matter how hard we try!!! Am off in to school again today to try and get sorted :rolleyes:

Plus I could never be a secondary teacher, would be bored silly teaching the same thing over and over again to kids that don't have any respect and are too old to learn any different! (Plus I wouldn't be able to play with glitter, paint and clay every now and then

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Julia · Post by **Julia** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 10:31 am

Teachers are as bad as Firemen - another public sector (servant) bunch of people who throw their toys out the cot and go on strike at the first opportunity.

Umm - you forget my Mums a teacher!?

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:22 pm

Well said Riss......they hide stuff from you at uni!!

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:54 pm

Also going by my school days I was no angel......
I would have hated to have been the science teacher who walked out of every lesson with crocodile clips on the back of their jacket, or the maths teacher who had flicked ink on their blouse or the geography teacher we locked out the classroom, oh and not forgetting the PE teacher who had a nervous breakdown!

I am on your side Girlies!

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:07 pm

ha J thats nthing .... our CDT teacher walkerd out of our lesson across the field into the path of an oncoming high speed train

.... not funny i know. His wife had left him and the stress of teaching tipped him over the edge ...

Greenday · Post by **Greenday** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:20 pm

I would list what happened at school with all my teachers but it would take up so much space it would probably kill the forum

tonymag · Post by **tonymag** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:45 pm

Couple of qus about the kid and the incedent, what was you smoking and did the child neck more booze than you ?

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 11:29 pm

Question one: No Comment
Question two: She was too busy staring at me to be drinking!!!!

tonymag · Post by **tonymag** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 10:33 am

Ah it will be good for the kid to see some teachers are human and not the normal wimps we let teach our decent childfolk

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:57 pm

Wimps? Hope I'm not included in that category

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 6:48 pm

Im sure you're human just like me Riss!!