tonyh29 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 My wife is a teacher, and I've valiantly defended her and her profession on here enough times to realise there is no point. It's like arguing evolution with a creationist. I think it may be different in the UK, but in Ireland it is some job, it's 183 days a year for primary, 167 for secondary. My girlfriend's brother has been teaching in Carlow the last 5 years I'd say gets paid every summer, was in Vietnam all summer. I used to want to be a teacher. It was the reason I did my degree, to eventually teach English. Living with someone doing the job changed my mind. It is a relentless and draining profession, and for me the holidays wouldn't make up for it. As Eames said, the hourly rate is shit. I'm a qualified and former teacher. Marking at 2am one morning in my NQT year made me think "what the **** am I doing this for?" I work until 2am regularly and without the 180 days paid holiday lets be honest though sitting at home with the TV on drinking horlicks whilst skim reading through kids work and writing a comment like "well done" or "could try harder" isn't really work though ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Don't take the bait Eames! The cockney is good at fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted September 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2014 My other half is a teacher, I'm **** bored of looking at porn for 6 hours on a Sunday afternoon while she does marking and planning. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 My wife's also a teacher. Just got a job as Head of Dept too. Plus her school is undergoing constant OFSTED inspections as they've had issues. She's totally snowed under right now, and has been for a good while. On the plus side, it means I get to watch what I want on the TV. I think you can get very good job satisfaction from being a teacher though. More so than many other professions. My wife is a teacher, and I've valiantly defended her and her profession on here enough times to realise there is no point. It's like arguing evolution with a creationist. I think it may be different in the UK, but in Ireland it is some job, it's 183 days a year for primary, 167 for secondary. My girlfriend's brother has been teaching in Carlow the last 5 years I'd say gets paid every summer, was in Vietnam all summer. I used to want to be a teacher. It was the reason I did my degree, to eventually teach English. Living with someone doing the job changed my mind. It is a relentless and draining profession, and for me the holidays wouldn't make up for it. As Eames said, the hourly rate is shit. I'm a qualified and former teacher. Marking at 2am one morning in my NQT year made me think "what the **** am I doing this for?" I work until 2am regularly and without the 180 days paid holiday What's your take home pay, Mr Loc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 My wife is a teacher, and I've valiantly defended her and her profession on here enough times to realise there is no point. It's like arguing evolution with a creationist. If you had married a golfer you wouldn't be defending the teaching profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 My wife is a teacher, and I've valiantly defended her and her profession on here enough times to realise there is no point. It's like arguing evolution with a creationist.If you had married a golfer you wouldn't be defending the teaching profession. Probably not. If a kid was never taught biology they wouldn't defend the theory of evolution. Or know how to do sex properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 So bad at sex you said it twice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I'm constantly amazed at the amount of stick teachers seem to get in the UK. I personally respect the job and the people who do it, yes the holidays are good but that goes with the job, i certainly couldn't do it so good luck to them. Ive been watching a few programs recently like Educating the East End and in particular too tough to teach which was on yesterday, some of those kids you just want to throttle. Just because they've got it tough at home doesn't give you a free pass to act like a clearing in the woods 24/7, swearing at everyone, smashing the place up, abusing staff verbally and physically. If i had my way the parents would be sterilised immediately and the kids put into the army to teach them some bloody respect. The patience of those teachers is unreal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 So bad at sex you said it twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2014 One of my good friends is a teacher. And a bloody good one. She works her arse off. BUT, she doesn't half go on about it. I'd have sympathy for her if she didn't mention it every single time I speak to her. Yeah, you're busy, we get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 One of my good friends is a teacher. And a bloody good one. She works her arse off. BUT, she doesn't half go on about it. I'd have sympathy for her if she didn't mention it every single time I speak to her. Yeah, you're busy, we get it. Maybe she's always trying to give you a hint that she's too busy for you... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 My wife's also a teacher. Just got a job as Head of Dept too. Plus her school is undergoing constant OFSTED inspections as they've had issues. She's totally snowed under right now, and has been for a good while. On the plus side, it means I get to watch what I want on the TV. I think you can get very good job satisfaction from being a teacher though. More so than many other professions. My wife is a teacher, and I've valiantly defended her and her profession on here enough times to realise there is no point. It's like arguing evolution with a creationist. I think it may be different in the UK, but in Ireland it is some job, it's 183 days a year for primary, 167 for secondary. My girlfriend's brother has been teaching in Carlow the last 5 years I'd say gets paid every summer, was in Vietnam all summer. I used to want to be a teacher. It was the reason I did my degree, to eventually teach English. Living with someone doing the job changed my mind. It is a relentless and draining profession, and for me the holidays wouldn't make up for it. As Eames said, the hourly rate is shit. I'm a qualified and former teacher. Marking at 2am one morning in my NQT year made me think "what the **** am I doing this for?" I work until 2am regularly and without the 180 days paid holiday What's your take home pay, Mr Loc? we'd be comparing full time work with part time work so it's hardly relevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Tony is delivering a masterclass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Tony is delivering a masterclass. So he's a teacher as well! **** hypocrite 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Tony is delivering a masterclass. So he's a teacher as well! **** hypocrite Did I tell you about all those hours I have to spend unpaid on Villatalk working for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 This bed in my dorm at university. The mattress is plastic and I wake up multiple times every night soaked in sweat and shivering. Someone please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 This bed in my dorm at university. The mattress is plastic and I wake up multiple times every night soaked in sweat and shivering. Someone please help. Sounds like you need some crack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted September 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2014 I don't think most of the stick aimed at teachers is genuine, it's just that they're such entertaining biters. Teachers and cyclists are more defensive than an Alex McCleish team. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 This bed in my dorm at university. The mattress is plastic and I wake up multiple times every night soaked in sweat and shivering. Someone please help. Had the same issue when I was at Uni. Duvet cover is the answer. Put the cover over it, get it tucked in tight, then put your bed sheet over the top of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 This bed in my dorm at university. The mattress is plastic and I wake up multiple times every night soaked in sweat and shivering. Someone please help. Sounds like you need some crack. Actually yeah. Forget that last thing I said. A nice relaxing, soothing pipe of crack is the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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