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imamartian
They should make all teachers turn up at their nearest school. Do the necessary checks before winter starts.
And have a contingency for teaching a mixed class.
Two thirds of schools shut near me..... but how many shops shut? hardly any... it's madness.
Gracious! You do work hard don't you?
What do you do for the other 5½ months?
if you work a 9-5 job, 5 days a week, then you only work 261 days a year...
so what do you do for the remaining 3½ months?
plus you get another 28 days holiday a year so that's up to 4 - 4½ months..
I appreciate that parents get annoyed because they end up having to make arrangements for when their child's school is shut. But we get decent snow so rarely in this country that I think the kids should have a day or two to go sledging and build a snowman.
Schools shouldn't be regarded as a free childminding service that lets one go to work - schools are there purely for the benefit of the children and future society.
As to the hours and holidays... I would love 13 weeks holiday a year, but not at the expense of my sanity from dealing with a room full of naughty children every day. I honestly could not do that day-in, day-out.
Schools shouldn't be regarded as a free childminding service that lets one go to work - schools are there purely for the benefit of the children and future society.
As to the hours and holidays... I would love 13 weeks holiday a year, but not at the expense of my sanity from dealing with a room full of naughty children every day. I honestly could not do that day-in, day-out.
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dextrous
I think you're painting a bleaker picture of teaching and schools than is really the case.
my missus has taught.
i dont think she would do it again
i dont think she would do it again
Free?...Ever thought that some of us might be paying taxes for the 'privilige' (or rather legal obligation) of sending our kids to school?Schools shouldn't be regarded as a free childminding service that lets one go to work - schools are there purely for the benefit of the children and future society.
Do we get a rebate if said paid for service is not provided?
I think teaching has to be the best job in the world - seriously. (Me, 33 years as secondary D+T teacher, last 12 as faculty head).
I only packed it in because of the ridiculous targets set by our friends in Westminster and the fact that my senior management team were happy to dance to that tune....the kids were getting a poor deal and were effectively deskilled.
John
that sounds like a mental arithmetic question
Not quite " letting one work" as now there is little choice . Us of a certain age are fortunate to have had Mothers who could choose to work ( often part-time )and -sadly for the kids- one parent families were relatively rare . Dad`s had plenty of ( building ) work . A free UNI. education if you could make it academically. I grew up a Socialist- and I shall die a cynic.Schools shouldn't be regarded as a free childminding service that lets one go to work - schools are there purely for the benefit of the children and future society.
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dextrous
Totally agree with the sentiments. It's interesting how "someone" comes to the conclusion that the way that children have been taught to date is totally wrong and that they have the panacea. So we all have to change our methods. Two years later, then this happens again, ad infinitum. Nowt wrong with evolution of course, it's just that these great ideas have nearly all been tried and failed previously
I think teaching has to be the best job in the world - seriously. (Me, 33 years as secondary D+T teacher, last 12 as faculty head).
I only packed it in because of the ridiculous targets set by our friends in Westminster and the fact that my senior management team were happy to dance to that tune....the kids were getting a poor deal and were effectively deskilled.
John
The biggest thing that destroyed an awful lot of things within secondary education was the introduction of "social inclusion", which meant that schools had to deal with some of the biggest misfits within the land who would otherwise have been helped in smaller and more specialised units (for a greater financial cost of course). Exclusions were and are a no-no, and the amount of time dealing with these people and the time-cost of this at other students expense is an absolute disgrace.
Free?...Ever thought that some of us might be paying taxes for the 'privilige' (or rather legal obligation) of sending our kids to school?Schools shouldn't be regarded as a free childminding service that lets one go to work - schools are there purely for the benefit of the children and future society.
Do we get a rebate if said paid for service is not provided?
ever thought that as a parent you get some of MY taxes to educate your kids?
or the fact that you (can) get financial support from the government for those kids as well?
tax credits etc?
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dextrous
It's in everyone's interest to try to persuade children that there's more to life than taking what you want without giving something in return, and that there are things that you can do with your life that don't involve upsetting other or just watching TV and playing video games.
As for the "MY taxes" bit of you statement CJ, beware of throwing stones in glass houses, especially when cans of worms may well be opened to reveal two in the bush..
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dextrous
Blimey, 'A' levels eh? Yuse chust showink cough, like wot u is
Aneeweigh, grate nuse, bak in worc twomorro
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