To wonder how far in....

[SmileEachDay]

...to a thread in praise of my teaching colleagues the tide will turn and someone will say teachers are arse holes.

So. Teaching colleagues, we do a fantastic job, under increasingly difficult circumstances because of the Torres. I salute you.

[badhotfanny]

We are definitely not arse holes

[StillStayingClassySanDiego]

Torres, he's at Athletico isn't he?

[SmileEachDay]

Dammit Still

Tories

[StillStayingClassySanDiego]

I'm a TA in reception, teachers do a great job .

[Fl0ellafunbags]

Teachers can't spell!

Ex teacher, hardest job in the world

[BeyondUser24601]

Tories autocorrects to Torres every time I type it too

Check your work - B minus

[SmileEachDay]

Beyond I'll take that.

I blame the strike through

[MrsTerryPratchett]

I used to work for SS. Most SW work hard under very difficult circumstances. Doesn't mean some of them aren't arseholes.

I can't stand passive aggressive posts. It's the MN equivalent of, "most people won't share this. Some will...".

[SmileEachDay]

It's not PA MrsTP

I've just read lots of teacher bashing on here recently. Redressing the balance is all.

[coolaschmoola]

We work hard.

[Fl0ellafunbags]

Teaching is like no other job. You have to be "on" the entire time. It's utterly exhausting.

[Moanyoldcow]

Funbags - that's the exact phrase I used talking about teachers the other day - I'd hate it and be unable to do it.

Thank god you get the leave you do because you must bloody need it.

I work in a school, not classroom based which would be my nightmare.

[Plainlycrackers]

I had the strangest thought today that I might like to be a teacher in psychology (my degree subject)... but then I realised I was being plainly crackers (again) and remembered the wise words of my DM & aunties... Do NOT follow them into teaching... and it is even tougher nowadays! You are all ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[MyDarlingWhatIfYouFly]

Except for when you are on holiday. Which is for bloody months.

(Joking, but still ducks )

I'm not a teacher, because I could never be one. I think you are massively undervalued.

[OvariesForgotHerPassword]

Teaching is like no other job

Ooh, this is where it gets interesting

[angeldiver]

There are good teachers and not so good teachers. Some hard working, others doing just enough to get by.
Same as in all walks of life I guess.

It's not a great place to be at the moment though I'm not sure it can all be entirely blamed on the Tories.

[SmileEachDay]

What about blaming Torres, angel?

I have an interesting summary somewhere of exactly why Tory policy has made school so tough for teachers - and more importantly children, if you're interested?

[angeldiver]

Go on then smile.
And watch out for those pesky spellings autocorrect

[ThePinkOcelot]

Yay, give yourself a round of applause!!

[AmethystRaven]

The teachers at DD's school have been utterly brilliant so far. They do an amazing job and I have wanted to hug them at times for being so caring when they have so much to do and so many children (Mrs G yr1 Cherry class if you're reading!!) Thank you all teachers for the work you do. It really can't be easy.

[NoYouDontKnowItAll]

There's many groups of people under increasingly difficult circumstances because of the Tories, teachers don't have exclusivity on that

[sobeyondthehills]

DS' teacher for next year has just had the audacity to become pregnant and be on maternity leave for, what I assuming is most of the year.

DS and me bloody love her

How dare she ;)

[TheFairyCaravan]

Teaching is like no other job. You have to be "on" the entire time. It's utterly exhausting.

So do nurses and doctors.

DH couldn't switch off when he was wiring up an aircraft. Now he's the one checking the wiring is done correctly, he can't let his mind wander either, because it's his name on the paper work and the buck stops with him.

[Ethylred]

Thank heavens, not a bumsex thread.

[MammaTJ]

I love my children to bits, but I would hate to be in an environment where I had to educate them in a very structured way!

DD age 11, youngest in year 7, is a confident gobby little madam who argues with everything, in spite of consistent parental discipline! My 10 year old, eldest in year 5, first year of middle school, determined not to grow up, in spite of family encouragement to do so!

Love them, but would hate to have to get knowledge into their reluctant heads!

So, no criticism from me, Only admiration for a job I could never do, in spite of having done elderly care and dementia care for year, I do not have the patience for kids!