...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.....?

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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]

You teach the little bastards for a week or two.

All teachers deserve a big glass of vino at the end of term.

And if you don’t agree home educate.

We all have patches at work where we think "That was mad, thank goodness it's over". And maybe we post on FB.

I think in private schools with the very small class sizes the OP describes, it’s probably the parents that cause the teachers stress not the children.

FFS. Some people would start a fight in an empty room. 🙄

Why is this an issue? You've gone to great lengths to explain how the teacher only has about 12 children in their class so why the fuck should they dare be stressed and need to unwind.... I'm going to hazard a guess that the setting in which your child learns is a fucking nightmare of pushy parents who give the teacher 1000% more stress then the children ever could.

I am a teacher, I am a single mother. I have 2 Dcs at home, one has flown the nest. The summer holiday is actually the time I can really spend some time with my DCs. The DCs are very good really and know when I have had to lug sets of books home and mark or have to prepare lessons, they can cook for themselves but I try to limit this to once or twice a week.

I am a special needs assistant & can definitely say teachers deserve their glass /or bottle of wine!!!

Have you considered the reason you don't get an 'onslaught' of comments from other professions when they take a holiday is because other professions don't all have to go on annual leave at the same time and always pay school holiday prices if they want to go abroad

I suppose I just don't think professionals should complain about their job when it involves looking after other people's children (with exceptions..detention centres at)

Yes, how dare anyone find little Timothy and Tabitha anything other than delightful

Their teachers should be crying at 6 weeks of deprivation.

I really don't see how anybody could be offended by it. I'm pretty sure that everybody moans about their 'clients' it's just that as teachers we are off together so it's a mass discussion rather than a random comment as joe blogged leaves the office for hus fortnightaway.

Hmmm well as someone who is married to a teacher let me tell you they more than earn it!!! If you've any idea the sort of hours they work you wouldn't even think such a ridiculous thing. I'll be celebrating in 2 weeks time, actually having my husband at evenings and weekends and my kids their dad. It won't be the full 6 weeks, he'll be working about 2 weeks out the 6. But still, he's earned his 4 weeks off.

I have been on a few school trips

Oh my it is draining being asked questions and have children demand from you all day

I think they deserve and need a vat of wine

O feck off OP, YOU deal with100 teenagers a day while preparing them for an exam that you are responsible re governors etc that each child you teach has to like exceed their expectations by two levels.

Then spend a couple of hours every evening marking REALLY BORING essays but perform/pretend each one is worthy of half an A4 target.And every fucking second you 'THINK " Yes I can relax deal with a 15 year old girl telling you she is binge vomiting or a 13 year old boy who is clearly OCD. Now remember this is just mere, extras, the real job is every single child you teach has been given a target. By a government you did not vote for, every single child you teach is 'THE ONE" according to their parents. And you finally fucking get a few weeks off, I'll sen you my favourite wine BTW.

The job isn’t ‘looking after’ other people’s children; it’s educating them. Teachers aren’t babysitters. They aren’t playing with the kids all day, OP. They are planning, delivering and teaching lessons and marking work, attending meetings, liaising with parents, rewriting the syllabus whenever the government arbitrarily decides to change everything, attempting to meet absolutely ridiculous targets, dealing with safeguarding issues... the job is not ‘looking after children’. The break is not just a break from the children. The working day starts and ends well outside of the hours children are present. It is not a criticism of anyone’s children for a teacher to welcome the holidays.

There’s literally a chain of restaurants called “Thank God It’s Friday”

If work were so amazing and enjoyable all the time it wouldn’t be work, and people wouldn’t need paying to do it.

I just don't get how you read 'we're not worthy' or an insult out of teachers saying that they deserve their holiday and a glass of wine at the end of the summer term. Teachers work hard and look forward to the holidays. Why do you think that is that some sort of slur towards parents? I expect the children feel similarly excited about their holidays too. The end of term everyone looks forward to a break surely?

Kids en masse are completely exhausting and annoying. Teachers should get free wine in the holidays in my opinion.

People that work in any industry have stresses associated with their job & yes they might want to make public the fact that they appreciate their break from their clientele. But,who knows OP maybe your DC's class are little horrors? In the meantime maybe just concentrate on your summer break with your DC's. I'm guessing if they're finishing this early & with such small class sizes that it's a private school? You're clearly looking forward to it & why wouldn't you? I'll put a sly bet on assuming that you're a "making memories" type of social media poster though

@wittyjack no in the staff room at this time of year, only and .

Yes YABU. It's not rude of them at all. No matter how studious and well-behaved the pupils (ahem), teaching children and keeping up with all the admin side and endless chopping and changing in the education system is very demanding.

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?

No, it doesn't imply that. Stop being an arse and trying to find offense where there's none intended.

But frankly, I think it's an incredibly difficult job and yes, I think other peoples' kids are absolute horrors. So it's a really good thing I'm not a teacher.

And I even look forward to my own kids bedtime because my kids, like all other kids on the planet, are absolute dickbags a lot of the time, but especially between the hours of 5pm and bedtime...

Wow! Have you ever looked after more than 5 kids at a time? I have (not a teacher) and it IS bloody hard work! Yes it can also be fun and rewarding - doesn't mean it isn't hard work! Plus you mostly get your kids at their least energetic! Plus you know them and all their quirks and foibles and how to handle them.

And I've done it without:

the immense pressure from govt on 'targets' and test and exam results

Being vilified regularly in the media

Being vilified regularly by parents

Having MORE work to do at home - marking, lesson prep, cpd

I've a good few friends & family that are teachers and they are properly knackered by this point!

As a pp said 'give em all the wine' I say!

What a lot of rot.

like anyone else, we all deserve a drink at the end of work

How decent teachers deal with the shit they get, day in, day out, is beyond me.

I remember my former Head of Year from secondary school telling me (long after I left) that the parents are far worse than the kids!