In Reply to: the average teachers salary posted by dennisc on Thursday, 11. May 2006 at 21:59 Bali Time:
Lets rubbish the people responsible for half your chil'd life.
I see kids more than there parents do in some instances (with after school care etc).
Parents see their children from say 7-8.30
then 3- 7.30 when they go to bed. That is 6 hours. Same time ! spend with them but I'm WITH them, teaching them.
Teachers are paid for 41 weeks in NSW. I have to be at school from 8.30- 3.30. Wish that was all there is too it.
People maker stupid uneducated statements about teachers. Who do you think plans the lessons, types up sheets for the children to do, photocopy them, cut up craft etc, mark work MAKE MOTHERS DAY PRESENTS!!!!. Think about it. I wish I could go home and read a book or watch TV weithout having to get on the computer or write up a report on a child having difficulty at school, or having an interview with a parent who thinks their child is SPECIAL and deserves more than anyone else. Saying a teacher works 6 hours a day for 40 weeks is utter rubbish.
When was the last time you actually saw what happens in a school? I hope you don't have kids because you have no idea what teachers put up with.