What is your opinion of the teaching profession (in regard to public secondary education)? (careers, faculty)
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Teachers work 3 out of 4 seasons unless you want to make extra cash, they have a bunch of union-driven perks, if they suck at their job, they get to keep their job, they work from 7 AM to 3 PM, they teach kids elementary to high school subjects and usually the same subject for the rest of their careers, their lesson plans can be downloaded for a cheap price... the teaching market is over flooded with people and will be hard to find a job because it is an easy career and the requirements are low but keep in mind they are hundreds of people looking for the same job.. if your kid fails, it probably isn't the teacher its probably you as the parent...
7-3 is eight hours, a typical working day. But wait, then they get to grade exams & papers too. Fun! Not. And why would you blame the teacher if your kid fails? It's the fault of the kid for not studying & probably the parents too if they're not making sure the kid is doing their homework & studying. I don't see how you could fault the teacher for that.
7-3 is eight hours, a typical working day. But wait, then they get to grade exams & papers too. Fun! Not. And why would you blame the teacher if your kid fails? It's the fault of the kid for not studying & probably the parents too if they're not making sure the kid is doing their homework & studying. I don't see how you could fault the teacher for that.
Yeah, teachers are the only ones that ever take work home with them. And not every task at non-teaching jobs is "fun".
It's the teachers job to teach the kids. Teachers is the only profession that gets away with blaming their customers (parents) when they fail to do their own job. (Except for politicians )
The martydom of the teaching profession has reached epic proportions.
Don't blame me for not doing my job, it's the customers fault.
I never said other jobs don't have work that is taken home. And I never said other non-teaching jobs tasks were fun. The discussion at hand is specifically about teaching.
So you're saying that every kid that fails, it's the teacher's fault? Riiiight. Hey, I failed chemistry, I guess I should've blamed my professor instead of blaming myself for not studying.
Teachers work 3 out of 4 seasons unless you want to make extra cash, they have a bunch of union-driven perks, if they suck at their job, they get to keep their job, they work from 7 AM to 3 PM, they teach kids elementary to high school subjects and usually the same subject for the rest of their careers, their lesson plans can be downloaded for a cheap price... the teaching market is over flooded with people and will be hard to find a job because it is an easy career and the requirements are low but keep in mind they are hundreds of people looking for the same job.. if your kid fails, it probably isn't the teacher its probably you as the parent...
Just to be fair, I'm only referring to high school. And most teachers I know work a 10 to 12 hour day at least. Others work more depending on whether they are single, married, or have kids, etc. Think about after-school tutorials, sponsoring clubs and organizations, coaching, school events, parent/teacher conferences, faculty meetings, subject area meetings, etc. Do you think most teachers download their lesson plans? What about grading papers on the weekends? And if you teach at a bad school, what about calling parents, issuing deficiency plans, and creating differentiated assignments and activities, etc.
Not trying to belittle your response because that is what I asked for, and I'm sure a few teachers are real slackers, but I'm not sure if you know what all goes on behind the scenes... Do you think you could effectively engage, manage, and teach 90 to 175 teenagers (5 classes at 35 students per class) that all don't necessarily want to be there? Just food for thought...
Last edited by equinox63; 03-03-2013 at 03:01 PM..
Just to be fair, I'm only referring to high school. And most teachers I know work a 10 to 12 hour day at least. Others work more depending on whether they are single, married, or have kids, etc. Think about after-school tutorials, sponsoring clubs and organizations, coaching, school events, parent/teacher conferences, faculty meetings, etc. Do you think most teachers download their lesson plans? What about grading papers on the weekends? And if you teach at a bad school, what about calling parents, issuing deficiency plans, and creating differentiated assignments and activities, etc.
Not trying to belittle your response because that is what I asked for, and I'm sure a few teachers are real slackers, but I'm not sure if you know what all goes on behind the scenes... Do you think you could effectively manage and teach 90 to 175 teenagers (5 classes at 35 students per class) that all don't necessarily want to be there? Just food for thought...
And every teacher knows what they are getting into. And if they don't like it they can find employment elsewhere. Aint no one forcing them to teach.
Every job has it's difficulties. Most people don't run around telling everyone how difficult their profession is while blaming their customers for their failures.
But teachers think they are special. lols.
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