I love being a teacher...

[The Chicken Lady]

Okay, so for nine months out of the year I work pretty much every single day on something work-related, and spend more time with other people's kids than my own family...but...

...in two days, I am off for the summer.

I can garden, lay out in the sun, go on vacation, lay on the beach...

...and still get paid.

For every vile and stressful moment over the past nine months, the three months off make it all worth it, so I actually feel like going back to work in the fall.

If you are or have ever been a teacher, you'll understand.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm not a teacher, but my teacher neighbor usually passes me every day while I'm walking to get the morning paper. Yesterday she stopped to tell me that it was the last day of school. She was smiling.

 

[TaLani]

I salute you and all other teachers out there. It's not a job my nerves could take, so the ones who can do it, my hat is off to you!

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My mother was a teacher's aide for over 15 yrs and absolutely LOVED her job. She became a sort of second mom to a lot of kids that obviously didn't get enough attention at home. I think you deserve a few months paid time off since it's one of the hardest and most important jobs out there.

Hope you have a glorious summer Chicken Lady and all other teachers on BYC!!

 

[Highlander]

DH is a teacher and he is counting down the days. He has another 4 weeks to go before his summer break (7 weeks). Enjoy your break, you have earned it!

 

[brandytab]

So, do you enjoy teaching (besides the summer off LOL)?

I've spent too much time in college (I'm 30 and don't have my degree yet) and have decided to move away from engineering to either teaching or nursing. I cannot decide which, both appeal to me!

What grade do you teach?

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I teach ninth grade, in an inner-city high school. It's fun getting to know the kids and helping them to become better people, along with teaching them the curriculum.

Some days I love it and couldn't imagine doing anything else.

Some days I hate it and want to walk out and never look back.

The worst part of teaching is being vilified by our society. Being a teacher means one is subjected to being the butt of jokes on sitcoms and cartoons, and blamed for a lot of what is wrong with our society. Many people say teachers don't work hard, and that "anyone" can be a teacher. Hearing and seeing those things really hurts.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

I will never ever comprehend why teachers are not the highest paid members of our society.

I hear people all go on about how "they get paid too much" and "they get summers off the rest of us don't" but when you ask them why they don't home school they say they could never stand their own kids all day!

I teach college and take my hat off

to anyone who teaches high school!! yeesh!! I could never do it! Teachers work harder during the school year than most people do all year round. AND they have to put up with your kids nonsense and the YOU coming to defend your rotten kid. Ugh!

So you enjoy your summer off, esp since I know you'll spend all of August getting ready and spending your own money on the kids anyway!

To teachers everywhere!!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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Oh if only the rest of us have a couple months off every year to recover from jobs that we hate. And still get paid.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Yeah, but it kinda sucks to be a 10 month employee with the school system!

We get out on June 10th!!!

 

[saddina]

We still have 2 more weeks to go here, but yeah, we both love our jobs too. Hubby teacher Jr. High science, and I'm doing 3rd grade this year. In about 3 hours we get to find out IF we have a job next year or not (budget cuts, they already fired 50 special ed teachers in Jan, and since we teach honors/gifted classes....). A few years ago I taught Kinder, and the amount of parents that thought having the kids watch nick Jr or some other "educational" TV at a babysitters meant thier kids were ready for school was alarming.