As I have stated time and again the profession of teaching is going through a strained phase which is not very startling given the fact that quick money is not there in this field. Anyways there are a few irritating myths that people seem to have or seem to reinforce again and again. This blog is about those myths and my answer to those.
1. Is it not true that teachers get paid for only working "half-day" when compared to industry?
Ans. Half-day!!!!! Well I am one person who has worked in industry as well as school so let me answer this for you. Generally MNCs and other good companies have a working schedule of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (or 6:00 pm). This is like 8-9 hours max. Schools run from 7:00 am till 2:00 pm. How much is that? 7 hours. How much is 7 less than 8 (or 9) ??? Is it a half day?????? On that a teacher generally carries his/her work (read copies and answers sheets for correction) home. In a way most teachers end up working around 10-12 hours everyday.
2. Well ok the time may seem nearly the same but then is it not that teachers take only 3-4 classes a day? So that kinda reduces the time of teaching from 7 hours to 3-4 hours???
Ans. Those who don't teach will not understand that to take a class of 1 hour you need to prepare for 2 hours. Worksheets, lesson plans, copy and worksheet corrections, project submissions, etc., etc., take up a huge chunk of time. And on that private schools will always like to milk the cow (read teachers) dry or even at least till the milk turns red of blood. I have seen people around me getting only about 1 hour free (read no classes). I used to have 20 classes a week (a week has 40 classes) and the rest of the time I was engaged in maintaining the examination department ( i was the exam in-charge) and doing projects etc. So my dear for a teacher no amount of time is enough.
I will come back with more questions like the above which irritates me no end.
1. Is it not true that teachers get paid for only working "half-day" when compared to industry?
Ans. Half-day!!!!! Well I am one person who has worked in industry as well as school so let me answer this for you. Generally MNCs and other good companies have a working schedule of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (or 6:00 pm). This is like 8-9 hours max. Schools run from 7:00 am till 2:00 pm. How much is that? 7 hours. How much is 7 less than 8 (or 9) ??? Is it a half day?????? On that a teacher generally carries his/her work (read copies and answers sheets for correction) home. In a way most teachers end up working around 10-12 hours everyday.
2. Well ok the time may seem nearly the same but then is it not that teachers take only 3-4 classes a day? So that kinda reduces the time of teaching from 7 hours to 3-4 hours???
Ans. Those who don't teach will not understand that to take a class of 1 hour you need to prepare for 2 hours. Worksheets, lesson plans, copy and worksheet corrections, project submissions, etc., etc., take up a huge chunk of time. And on that private schools will always like to milk the cow (read teachers) dry or even at least till the milk turns red of blood. I have seen people around me getting only about 1 hour free (read no classes). I used to have 20 classes a week (a week has 40 classes) and the rest of the time I was engaged in maintaining the examination department ( i was the exam in-charge) and doing projects etc. So my dear for a teacher no amount of time is enough.
I will come back with more questions like the above which irritates me no end.
