[quote=Djshakes]I’m not saying it is easy…but it is not one of the most difficult jobs. You have to know your subject at a high school level or less depending on what grade you teach. Other than that you are glorified baby sitter. The only stressful part is trying to keep the kids in their seats while hormones are popping out of their heads. I never understood the teachers that worked until 8 pm planning lessons, etc. Granted it wasn’t many…but I chalked it up to inefficiency.
The first two years maybe tougher than the rest because you are developing your curriculum. After that you make slight modifications to it. You are arguing that they are underpaid. Well, most of the time compensation is relative to effort.
I still think they are overpaid. I was a teacher and I have nothing against them.[/quote]
Knowing the subject matter, and knowing how to teach are two totally different things (both equally important). If you think teachers are “glorified babysitters,” or that the job was easy, you probably weren’t a very good teacher.
