tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post3079133343217031957..comments2024-03-19T08:45:49.775+00:00Comments on A Crucial Week: 10 Reasons NOT to date a girl who teaches@ACrucialWeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-57656068797573935902015-02-22T17:24:26.617+00:002015-02-22T17:24:26.617+00:00Schools are closed in heavy snow because of the he...Schools are closed in heavy snow because of the health and safety implications of opening an environment where over a thousand children can endanger themselves even given the best supervision in the world. My previous school made the decision to close because of heavy snow a couple of years ago after several bus-loads of students took over 5 hours to get home at the end of the previous day. Despite the gates being closed some children opted to climb over the gates to run around on the fresh snow at 7.30am (a time when they would have been unsupervised anyway even if the school had been open) and one of them fell and broke his arm. His parents had already contacted a solicitor and had contacted the school with the intention of suing for negligence as the snow had not been cleared away (despite the fact that the snow was still coming down) by lunchtime. In the face of our current "blame and claim" culture, why on Earth would any headteacher want to take that risk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-13556606984024250732015-02-21T19:24:48.458+00:002015-02-21T19:24:48.458+00:00Fantastic - no 10 is happening more and more in si...Fantastic - no 10 is happening more and more in situations where I can't run away!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143024798680279672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-89620956704823116982015-02-21T06:32:30.798+00:002015-02-21T06:32:30.798+00:00Do not make blanket judgements about people you do...Do not make blanket judgements about people you don't know. I have sorted ballast, picked up dog pop, delivered catalogues, weed spraying, cut firewood and driven a feed truck for a living before I became a teacher. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-73557205034532605512015-02-20T13:21:04.612+00:002015-02-20T13:21:04.612+00:00having been a teacher, I swapped to factory work, ...having been a teacher, I swapped to factory work, nightshift work, washing oranges at midnight, pallet packing, working with people under arrest, shifting lost property and working in with people who misuse substances - all are easier and less stressful than teaching. Teaching is like trying to herd cats and teach them all at the same time. I never had less time than when I was a teacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-71714202840710338152014-12-30T20:25:26.605+00:002014-12-30T20:25:26.605+00:00Anonymous = coward , lets have your names please i...Anonymous = coward , lets have your names please if not on the heading then sign the end of your piece. Colin AgnewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-55413496345718014532014-12-30T20:14:23.866+00:002014-12-30T20:14:23.866+00:00Teachers work to a contract like everyone else. Te...Teachers work to a contract like everyone else. Teachers are contracted to work for 1265 hrs over 195 days in a year and thats all they get paid for, name me any other worker who then works 20+hrs a week for free on top of that to make a poorly funded and understaffed and under resourced system work! if it wasn't for them you wouldnt be able to write a reply to this would you , or fill a form in or use a computer or work out your taxes or understand your payslip nough said I think. Colin AgnewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-66258700293072523102014-12-22T21:16:41.755+00:002014-12-22T21:16:41.755+00:00Yes, teaching is hard work, that´s absolutely true...Yes, teaching is hard work, that´s absolutely true. And in Germany where I am teaching, the same is true. Before becoming a teacher I worked in public relations which is not an easy work. But still it´s nothing against the work I have to do now. The main difference is: one hour in a class with 20-25 pupils takes much much much more energy than sitting in front of a computer, answering some questions on phone, organizing some things in mostly rather quiet and relaxed athmospere or having some conferences, writing emails etc. At about 6-7-8 o´clock this work is done but not the preparations of a teacher not to mention these "corrections" (? right word?) all the time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-69748477359810251222014-12-03T20:34:01.848+00:002014-12-03T20:34:01.848+00:00your a full blown smoker mateyour a full blown smoker mateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-90458363635286684422014-11-30T04:02:25.275+00:002014-11-30T04:02:25.275+00:00And we are all relieved we don't teach your ch...And we are all relieved we don't teach your child, to have to put up with you. Hahaha I feel sorry for you lady, and your kid, and your child's teacher. What a nightmare hahahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-23756474529170215492014-11-30T03:56:41.374+00:002014-11-30T03:56:41.374+00:00The buses won't run in stormy conditions. Ther...The buses won't run in stormy conditions. There is likely a new policy being implemented at my school soon where teachers will have to report to work even if there's no students. Do some research, or even rational thinkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-75696631633507152892014-11-28T06:02:28.562+00:002014-11-28T06:02:28.562+00:00As you're posting anonymously, I can't be ...As you're posting anonymously, I can't be sure what your previous attempted comments are. There are only three comments that I didn't publish which were just name-calling and nothing else. They wouldn't have added anything to this discussion. If anything, I saved you from sharing pointless and immature trolling! @ACrucialWeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-38787097488553824342014-11-28T00:20:25.615+00:002014-11-28T00:20:25.615+00:00Surprise surprise, wouldn't post my comments. ...Surprise surprise, wouldn't post my comments. Teachers are a bunch of self absorbed jerry bags who go about with their bloated heads up their own arse. Post that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-8762093275393228072014-11-26T17:28:49.792+00:002014-11-26T17:28:49.792+00:00I am with you there my friend, my wife taught for ...I am with you there my friend, my wife taught for 35 years and I can vouch for everything your saying.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-27195178379214078522014-11-23T01:29:26.213+00:002014-11-23T01:29:26.213+00:00This is silly! I'm from the Midwest. Bricklaye...This is silly! I'm from the Midwest. Bricklayers don't work year round either. My grandfather was a bricklayer. He loved it, worked his butt off, and was well respected. He never felt the need to disrespect anyone else's job. He wasn't an insecure man. He's now 90. He will tell you he doesn't know how teachers do it nowadays. Yes, his job was physically demanding. Mine is mentally challenging. Teachers aren't just bricklayers. We build the whole house starting with the foundation! I'm proud of who my grandfather is, which is nothing like a whining jealous man this so called bricklayer is. Imagine if that's his attitude with his own work. By the way, not only are we not paid for time off, but to think a teacher's pay is close to an attorney's is a joke. In most places a newly hired teacher's salary can qualify her or him for food stamps! Remember Mr. Bricklayer, there have been teachers who have shielded their students' bodies from bullets. Your bricks meant nothing to anyone then. You can't compare. Try not to be so bitter.Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12069995880432983872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-58460288566192750562014-11-22T19:01:09.211+00:002014-11-22T19:01:09.211+00:00An idiot and a coward.An idiot and a coward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185218867143181172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-74540137347063727862014-11-22T15:39:16.729+00:002014-11-22T15:39:16.729+00:00Teaching is a hell of a lot harder than manual lab...Teaching is a hell of a lot harder than manual labor. Also, I want you to stop and take what I'm about to say into consideration. A teacher doesn't have just one job like most people. They have 5 jobs. A teacher must also be a therapist, a policewoman/policeman, a nurse and a custodian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-12956842426031380562014-11-21T18:37:39.198+00:002014-11-21T18:37:39.198+00:00That was a joke. However, my daughter is an elemen...That was a joke. However, my daughter is an elementary school teacher and she has a husband and three children. She grades papers at night and on the weekend in addition to helping kids with homework, running them to soccer/basketball practices and games, and seeing that they are fed. The school year usually finishes around mid-June; then she spends a lot of time in her classroom in July getting it ready for the next group of kids and school starts the first week of August. So she has maybe two/three weeks off in the summer. She also (as do all teachers) purchases a lot of school supplies with her own money as they never get enough money for everything they need. TEACHING is NOT an 8 - 5 job; it is much more than that and they do it because they love children and are dedicated. It certainly is not for the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-55525011109241167962014-11-19T18:33:54.110+00:002014-11-19T18:33:54.110+00:00I didn't say that teachers have to be female. ...I didn't say that teachers have to be female. I could just have easily called this post "10 reasons NOT to date a guy who teaches." I don't think there's anything sexist about it! @ACrucialWeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973699759834207877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-28182287875281939392014-11-19T18:13:17.857+00:002014-11-19T18:13:17.857+00:00Anyone else seeing the blatant sexism in the origi...Anyone else seeing the blatant sexism in the original post? Why do teachers have to be female?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-6029487407955198302014-11-19T13:58:21.521+00:002014-11-19T13:58:21.521+00:00All True, from someone who is married to a teacher...All True, from someone who is married to a teacher, retired officially but never in reality. Once a teacher, always a teacher, Thank God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-13807537264436227612014-11-19T06:05:02.734+00:002014-11-19T06:05:02.734+00:00This whole bricklayer vs teacher thing is cracking...This whole bricklayer vs teacher thing is cracking me. I used to lay brick foundations for new construction and I hated it. I became a teacher and I love it. A guy I taught with hated teaching so he quit mid year, after 5 years of teaching and became a bricklayer (patios walkways etc...) and he loves doing that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-61531344117503189592014-11-19T05:55:03.547+00:002014-11-19T05:55:03.547+00:00Your right, teaching is an awesome job. I love my...Your right, teaching is an awesome job. I love my job, love my students and love my time off. These are all reason I worked so hard to get into teaching. I have had a lot of jobs I hated, like construction, mechanic, etc.. I wont deny that I find teaching to be easier for me than the other careers I have had. Manual Labor was not my gig, just like corprate positions also do not agree with me. I foound my niche in education. I excell at it and I love it. That does not mean that it would be easy for everyone. Stand proud teachers, you don't need to defend your positions. Your job is fantastic and worthy of every perk you recieve. Bricklayers are highly skilled, creative, hard laboring individuals who deserve much respect. Good bricklayers are good bricklayers because they are bricklayers to the bone. That is also why they are not teachers. Good teachers are good teachers because they are teachers to the bone and that is why they are not bricklayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-76752179839182017432014-11-18T01:36:17.228+00:002014-11-18T01:36:17.228+00:00
True and worse... Sorry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />True and worse... Sorry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931562911882701367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-13096022109414799202014-11-18T01:35:26.836+00:002014-11-18T01:35:26.836+00:00True and worse. Sorry. True and worse. Sorry. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931562911882701367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137042995475290378.post-48401540882497087912014-11-17T03:06:40.444+00:002014-11-17T03:06:40.444+00:00Schools are closed for the safety of the children ...Schools are closed for the safety of the children and the bus drivers - when I taught teachers were expected to come in for a work day when school was cancelled, and if we didn't feel safe driving in we had to take a vacation dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com