I’m assuming it’s a shit idea.
DSIS is a teacher and she told DD that it’s really bloody hard and explained the cuts etc but DD is determined; she’s only in her second year at university but she really wants to do a conversion course (pgce?) after finishing her Spanish degree and teach MFL. She’s done Latin and French to GCSE and Spanish from KS3 to University and I’m sure she would be amazing but DSIS stresses that it really is challenging, with pressure from the government, SLT, parents etc and she tells us that to thrive in teaching now you have to be someone who won’t challenge injustice when it comes from management if you want to keep your job and well, DD is very strong minded and passionate about what she does.
Could some teachers here either ease my mind with giving us some positives of teaching or help me convince DD to not do it.
Also- I’m not whatsoever suggesting teaching is a shit job or whatever, I wholeheartedly think 99% of teachers are wonderful and I know I couldn’t do what my sister or any of you do, dealing with everything whilst being underfunded and not supported enough. I think you are awesome.
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greyjeanie · 21/10/2019 16:37
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