troon_villan Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 the use of pal on a messageboard. Always strikes me as though the user only ever uses it in a thoroughly passive aggressive fashion that indicates simmering contempt or hate. "It's just my opinion... pal." The Dude's cult status would have been ruined if he'd said "well that's just your opinion, pal" It's fine, pal.... When someone says something annoys them and then someone else immediately does it. Predictable and annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 All I've ever dreamt about is being a teacher. I'm doing fine at the job, but I don't know how much I actually enjoy it. I have no life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Teacher in not enjoying being a teacher shocker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 All I've ever dreamt about is being a teacher. I'm doing fine at the job, but I don't know how much I actually enjoy it. I have no life. I think it's a terrible job, given the demands, all the unpaid hours and the pressures the pay is absolute dog shit. It's also a profession that's used a political football which causes inefficiencies and mayhem from an admin and planning standpoint every couple of years. My Mrs has been a teacher for 4 years and it's got to the point where we are planning her exit strategy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'm sat here looking at my screen, getting all my lessons and resources ready for the next week. Tomorrow I have to put up 2 displays, put photographs on the website, teach 4 lessons, do playground duty, mark 3 sets of books and go to a staff meeting. I'm tired, I don't have a life and it's upsetting me because it's all I've ever wanted to do. It's like a dream dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Whiskey is the answer. Whiskey and an unsatisfactory love life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 a bird that I know has just phoned me and put her mate on the phone to me (obviously thinking 'oh speak to him he's really funny when he's drunk') well after about 90 seconds she put the phone down on me I couldn't care a shit but she knows what I'm like so why put her friend in the position where she is more than likely going to cop some form of abuse from me, I suppose I could be a little more sociable but I have no filter I just say things that get me into trouble, I cant help but feel a little responsible for upsetting the girl but at the same time my mate should have known before putting her on the phone to me what was going to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B94villa Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'm sat here looking at my screen, getting all my lessons and resources ready for the next week. Tomorrow I have to put up 2 displays, put photographs on the website, teach 4 lessons, do playground duty, mark 3 sets of books and go to a staff meeting. I'm tired, I don't have a life and it's upsetting me because it's all I've ever wanted to do. It's like a dream dying. Most people have one teacher that had a life-changing effect on them. You get to be that teacher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'm sat here looking at my screen, getting all my lessons and resources ready for the next week. Tomorrow I have to put up 2 displays, put photographs on the website, teach 4 lessons, do playground duty, mark 3 sets of books and go to a staff meeting. I'm tired, I don't have a life and it's upsetting me because it's all I've ever wanted to do. It's like a dream dying. I hate to say this, because I'm not one of those that knock teachers, but... that really doesn't sound too arduous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 Marking 3 sets of books takes an hour each. The teaching takes all day. Putting a display up involves backing everything that is going onto it then designing it and writing a rationale and name labels. Playground duty takes time I'd be doing other things in and a staff meeting takes an hour. There just isn't enough time so inevitably plenty of things will be going home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Perspective though, innit. Rather that than slaving away in a mine, or slumming it out in *shudder* IT. Edited October 5, 2014 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 It's just the thought of having to take work home every night and every weekend for the rest of my career. It's terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 Whiskey is the answer. Whiskey and an unsatisfactory love life. Sounds like a Scottish prison would tick all your boxes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B94villa Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 It's just the thought of having to take work home every night and every weekend for the rest of my career. It's terrifying. Is group marking still a thing? Where everyone marks each other's stuff and then gives feedback or whatever? That seemed to be in vogue towards the end of my school days. I know you couldn't use it for everything, just wondering if there was any value in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 Yeah it happens. But you still have to go and look at their group marking, amend any spellings and write a comment. It takes far, far longer than people would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 I dunno why anyone would dream of being a teacher. To me it's an absolute nightmare job. The weeks and weeks of holiday wouldn't make up for it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 I'd rather work 42 hour weeks with usual holiday than the hours I do now and extended holiday to be honest. I like that I could request holidays whenever too (obviously not that simple but you know what I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 That was kind of my point. Obviously everyone is different, so people like different things. But kids are pricks. So being a teacher sounds like a nightmare to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 If you stick with it, it gets easier in the second year and onwards. You can use your lesson plans again, you're doing the donkey work now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2014 It's not the kids. It's the unrelenting pressure and obscene work load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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