They don’t really get the whole summer off. Sometimes they take classes or workshops. Come August, they are preparing lessons and their classroom (elementary school) for the new year. I used to help my mom (first grade teacher) every August decorating bulletin boards in her classroom and directly outside her classroom. Also organizing items within the classroom and labeling stuff with each student’s name. Of course, I’m talking 1960s and 1970s. I have no idea what this is like today.
It’s the only job where you steal stuff from home and bring it to work.
The teachers I know do it because they love doing it, but also find it incredibly frustrating because of the lack of salary and support, and bureaucratic stupidity.
And it doesn’t help that we have a morally backwards country where a whole lot of people seem to think that bankers are the heroes and teachers are the villains.
If they teach in a good school on Long Island and do a little tutoring during the year or have over 10 years, then they make more than enough to not have to work over the summer
The ancient disparagement of teachers went: those who can, do. those who can’t teach.
After 25 years as a teacher, my take on it is: those who can, teach. Those who can’t? DO – SOMETHING – ELSE – PULEEZE!!
And if you paid attention to history, you would remember that you and every individual who ever did anything, no matter how significant, were taught by someone, whether a parent, a mentor, a tutor, a teacher, or just a friend who knew how.
It is so sad that we have come to view teachers in such a dim light. Most of the positive comments on this post I would agree with and I would add that most everything that is perceived as negative is a result of bad management by school boards. We as a society have made it such that teachers are in a continual tug of war or under stress when dealing with their superiors, their students and their students parents. I think a little respect and cooperation is in order. Oh yeah, we literally entrust teachers with our society’s future, maybe a pay raise is in order.
Some of the best teachers I had were not particularly great teachers for a class of 30 students, but they were interested in us kids and when Icame to them after class, that’s where I learned a lot.
Teaching was the original basis of the Peter Principle. Lawrence Peter was a professor, mainly of educators. His example for why schools fail is because the majority are at their level of incompetence. As long as they do well, they are eligible for promotion. Too many poor school superintendents are in that position because they were good principals and should have remained there and given benefits accordingly. Too many poor principals were good teachers and should have remained in the classroom. Too many poor teachers were good students and should have remained in research.
Chrisdiaz801 almost 6 years ago
That’s right, Miss Plainwell hasn’t gotten her master’s degree.
jpayne4040 almost 6 years ago
Most teachers I know choose to get their pay spread out over the whole year.
dlkrueger33 almost 6 years ago
They don’t really get the whole summer off. Sometimes they take classes or workshops. Come August, they are preparing lessons and their classroom (elementary school) for the new year. I used to help my mom (first grade teacher) every August decorating bulletin boards in her classroom and directly outside her classroom. Also organizing items within the classroom and labeling stuff with each student’s name. Of course, I’m talking 1960s and 1970s. I have no idea what this is like today.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 6 years ago
It’s the only job where you steal stuff from home and bring it to work.
The teachers I know do it because they love doing it, but also find it incredibly frustrating because of the lack of salary and support, and bureaucratic stupidity.
And it doesn’t help that we have a morally backwards country where a whole lot of people seem to think that bankers are the heroes and teachers are the villains.
Totalloser Premium Member almost 6 years ago
If they teach in a good school on Long Island and do a little tutoring during the year or have over 10 years, then they make more than enough to not have to work over the summer
sandpiper almost 6 years ago
After 25 years as a teacher, my take on it is: those who can, teach. Those who can’t? DO – SOMETHING – ELSE – PULEEZE!!
And if you paid attention to history, you would remember that you and every individual who ever did anything, no matter how significant, were taught by someone, whether a parent, a mentor, a tutor, a teacher, or just a friend who knew how.
cervelo almost 6 years ago
It is so sad that we have come to view teachers in such a dim light. Most of the positive comments on this post I would agree with and I would add that most everything that is perceived as negative is a result of bad management by school boards. We as a society have made it such that teachers are in a continual tug of war or under stress when dealing with their superiors, their students and their students parents. I think a little respect and cooperation is in order. Oh yeah, we literally entrust teachers with our society’s future, maybe a pay raise is in order.
garcoa almost 6 years ago
Some of the best teachers I had were not particularly great teachers for a class of 30 students, but they were interested in us kids and when Icame to them after class, that’s where I learned a lot.
Hippogriff almost 6 years ago
Teaching was the original basis of the Peter Principle. Lawrence Peter was a professor, mainly of educators. His example for why schools fail is because the majority are at their level of incompetence. As long as they do well, they are eligible for promotion. Too many poor school superintendents are in that position because they were good principals and should have remained there and given benefits accordingly. Too many poor principals were good teachers and should have remained in the classroom. Too many poor teachers were good students and should have remained in research.
El-Kabong almost 6 years ago
Specifically not kids, specifically power. Short clip: https://youtu.be/baM8N24K8kE