CB> RL> It really makes me mad when I hear things like this. Teachers get 
uch
  > RL> great vacations and short workdays, etc. According to them we are
  > RL> overpaid and underworked.
  >When I hear this from someone, I attack the problem directly--
Quite often it is what I am reading in the newspaper so I can't attack.
I guess - if only I had the time - I could write a letter to the editor
but I leave that to other more eloquent teachers/writers that I know. ;)
 CB>I get out an appointment book and ask the complainer to set
up an time to teach
  >in my classroom with me and a camera as an observer.  I am very persistent 
a
  >insistent with anyone that is so short-sighted.  I have yet to have anyone 
t
  >the challenge - all have backed down.  Since there are very few jobs I 
could
Since, I am usually classroom/school hopping this would be hard to do.
 Though I would love them to be on the job with me these past few
weeks as I have laboured long and hard to get my current class and
classroom into shape.
Most days I get home between 7 and 8 and then only with a bagful of
things to do. Right now I have 34 Math Tests to mark as well as 34
spelling books, etc. I may leave the Spelling until MOnday night. I need
to catch up on my sleep since I'm not falling into bed until around
midnight and then waking/getting up soon after six (even on the
weekends) - I'm feeling the effects these last few days. (This is the
end of the third week of an assignment with a tough grade 6/7
class.Things are finally falling into place since I decided to act like
the teacher would not be back for a while, made some changes, and
implemented some of my usual strategies.)
  >not do other than cutting hair or artistic jobs, (although I can sing 
better
  >than 99.9% of current pop singers).  In other words, I can probably do 
hat
  >they do for a living, maybe even better.
Well I could cut the hair and do most art-type artistic jobs -  I
don't have the lung capacity to be a singer (I leave that for my
daughter who is high soprano soloist in the church choir).
I'm not much good at any job that requires a lot of physical strength
either. I guess most professional jobs would do me in - Dr. Lawyer etc.
you need training for those. That is not to say that if I had trained
for them I could not do them. ;)
What I lack in experience I make up for in effort!
                                        -Ruth
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