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Old 11-14-2006, 08:35 AM
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may i interject here 'scuso moi'
i don't know if your system is the same as it is here in nz...but..from a teachers perspectve..this is the full breakdown:and depending on your stature
7.30 am ..arrive at school..coffee..staffroom gossip..meeting with principal
who gives you the rundown on the days events and paperwork.

8.am head off to classroom..set out books..prepare classroom..organise paperwork..head off to resource ..get the days equipment.

8.30/9am ..classes begin..roll calls..the days learning is put into action
this carries on untill 3 pm...(including sports..field trips..etc)

4pm..back into staffroom for meeting..now depending on stature again..your sent
to refresher courses..these go on ..normally till 7 pm..depending.

8.30 pm..start marking homework...more paperwork...

try and fit family into your schedule..not always happens..(dependant)

1 am ..fall into bed after showering.

get up at 5 am..recheck paperwork..homework books..breakfast.

(in between all of this your student contact is ongoing)

school holidays...children leave on the last day at 2.30 pm..
we leave at 5 pm
our holidays last one week during term breaks (usually 2 weeks off)
the final week of holidays..we go back to school...are given a breakdown of the following terms curriculum..
messages and demands from the education dept..
what they expect us to achieve within that new term.etc
We do not get the running of the system,.we are dictated to by the dept
as well as the board of trustees.

As the head of senior staffing ,,i can't complain about my duties or wages as my job is pretty cushy...
but thats because i have earned it..however..those below me ..(junior staff members)
are not so lucky as they are always scrutinised etc.
Also student teachers..auxillary staff (librarian..resources etc) do not get paid during holidays..we do.

The schools here are bulk funded..we depend on parent donations (fees are abolished)...the schools get extra money for every child that enrolls in your establishment...soooooooo...the more children that are taught..and 'scuse the pun'..sent along the conveyor belt..processed then packed off to thier next school...the more money the school gets.

If a student is having problems..they will get help ..IF its available thru the system..if its not..then parents have to find and finance it themselves.
If a student is slow..the teacher will try thier best to get him/her up to speed..but this child will get moved on whether they meet the standards or not..sad to say but ..its true..as its all required from the education dept..as so ordered by the govt. :o


its not so much thankless..it can be rewarding when one of your students
achieve thier ultimate goal...13 out of a class of 23..is better than a 0/0
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