The Holiday is Over Now Back To The Teaching
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Well, the UK bank holiday is over, and today I returned to school. Now, I love my job, and I genuinely enjoy teaching every single day, but I still find it hard to return to school after a lovely long bank holiday. Especially when the weekend has been so much fun!
Once I’m actually back in school though, it’s a different story, and I enjoy every second. Is the same true for other teachers out there? I’m not so sure. A quick straw poll at lunchtime highlighted just how much some of my peers disliked their jobs.
When I was chatting to them, it was clear that they were all passionate about education. For most of them, teaching is all they’ve ever wanted to do. So why do they all dislike teaching so much, and why are so many of them wanting to leave the profession or switch schools?
Well, my highly un-scientific, stroll poll showed that poor student behavior was the reason so many teachers are unhappy in their jobs. And my observations around school back this up too. The teachers who enjoy their job the most and the ones who have the best Well, the UK bank holiday is over, and today I returned to school. Now I love my job, and I genuinely enjoy teaching every single day, but I still find it hard to return to school after a lovely long bank holiday. Especially when the weekend has been so much fun.
Once I’m actually back in school though, it’s a different story, and I enjoy every second. Is the same true for other teachers out there? I’m not so sure. A quick straw poll at lunchtime highlighted just how much some of my peers disliked their jobs.
When I was chatting to them, it was clear that they were all passionate about education. For most of them, teaching is all they’ve ever wanted to do. So why do they all dislike teaching so much, and why are so many of them wanting to leave the profession or switch schools?
Well, my highly un-scientific, stroll poll showed that poor student behavior was the reason so many teachers are unhappy in their jobs. And my observations around school back this up too. The teachers who enjoy their job the most and the ones who have the best classroom management skills.
It’s such a shame that so many dedicated, and talented teachers leave the profession each year, simply because of deteriorating student behavior. In fact, it makes me really angry.
So what can be done about it? Well, that’s a question for a another post or 20, but one thing’s for sure. In the vast majority of cases, it simply isn’t the teachers fault that the behavior of the students they teach is so poor. But it’s such a shame that so many talented professionals want to leave the job because of it.
