Lazy, overpaid teachers....

I believe the drop-out rate from the teaching profession is fairly high. Maybe they'd believed the notion of teachers enjoying an easy life, with long holidays and short working weeks. Perhaps they found the reality very different.

It never occurred to me that anybody would not realise it was ironic. Perhaps people read only the opening paragraphs.
Yes, if teaching is so easy, well paid and with short hours, you would think people would be falling over themselves to get into the profession.
It is not easy to relate individually to every child in a class, write a report on them and keep tabs on their progress.

As a retired teacher(38 years) , I always say- if it is such a good job, short hours, long holidays etc. why are those who complain not teachers? I suspect they really know how difficult the job is.

I remember one or two teachers who wouldn't get irony if it jumped up and bit them. Always a bit of a pain during role play training which tended to spoil those leisurely INSET days.

I was certain that it was ironic. Mind you, Michael Gove would probably have taken it seriously.

Teachers are very important people, they play a vital role in the development of children and they can make a big difference to the life a child.

i am not a Teacher but know that as in every profession they come in all different shapes and sizes, some are committed and some are not so to brans ALL Teachers the same is ridiculous.

I think we should take care of our Teachers and treat them well, they have a tough demanding role.

Some people are under the impression that Teachers go home at 3,30pm, they don't, my closest friend is a Teacher and she never leaves school before gone 5 most days{she is very dedicated and abs loves her job}

Perhaps it was just the title of the thread they were reacting to, jane...

It seemed as though some posters interpreted it literally, as an attack on teachers Ana, but perhaps I misinterpreted those posts

Yes, I did too, jane. Bloody obvious, I'd say.

Yes - isn't that the point, Jane?

I saw this on FB and thought it was being ironic.... didn't anyone else?

Brave post, goldengirl!

Having been a teacher in my 'yoof' with a class of up to 40 children I'm afraid I still think that with the school holidays they have an easier time than many other employees. They moan about Ofsted and yet businesses, especially those in the medical field have inspections several times a year - some of them unannounced - and failing just one of these can mean possible closure of that business. The hours in business are long throughout the year, bar 5 weeks holiday if you're one of the lucky ones. Teachers have umpteen days off plus INSET days which are NOT during the holiday period. I could go on........ But yes I have enjoyed the additional perks of being in a business and no I wouldn't like to teach in a school which lacks discipline and respect these days. And there is a lot of paperwork and preparation - but that there is in business too! I well remember being asked by a teacher if he could visit me at work at the end of the day. I said between 5 and 6pm would be fine. There was silence for a moment and he said he was thinking more about 3.30pm!!! There needs to be some realism here.

I think teaching can never be an easy job. To be expected to stand in front of 30 odd kids every day and keep them engaged and under control must be so stressful. Never mind the out of hours lesson prep and marking.

I remember my father who taught at a technical college spending hours at home setting up lessons marking etc. That was in the 1960s when teachers were very low down in the pay scales.

Teachers have to be on top of their performance all the time. I cannot think of anything much more frightening than facing 30 kids at once.

That takes a heck of a lot of confidence and hard work.

I've got it now and shared it! Thankyou

I'm sending this to my retired primary school teacher friend, who was routinely putting in 60 hour weeks and working through half term and summer holidays doing lesson plans and organising projects for her 7 and 8 year olds, and that was with access to a teaching assistant for her class of 30+ children, all of whom did not have English as their main language at home. She printed and copied lots of her work at home, too.

I'll have another go at sharing it. I do find FB difficult to manage! Now they have made it hard to send a Friendship Request. And they want 70p for send a message to anyone who is not yet a friend.

Didn't see it on your facebook. I'd like to send it to my teacher daughter and niece!