re: Is there a profession better at patting themselves on the back than teachers?

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There are professional fields you could apply for. You could teach marketing, polymer chemistry, welding, anything you can think of.

Think about it. 180 days of work and you could be at the beach from Memorial Day to the end of summer. I don't know why we aren't all teachers?


But those 180 days!!!! The horror!! I wasn’t born with that special trait that allows people to teach

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Me either. I wouldn't teach if they offered $100k and 4 months off. I can't stand being in the same damn room all day, I can't stand other people's kids for very long, and if you haven't been in a school cafeteria... omg, I am not sure how anyone maintains sanity.

Help me understand why you voluntarily go on Facebook, read teachers patting themselves on the back, then log on here to complain about it?

First you don’t have to go on FB. Second, remove them from your friend list. Third, you’re just as big of a bitch for this post complaining about it.

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So what you’re saying is that one of the hardest aspects of being a teacher is all your hard work, dedication and “give a frick” is completely negated by the deaf ears it falls on. Well, I owned a gym that did summer fitness programs for teachers. I know how they feel. Lol

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I say this with complete sincerity.

I hope you get over whatever it is you're going through.

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I'm convinced that if the state made the base teacher salary set at $100k/year with all of their pension, benefits, etc they'd STILL whine that it isn't enough because of all their expenses as if no other profession in this world has to supply their own tools and equipment.

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If the base teacher salary was 100k a year they'd all be bitching because their competition would increase and they'd be excluded from the profession.

Listen, teachers might be underpaid for the effort, I don't know. What I do know is that they knew it when they set out to become a teacher. You demand to be treated/paid as professionals, when:

1) You can go to directional schools at fractions of the cost without prejudice to your career;
2) You don't have to pursue particularly rigorous/competitive coursework;
3) You don't have to achieve at a particularly high level in said coursework;
4) If you go to grad school, the above apply to that too (lesser schools, programs, competitiveness, cost).

For real, if your school costs over 10k a semester you shouldn’t have an education program.

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1) You can go to directional schools at fractions of the cost without prejudice to your career;

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One of the best things about Southeastern - its the same certifications as the bigger schools in the state and about half the cost, plus it's totally kosher to wear LSU gear there with the rest of the commuters even though SLU is a pretty rad school itself.

Don't try to ruin a good teacher bash thread man

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No but I know a few Heroes of Healthcare

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Not to be outdone, Physicians are leveling the field with Tiktok dancing videos.

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Some of May, all of June, all of July, some of August.

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Our schools here usually go until June (I think latest they’ve gotten out the last couple of years is June 6th) and are starting back by first week of August.

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teachers last day is june 1st, and first day back is july 21st.

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So an almost 2 month break.....any non-teachers out there get an almost 2 month break???