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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Normal for teachers.

I absolutely support paying teachers more. But teaching has been a low-paid profession for generations so I get frustrated when my teacher friends act surprised.  Especially the ones who are children of teachers.   You can complain all you want, and I'll agree that it stinks, but don't act like it's a shock!  [/quote]

I think what’s actually a shock is not the salary itself, but the sheer amount of work that needs to be done to earn that salary, and how physically, emotionally and mentally draining it is.  Not to mention you spend some of that salary just to be able to do your job.  I truly think that people don’t realize what they’re in for when they start a teaching career. I know I didn’t. When I first started in my 20s I thought it was fun and put my all in it. I couldn’t keep up with that pace and it’s very easy to burn out quickly.

I came from an office job where if I wasn’t feeling great I could lay low that day, or I could call out and not have to do much prep for that and could catch up the next day. It was kind of a surprise to realize I’d need to be on ALL THE TIME. You think, oh there are specials and lunch so you get a chance to catch your breath. Then you realize you have meetings during specials that you have to fill out all kinds of paperwork for, and you have kids in for lunch bunch and need to return parent phone calls during recess. So, no, the salary itself isn’t a surprise, but the sheer amount of work and energy needed to do that work is a surprise. Everyone considers themselves an expert on teaching because they’ve been to school, but they really have no idea what teaching entails until they actually do it. [/quote]

Just wanted to say I could have written this word-for-word, PP. Except I went from teaching TO an office job and just marveled at all the downtime. (THere is SO. Much. of the typical workday that is just not actual working! It's blissful!)[/quote]

Teaching is a PART TIME JOB. you just stupidly chose to front load all the hours. It’s like eating two days with of meals for breakfast. You are going to be both stuffed and hungry.  And yes, it’s unpleasant and you feel like crap, but you did it to yourself.   So. Stop. Complaining. And make better choices. [/quote]
Im not a teacher who complains (usually) but I’m baffled at this statement. I’m at my school from 8am-5pm. I teach from 8:45-12:15 and 12:45-4. I have 1/2 hour for lunch, and an hour for prep on either end. I also teach an after school class on Thursdays.

That’s a full-time job. [/quote]

And late June through August?  [/quote]

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