Teachers get too many holidays…
they get too much pay…
they finish work
at three…
Teachers drink coffee
and chat in the staffroom…
all day!
whinge, whine,
whinge
I don’t know how long it’s been
since teacher-critics
have been in a
school, but…
teachers work much harder
than they ever get recognised for.
Much
harder.
(Recent data suggests that
an average teacher works
10
hours and 40 minutes a day
– that’s a 53 hour week!)
Then, there’s this:
During an average school day,
teachers are spending:
an
average of almost 5 hours on instruction
- approximately
36 minutes on student supervision and discipline
- 45
minutes planning, preparing, or collaborating with colleagues
- 36
minutes on grading and analyzing student work
- almost
15 minutes communicating with parents
That leaves teachers with
a whopping 23 minutes for
lunch!
No wonder I often go home
with lunch uneaten
and busting for the toilet!
Teaching is not easy…
it’s hard work…
rewarding,
but hard work…
What I do in a day
can make a huge difference.
That looks that
crosses a student’s
face when they finally grasp
a concept they have
been struggling
with…
that’s amazing!
The moments you
feel the class
hanging off your ever word…
total engagement and enthusiasm…
that’s amazing!
When you see them
reach their goals and watch
their confidence
grow…
amazing!
That’s why we do it.
That’s why we teach.
Unfortunately, we have
to
deal with so much
inappropriate behaviour…
We get judged and gossiped about…
We get yelled at
and we crumble under
the never-ending work load…
And then, we put on a brave face,
walk into our
classroom
and create the magic of learning…
all over again.
Teachers are incredible.
They take baby people
and
teach them to read…
to write…
to speak and to really listen.
They teach little people to count
and to
think,
to believe and to imagine.
Life
lessons are taught…
Frog lifecycles are explored
and investigations on why
volcanoes erupt take place…
Teachers
mend fights
between life-long friends
and act as nurses
for a myriad of
illnesses.
Teachers do so, so much more
than just teach
and absolutely deserve
a day.
Happy Teacher’s Day!
When I read this
I had to grin.
I am a real teacher.
Picture from here.
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