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DetlefK

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28. Four former classmates of mine are teachers. First-hand-experiences:

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 11:29 AM

Jan 2014

1. It takes about as long to prepare a lesson as it takes to teach it later to the kids. Especially new teachers will spend long evenings preparing new material.

2. Even if you carefully prepared the lesson, there is no guarantee you will be able to deliver it to the kids in time and the way you wanted.

And as a bonus:
3. 14-16 year-old boys have a really hard time concentrating during school. This especially irritated the female teachers at the beginning.

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If teachers just worked an 8 hour day, your student would get: [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2014 OP

As the spouse of a local college professor ....A - Fuckin - Men. pkdu Jan 2014 #1

Most people have no idea what goes into being a good teacher. RC Jan 2014 #2

Teachers create community bonds that span generations into the future. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #3

Great point! ashling Jan 2014 #10

No family literacy night roody Jan 2014 #4

K&R liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #5

K&R n/t Michigan-Arizona Jan 2014 #6

and this shouldn't happen but we see in recent years teachers who give their lives JI7 Jan 2014 #7

Thanks for revealing the myth of teachers not working enough. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #8

As the father of a newly minted teacher, gLibDem Jan 2014 #9

yay for the teachers in your family renate Jan 2014 #18

Very kind words! And I agree, there must be a teaching chromosome. gLibDem Jan 2014 #19

Do many people really think they don't work 8 hours? joeglow3 Jan 2014 #11

Very true davidpdx Jan 2014 #12

When I see teachers get bashed on, it especially makes me upset kcr Jan 2014 #13

Is it any wonder that the idea of teachers as overpaid whiny moochers... Beartracks Jan 2014 #14

As a teacher, all I ever really wanted was "adult" wages. world wide wally Jan 2014 #15

I remember before conferences my partner and I once went in Saturday at 6 am and didnt roguevalley Jan 2014 #16

I hope you found a new job joeglow3 Jan 2014 #21

It's not a 40 hour a week job, LWolf Jan 2014 #22

ALL members of the union need to unify joeglow3 Jan 2014 #25

There would have to be an organized movement LWolf Jan 2014 #26

Note to America: nikto Jan 2014 #17

K&R B Calm Jan 2014 #20

Thank you, and LWolf Jan 2014 #23

Don't some get stipends for the after school activities? sammytko Jan 2014 #24

Oh my gosh SusanCalvin Jan 2014 #29

Welcome Susan progressoid Jan 2014 #30

Thanks and hi! SusanCalvin Jan 2014 #31

Thank you for responding to this. narnian60 Jan 2014 #32

I was in a teacher training program just two years ago sammytko Jan 2014 #33

Yep. SusanCalvin Jan 2014 #39

By the free period, of course they would take care of school related issues. sammytko Jan 2014 #35

Really? SusanCalvin Jan 2014 #37

Bingo! (N/T) vi5 Jan 2014 #27

Four former classmates of mine are teachers. First-hand-experiences: DetlefK Jan 2014 #28

Teachers have to bring in the FREAKING SUPPLIES FOR CRAFT PROJECTS NOW KittyWampus Jan 2014 #34

Er yeah sometimes I wonder if I ever get to punch out... jimlup Jan 2014 #36

I just spent 3 hours on school work. Teacher. lindysalsagal Jan 2014 #38

That sign is from a Madison protest Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #40

My experience is that teaching consumes one. roody Jan 2014 #41