...to think it's rude of teachers at end of term declaring that they've earned their holiday/deserve a large glass of wine etc.....?

[Semisonic]

Does it not imply that they think everyone's kids are little horrors and that it's such a hard job and we're not worthy?
Maybe all the kids are little horrors, maybe it is a hard job but they're getting paid for it. It was their choice! My job's hard too but I won't bang on about It.
I think it's quite insulting to the parents of the children. No? [hmmm]

As a Kindergarten teacher I love my job but I earn very little for the extra hours I work doing paperwork and planning. I know I’ve earnt my glass of wine, even the whole bottle!!!
YABU

Ooooh, people enjoy a glass of wine after some hard work, shocker! Get a grip op. We all feel we’ve ‘earned’ a glass of wine/bar of chocolate/lie in from time to time.

All your post has made me think is, your kids must be these awful ones that everyone hates except you, but you think everyone should rejoice for knowing your brats.

Agree. Really rude. I hate it. Especially when you are paying 4 grand a term.

That must be the cheapest school ever?

I can’t think of a group of workers who deserve their time off more! They absolutely have deserved it...

Sorry YABU. I've got a week off and I'm sure I deserve my large gin. Teachers definetly deserve ALL the wine. I don't think it implies that at all.

You would probably feel differently if you were paying.

Fact is... summer hols are the only real holiday you get. The rest of the year its constant... even at Easter and Christmas, you still work and plan and mark.

So by the time it gets to the summer, it's all catching up with you. There's a mad rush for everything to be done. Exams have just finished.

It's not always the kids either. I had a mental breakdown at my school (for various personal reasons to) due to management being oppressive and cold hearted bullies. They were well known for being unsympathetic, piling on pressure at inappropriate moments and forcing people to 'jump before they were pushed' which is ultimately what happened in my case.

My glass of wine was not reserved for the holidays...it was reserved for the end of every fucking day

NB. Not a teacher anymore ... not sure who's happier about it, me or my liver

Good God.... what's your problem with that ? Teaching is a godawful job now.....since they took all the powers away from the teacher and the level of respect is so low.
I wouldn't do that job in a million years.
You are being ridiculously precious.

A colleague once kept track of all the 'extra' hours he did outside of school for a whole year, he worked out that if that was given as time back instead of paid overtime, which happens in many jobs, subtracting all the holiday we get, he was still 'owed' 3 more weeks off....

No not really, however delightful the little cherubs are, it is still a hard job and not he 9-3 39 weeks a year of time they are looking after the children. When I was teaching I was regularly busy all evening and weekends with planning and marking, not to mention staff meetings, Ofsted, trips, risk assessments, exams, clubs etc that I know the teachers in my children's and everyone else's children's schools do. I am now a Governor and I know the teachers are often in at 7am or earlier and often still there until 8 or more in the evening. I think when they take a break in the summer the wine is certainly well earned and not in the least bit cheeky!

I tried being a teacher once. Two days a week. I couldn't hack it. Yabvu

We all deserve our holiday/annual leave. Why would teachers be any different?

Just make sure your DC aren’t the reason they’re desperate for the wine.

Working in a school was very hard. The weekends and summer break are vital to recharge and plan.

I found it really rewarding and challenging but my home life suffered.

It's the hardest and most stressful job I've ever had.

I have to ask what is your most prized possession- I would think the answer would be your child/children. These teachers provide so much for your children in the school day. They are educator, play enhancer, nurse, dietician, social worker and much more all in one day! Teaching is not a job it's a calling but the energy given, time surrender and hours of pointless paperwork is draining! Teachers give up so much of themselves and yet the profession is labelled as a 9-3 job for lazy whingers. I have waited on having a family as I didn't want it to mean I had less to give to the children in school. My sister (who is also a teacher gives so much of her time that she misses out on big life moments with her kids. The teachers I work with and who are my family are the hardest working people I know and if they want to celebrate their 6 weeks holidays(which are never 6 weeks by the way!) with a glass of wine they should be fully allowed to!!!!!

@Putthekettleonplease do your children get a great education? Opportunities? State of the art resources and equipment? Are they treated fairly?

This is what you pay for. Not the right to decide how much the teacher should look forward to the holiday.

Maybe you'll find that they like teaching children but get tired after all the ridiculous targets they are expected to achieve with all the paperwork and lots of cuts.
They absolutely deserve the holidays.

Semisonic I'm guessing that with class sizes of 12-15 you are either fortunate enough to afford to educate your children in the private sector, which may not be quite as pressured but is still hard work (parents want value for money), either that or the school is so awful that class sizes are small because others don't want heir children going there. If it's the latter, then they'd still need the wine.

Is it rude for air crew to declare they're knackered. Is that insulting travellers? Silly post

We had a mother at our school that thought us teachers had it easy.
She joined the staff as a lunchtime supervisor.
She came and apologised to us , saying she had no idea how much hard work it was dealing day in day out with children - and she only did a couple of hours a day !

All teachers work hard but I think the Lunchtime Supervisors (Dinner Ladies) work hard too. They hardly ever get any recognition and really could do with a Thank you

You’ve never worked with children have you?

I'm a teacher and I can't wait for the holidays. Just a heads up in case it's not been said but we are paid pro rata so are more than entitled to look forward to our (unpaid) time off.

I think given the job they do and the pressures they cope with that teachers absolutely do deserve a glass of wine! (And no, I am not a teacher but admire the people who teach my kids in a challenging environment)

A massive thank you to all the lovely mums out there who have said what a difficult job it is and yes we teachers totally deserve the holiday, I was about to cry reading what the op said. I have been teaching 20 years, I’m 42 and currently 5 months pregnant with my first baby. I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (extreme vomiting) at 6 weeks pregnant. Spent 2 days and an overnight of my Easter hols in hospital on iv fluids due to vomiting up to 20 times a day. I refused to be signed off work as I’m a secondary teacher and it was prime GCSE and A level coursework submission and revision time. I struggled through putting the students I teach before my and my baby’s health in effect. With the current heatwave I’m exhausted and suffering low blood pressure but made it in every day last week. I am on my absolute last legs now but I do it for the students. Now tell me I don’t deserve those 6 weeks off (because I cannot have a wine).

We are paid for 195 days a year 😀