I think you'll all appreciate this....

[sara52345]

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job. ~Donald D. Quinn


Good, isn't it?

[Addict]

Very insightful :)

[javamomma]

And make sure that he treats them all proficiently or Advanced or he may lose his license or face penalties. :)

[sara52345]

haha, very true!

[SLP]

...and let's not forget that there would be no secretary or receptionist to do paperwork and answer & return phone calls!

[Fransisca]

Very well written.

[arteacher]

Agree! I am so agree with you!

[Alfa Lyr]

How many students are in your classrooms? (on average)
Really 40??

[nancyosu]

Touche`
I think that is great! People think our job is so easy, lets have them try it!:D

[Brimir]

No one knows what it's like until they have been there. I teach first grade and I hate it when people think I play and read stories all day. I always remind them of the "teaching to read" part of being a first grade teacher.

[eaglesaint02]

Don't forget, he'd have to deal with their parents too, you know the "mine is ahead of anyone" and the "mine couldn't do anything wrong"......

[mkcornflower]

HAHA love it!!:D

[hassell]

How true! I bet he/she would get more than 30 minutes to scarf down their lunch while grading papers, returning phone calls, etc.

[mopar]

I like this and plan on sharing it with many of my teacher friends and parents.

[teach1027]

He would also need a plan for how he was going to treat them, and it would have to be turned in before he started.

[Chef Dave]

No one knows what it's like until they have been there.

True enough ... but how many of you have been on the other side of the fence? How many of you have worked in the private sector outside the field of education?

In addition to having been an elementary teacher, I have been a personal chef, a B&B innkeeper/owner, and a restaurant manager. I am now back in education working as a high school chef instructor.

There is no doubt that teachers work long hours and are often unappreciated ... but all jobs have their pros and cons.

As a restaurant manager, I worked a standard 10 hour shift and frequently worked up to 7 hours extra, filling in for staff who had called off. Since I was under contract I did not receive overtime for working past the end of my shift.

On any given day, I could have 15 parties waiting to be seated because the bus boy had called off and we had no one available to clean tables. At the same time, I could have a customer on the phone wanting to speak to a manager, prep cooks complaining that the night shift hadn't defrosted needed products, line cooks screaming for help because they each had 40 tickets in the window, and a food delivery that needed to be inspected, dated, and stored.

As if this wasn't bad enough, the regional manager could be howling on the 2nd phone line because he hadn't received the AM gross revenue shift report. The hostess could be calling for change from the safe. Servers could be screaming for clean silverware because the person on the dish tank had taken an unscheduled extended break.

Is it any wonder I left the food service industry and returned to education?

As a high school chef instructor, I only teach three classes. I also supervise our student operated restaurant. Our "lunch rush" is nothing compared to what I've been used to. My day ends at 3 PM and I typically have no work to take home. I have my weekends off as well as holidays and a three month summer vacation.

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

[3rdgradeteach]

Definately understand that....our last day is the 14th of Dec until Jan 2nd. I mean...you can seriously get things done at home with that kind of time! I love it!