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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  Is anyone here an elementary school teacher? Do you like it? Do you feel like you get paid well for what you do? About how many hours a day do you work? |
I am not an elementary school teacher but i can answer all those questions becuase i know i didn't WANT To be an elementary school teacher.
They DO NOT get paid enough (even here in Canada where teachers make more than they do in the US). They work SO hard- they have to know 8 (here in canada there are 8 subjects in elementary school) curriculums for the particular grade they are teaching. THey work VERY long hours- my mother (she was an elementary school teacher- another reason i didn't become one) always came home after school and did "home work" with me on the dining room table until past 8 pm and was always marking or doing report cards on the weekend. I honestly feel it is a thankless job and God Bless the people who do it
I'm a high school teacher- granted we dont' get paid enough either- I only have to know 2 curriculums and I get a paid 75 min spare (a block of time i dont' teach) elementary school teachers do not get that.
Myabe i am a bit jaded because i'm the daughter of a retired elementary school teacher but I think i've truly seen what the job is like.