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Originally Posted by Dog Face Pony Soldier
Thanks for sharing your experience. I truly wish your family the best.
That being said... I am long past being sick of hearing teachers complain that their job is so burdensome, and that they're not getting just compensation. Did they not research what the position entails? They already get months off every year, and get off every day that even hints at a holiday. Teachers also usually have a gold plated benefits and retirement package. Plus teachers qualify for additional fringe benefits (like affordable housing, or special loan rates) we suckers in the private sector can only dream of.
I won't even get into the bullshit the teacher unions pull like "we'll come back to work when you defund the police."
In my experience teachers took their job because they wanted a schedule that was conducive to being home a lot. That's probably why they appear so surprised that there's more actual work involved than they expected.
Teachers: Your country needs you to show up for work. You're essential; act like it.
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I have to say, you and I feel much the same way. Both my wife and I work hard and are very tired of hearing incessant demands from the teachers every year or so, where they hold the kids (and us) hostage until their demands are met. Don't like it - find another job. If there are no teachers left, the government will raise the pay to attract them.
I know there are good teachers, I've had a few myself, but it just seems like they are more and more in the minority.
We have decided to send our kids to a private Christian school and the first will be going this September. The quality of education and experience should be much better than the public schools, and we are hoping we won't deal with all the strikes to the same degree as well.
We're just fortunate that our government has decided elementary schools are opening full time (not a hybrid) in September, so it should be back to school as normal. High schools are on a hybrid approach though.