Are teachers paid too much?
Saturday, March 1st, 2008 
Photo by: Michale
“Teachers are paid too much and have way too much holiday. It’s money for old rope. ” I overheard this comment in my local pub and as you could imagine, I had to bite my lip.
If only they knew how much is involved in teaching: Planning,preparation,marking,meetings etc etc. And that’s before you get to the teaching itself!
I’d like to see these critics have a go.If it was all so piss easy, why is stress related illness soaring, and more and more teachers in the UK are quiting their jobs?
If it was such an easy number, how come we can’t retain experienced teachers within the profession?
One of my friends left teaching after 20 years to become a painter and decorator. He had had enough off the stress and took a cut in pay to get out. I saw him the other week and he said he wished he’d done it years before.
For a really interesting take on the value of teachers time check out this post:
http://watdawat.com/2008/02/22/are-you-sick-of-high-paid-teachers/
It’s no wonder the U.K government are considering training ex army personnel to become teachers. For more on this, take a look at my post about soldiers joining the barmy army.
Underpaid, undervalued…..under stress!
Teachers everywhere. I know the fantastic job you all do.
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