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[quote=Anonymous]I am a former elementary teacher - retired now.

While I absolutely LOVED teaching, it is not an occupation for everyone....

Most good teachers spend at least 5-6 hours a day on their feet.  
They are lucky if they have a chance to use the bathroom - I suffered from numerous urinary tract infections when I first started teaching.  My doctor called it “teacher’s bladder.”
On the rare occasion that I was sick, I still had to prepare substitute plans if I expected the students to learn anything in my absence and not just be kept “busy."
Teachers have to be mentally alert all day.  No down time - even during recess. 
While they do have some breaks during the day (specials) - they spend this time in meetings or planning or prepping.  
There was work to do EVERY evening.  If I left school early (4:30), it was a given that I would be working at home that night. 
I spent at least 6 hours every Sunday prepping for the week.  Then, during the week, I would spend another 1-2 hours revising based on student learning. 
Most of the summer was not time off - there were workshops, planning meetings, and training - much of which was not compensated (monetarily).

I am not complaining - I did LOVE teaching.  I knew what I was getting into when I decided to become a teacher - it is simply not something that just anyone can do.  [/quote]

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