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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a former teacher. My perspective is 1) teachers underestimate how overworked everyone else is. They think they’re uniquely working unpaid overtime when just about anyone in a salaried role is feeling the same pressure, especially if they want to be regarded as good as their job. Same as teachers. 2) A ton of this, teachers bring on themselves. Take decorating rooms. No one is making them do that. You choose to go blow $200 at Michaels and then spend a weekend taping kitschy crap to the walls. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

“Weekend taping kitschy crap to the walls” [b]= weekend grading your child’s 7 page research paper[/b]
$200 at Michaels = $200 on student supplies, online resources my district won’t pay for, sanitizer, tissues, lunch for students without money… 
Decorating room = making sure I don’t get downgraded on an observation for failing to provide a good learning environment 
“Working unpaid overtime” = sure! But where are the teachers saying non-teachers don’t do this? Check this thread. Few voices have taken that argument, but plenty seem comfortable saying teachers whine and are lazy.

I suspect you don’t know much about teaching. I posted before saying that this thread is ridiculous. Tons of people posting about teaching, and it’s clear they understand very little about the job. Yes, teachers will get defensive. We often work long hours putting your children before our own, so perhaps you can at least refrain from typing the unkind thoughts in your head. [/quote]

The number of 7 page research papers being assigned in U.S. schools is pretty low, unfortunately.  But I take your point...[/quote]

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