Teaching isn't compatible with parenting

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So you think there are short days and long holidays, well hollow laugh! Am I the only teaching 'widow'? My DP seems to spend all of his evenings and weekends working, which doesn't make me a smiley mummy this Mother's Day after yet another day of sole childcare while lessons get planned, reports written and whatever-else for the little darlings. Some mitigating points:

• when he's not working, he's usually great at domestic stuff and for this reason I count myself lucky
• he is a perfectionist
• I know one other teacher (who also works ridiculous hours) but maybe he's just avoiding family life.

So, put me straight, am I the only one or are there more?

I love teaching teenagers. My school is (ahem) "in an area of rural isolation and social deprivation", so lots of horrible issues and problems at home, but I bloody love my bunch of teens. They're lively and loud and enthusiastic, and I wouldn't go back to the middle class hot-house I started my career in.

I totally agree that there are moaners and whingers everywhere. I used to be one of the moaning teachers - DH used to get very very pissed off with me. Having taken nearly 4 years off since having babies, and now being back full time, I've realised that I love it, and have stopped moaning (as much as I used to anyway) and you know what, it's like a cloud has lifted... Perhaps it's all about attitude. Those teachers who insist that their job is the hardest in the world and that they simply have to work 60-70 hours every week in order to get thigns done (whilst moaning about it) maybe just need a bit of perspective and to realise that no one hands out prizes to martyrs....

Bit de-mob happy, mind - just broken up (woohoo)

By the way, whoever it was who claimed that bog-standard teachers earn £45k on the channel islands, the don't see - talking crap - first job advert states clearly that main pay scale goes up to £37,579.

Oh, still got another week to go here. Jealous.

Caz10 don't cancel your move, you are still welcome . That ad is for Guernsey and am not sure if they are different to Jersey, but DH who is MPS teacher of 15 years qualification in a large secondary earns £46,000. So not talking crap at all.