Corona Virus Concerns
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I think the teachers in Scotland have negotiated themselves a rather good 3 year pay deal not so far back, so are better paid than in England.
It is certainly not a 9-3 job, our two both have to be in school by 08.30 and SIL is often not home till almost 6 as there are after school activities and sports to supervise, Also parents meetings, various school functions to attend, and a lot of marking and preparation which often has to be done in the evenings or at weekends. He also runs a local kids drama club every Monday evening.
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dear husky dog my wife does not think she or her other teacher are special but her children who she teaches do my wife as been working flat out even at easter riding her push bike and delivering every child in her class a easter egg my old mum had a saying if you have nothing nice to say its best to say nothing at all
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Compo......That’s too easy in some instances. It’s human nature to drop into something that’s a comfort zone, doesn’t really need much effort. But persuading a youngster to look at something that pushes them further, might require a bit more effort, is what allows some children to soar. Doesn’t work for every child, but being able to spot that potential is a basic teaching skill😁
I am not saying you don’t get poor teachers by the way, it does happen, but even teachers need the right support.
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So you havn't seen in the news regarding the early morning police raids on overnighting caravaner's and Motorhomer's then. (which is against current easing of restrictions).
These were all parked nose to tail in residential area's I am sure they were not locals, what makes you think they were!
locals would have been using these area's for their once a day exercise and now can't because of the influx, as much as you are blind to it.
I live on the coast because my family has for generations, my Great Grandfather ran a fleet of 20 fishing vessels and was Queens Harbour Master of Mevagissey (local museum shows our family history) until the second world war when the boats were 'commandeered and never returned'. Working with the sea is our family trait, which includes myself. It is the same reason most people live (apart from second homers) where they are, not because they wanted a 'sea view' but it is their place of work or family has traditionally made home.
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I agree us baby boomers were born at a fantastic time, be we got on with life worked hard didn’t expect everything on a plate. When we got married and our 1st house we didn’t expect fully furnished and all new. I must admit relatives gave us their cast offs and we were happy with that. Oh and a mortgage rate of 14.5% interest. One months payment taking up 2 weeks wages.
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I did! For the best part of 40 years HD - and loved it. No reason to be patted on the back any more than, say shopkeepers, as you say we chose it and certainly knew the demands of the job (which, incidentally are far greater nowadays than when I started half a century ago! ). It just astonishes me that so many who know so little of those demands claim to know so much!
Anyway, back to the virus .......
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I live down a road with a dead end and a primary school at the end. I can tell you now teachers do not only do 40 weeks per year. When the school is holiday you often see them going backwards and forwards into the school in the holiday period.
As for the short days that is also rubbish. I leave most mornings at 7.30am and return at 5.00pm and what do I see, teachers going to and from school. I would say not as good hours as 9 to 5
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This made me giggle though,
I read in the local paper that the traffic wardens have run out of tickets due to the car parks being closed and the 'I don't care where I park' attitude of drivers.
They state that although vehicles wont have tickets placed as normal details have been taken and fines will be issued via post
The council have realised they get more money back via fines than opening the carparks!
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well if you read carefully who myself and I were talking about it wasn't you Burt, but the great teacher basher we used to have on here, now a memory
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You often say that (the demands of the job, what to expect...) about most jobs Husky.
But who is asking for a constant pat on the back? I must have missed that post(s).
But it is a special job taking a wide range of skills and a great one, no one would be where they are without them.
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right, I can assure you it happens there as well Burt. Probably more hidden in your time.
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I was rubbish at English and maths at school and only just scraped through the exams , I learned more when I left school because I wanted to and I was more relevant to my situation , the teachers were only interested in pupils who got it first time , but that was a long time ago , I don’t regret what I’ve done so far ,own my house ,owned a business and retired early , I was bought up hard ,being told no one will give you any thing ,you need to earn it .
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Well most of my teachers were useless, just writing lots of stuff on the blackboard (yes, we could call them blackboards in them days ) for us to copy down , if you questioned any thing you were told to shut and and wright , the sports teacher was only interested in those who were good at football (I hated it) ,the rest of us had to do cross country running ( or hiding in the woods ,as we called it ) , the only decent teachers was the metalwork and automobile ones , they thought me a lot , but no doubt it’s all different now
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