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you never spent time with teachers or in schools then....
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At least not in an office full of middle aged and menopausal female teachers complaining constantly.you never spent time with teachers or in schools then....
I'm not disgruntled, but I'd say that the actual teaching part of teaching is awesome. The interaction with students, the making a difference all that stuff is terrific and rewarding.For all the clearly disgruntled teachers, why do you stay in it?
When you reflect, what career pathways do you wish you'd chosen instead? Do you feel like you would have had more success and have been better developed in a different pathway? Why?
Success in terms of promotions, at that appears to be a major gripe.
Better developed in terms of your capacity within your role and your capacity to lead others.
For all the clearly disgruntled teachers, why do you stay in it?
When you reflect, what career pathways do you wish you'd chosen instead? Do you feel like you would have had more success and have been better developed in a different pathway? Why?
Success in terms of promotions, at that appears to be a major gripe.
Better developed in terms of your capacity within your role and your capacity to lead others.
I have. I was just wondering what about leadership and colleagues that are leading them to want to leave as each teacher has different gripes.you never spent time with teachers or in schools then....
Best job going. If you are into it and enthusiastic. Pay is great for a job where you have 5 and 1/2 contact hours. Currently I have the year of paid at 80%. Deferred salary. Holidays are great even though you pay for the yourself. Once you get into the swing of things it is like auto pilot. Go for it young gun.Hi all,
I'm in year 11 next year and it's time I started thinking of career options.
so just recently I was thinking about becoming a Secondary School Teacher for Maths, Italian and maybe Drama or something.
Is anyone here a teacher? Is it a fun job?
What would be the pro's and cons?
What is the pay like?
I don't know whether I should become a teacher though because when I told my Maths teacher she said my grades proove I can do something a little more extravagent.
I just think it would be intruiging job thats all.
Any thoughts?
For all the clearly disgruntled teachers, why do you stay in it?
When you reflect, what career pathways do you wish you'd chosen instead? Do you feel like you would have had more success and have been better developed in a different pathway? Why?
Success in terms of promotions, at that appears to be a major gripe.
Better developed in terms of your capacity within your role and your capacity to lead others.
For all the clearly disgruntled teachers, why do you stay in it?
When you reflect, what career pathways do you wish you'd chosen instead? Do you feel like you would have had more success and have been better developed in a different pathway? Why?
Success in terms of promotions, at that appears to be a major gripe.
Better developed in terms of your capacity within your role and your capacity to lead others.
I hear ya on standards. We are being asked to raise children and become surrogate parents.I wouldn't say I'm disgruntled. I love teaching and wouldn't do anything else. But I have 2 major gripes. Firstly, lack of promotion opportunities, especially as a male in a heavily female dominated field. It's more who you know or who you are than what you know. Secondly, there is a real drop in standards. It's quite frustrating teaching a grade English unit of work on a set novel to a mostly illiterate class.
Over here in the west we have 200 teachers going for the one metro job. I teach regional and out here the opportunities are far more accessible. However the advent of ips schools is a rort and just another americanisation of our system.I stay in it because I love teaching the kids but as raskolnikov has mentioned, it is the lack of opportunity to move into leadership roles which are allocated. Points in case:
- A highly qualified experienced Literacy coordinator who left her previous school, was overlooked for the job for someone who has no experience as a coordinator or team leader.
- 2nd year teachers being made team leaders over teachers who have been teaching for numerous years.
- A former ICT co-ordinator was told there was no opportunity for an AP role at our school leaves and the following year a teacher at our school was made AP.
Also I've been trying to get a job at the new schools being built around where I live, but it's hard as our Prin knows the new Prin's there. I have heard from numerous ex colleagues who have left, that our Prin gives negative references for teacher's they don't want leaving. Applied for 30 positions and not a single interview.
It's not like I am desperate to leave, as I dont mind working with the colleagues I have and get on well with them. But a fresh start and chances to grow and develop as teacher is something I am eager for.
13th year in and every year at this time ive thought how am i going to get to easter let alone the whole year!! It will start going quickTwo weeks in and I've never been more tired in my life.![]()
Please don't tell me that! Only my first year being a full timer!13th year in and every year at this time ive thought how am i going to get to easter let alone the whole year!! It will start going quick
It gets easier by March is what im getting at. February is always hecticPlease don't tell me that! Only my first year being a full timer!
Every Friday I am knackered. Every holiday is much appreciated.Two weeks in and I've never been more tired in my life.![]()
No. Very strongly, no.Also, could it be said that primary school teaching encumbers way less stress than High School?
No. Very strongly, no.
Depends on situations, but I'd argue the complete opposite.
Thinking that the complexity of a task you have to mark mirrors the stress involved is a pretty simplistic way of looking at it.Why? Surely with marking hundreds of English Mock-Exam Essays on how 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' is a reflection of a colonisation completely incompatible with its new land (I assume they still study that) - might be a little more difficult than any educational curveballs thrown in Grade 3?