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<blockquote data-quote="Gereatricman" data-source="post: 3079242" data-attributes="member: 161014">The reality is that many people go into teaching because they can&#039;t think of anything else to do. I know, I trained with them.The reality is that those people leave teaching pretty damn quick for the most part because no-one except the dedicated sticks it.The reality is that there are a number of people towards the end of their careers who went into teaching when it was a completely different ballgame and who are still there, marking time or clinging on by their fingernails.The reality is that it&#039;s not unique to teaching by any means. Anybody reading this unable to think of someone in their job over 60 who wasn&#039;t?The reality is that teachers get a lot of holidays compared to others.The reality is that unless you have taught you have no idea of how draining it is. You also should appreciate the fact that kids need holidays. They definitely shouldn&#039;t be at school all the time. Guess where they should be learning a lot of their stuff eh?&nbsp; Finally, there needs to be a realistic appreciation by parents of what teachers are there for.They are not there to raise your kids.They are not there to teach your kids good manners.They are not there to give your kids a stable background against which they can flourish.They are not there to make your child a decent human being.Guess who&#039;s job all of those things, and many, many more are?Parents make the diamond before it goes to school. Teachers cut the facets. Parents continually polish it to make it really shineIf you&#039;re a parent and send a shist to school, expect different results.MitchEx college teacher (age 16 to adult returners).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gereatricman, post: 3079242, member: 161014"] The reality is that many people go into teaching because they can't think of anything else to do. I know, I trained with them. The reality is that those people leave teaching pretty damn quick for the most part because no-one except the dedicated sticks it. The reality is that there are a number of people towards the end of their careers who went into teaching when it was a completely different ballgame and who are still there, marking time or clinging on by their fingernails. The reality is that it's not unique to teaching by any means. Anybody reading this unable to think of someone in their job over 60 who wasn't? The reality is that teachers get a lot of holidays compared to others. The reality is that unless you have taught you have no idea of how draining it is. You also should appreciate the fact that kids need holidays. They definitely shouldn't be at school all the time. Guess where they should be learning a lot of their stuff eh? Finally, there needs to be a realistic appreciation by parents of what teachers are there for. They are not there to raise your kids. They are not there to teach your kids good manners. They are not there to give your kids a stable background against which they can flourish. They are not there to make your child a decent human being. Guess who's job all of those things, and many, many more are? Parents make the diamond before it goes to school. Teachers cut the facets. Parents continually polish it to make it really shine If you're a parent and send a shist to school, expect different results. Mitch Ex college teacher (age 16 to adult returners). [/QUOTE]

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