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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t mean to be snarky, but a lot of jobs have to work over the 40 hours contracted per week, many at home after work hours. It’s part of the job for many jobs, but why is it most complained about by teachers. That’s what I don’t understand. Can someone please educate me?[/quote]

These aren’t complaints. They are explanations.

And while it is true that many jobs require extra hours, I’m comfortable arguing that teaching is a unique blend of challenges. (And no, I’m not saying it’s harder than all other jobs. Just unique.)

It’s a combination of a sensory-overloaded day on your feet, presenting to an often disengaged and/or disruptive audience (and sometimes hostile). This drains your energy and patience. It’s dealing with tragedies and trauma that students bring to school with them, which drains your emotions. It’s being directly held responsible for the outcomes in your classroom, even though you can’t control most of the variables. This drains your optimism and will to remain in the job.

And then it’s the end of the day and you had no time to plan lessons, answer emails, grade papers, etc. So it all goes in a bag and you spend 3 hours that night getting ready for tomorrow, even though you’re exhausted from the pressure of that day.

And again: this is not a complaint. But I will say that the many people have no idea what a teacher faces. You see what we show you, but you don’t see the teachers crying in cars. There are many reasons we have such turnover, and I see it getting worse. We’ve lost multiple teachers mid-year this year, which didn’t used to happen often.

And again: not a complaint.[/quote]

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