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Originally Posted by First Lady
I bet to those 33.33% of teachers it's not such a meaningless number.
You make is sound like everyone is a miserable as you seem to be.
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Oh First Lady, CP's own Sarah Palin.
It's meaningless without comparing it to other fields as well as an average of workers in general. Maybe 33.33% is an awesome number and other employers aspire for such a low figure.
And how did it go from "nearly 30%" (which is actually 29% or less) to 33% in two posts?
And "thinking about quitting" and quitting are two different things. It's a vague concept you've introduced here. I think about quitting and moving to Lake Louise to snowboard for my life all the time. Will I actually? No. Does it mean I'm dissatisfied with my job? Yeah, sometimes I'd trade it all for a snowboard and a lift ticket. But by and large I'm content with where I am, which is why I stay. I imagine it's much the same for teachers.
Plus, it'd be interesting to ask your question every week for 52 weeks. I have a feeling there would be about 12 weeks per year where teachers are very happy to be teachers. That's anywhere from eight to 10 weeks of pure happiness more than most other careers.
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Originally Posted by First Lady
The vast majority of people I know, quite like the work they do. And the ones who aren't happy tend to move on and find something they do enjoy.
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So? If teachers are so dissatisfied they can leave, too. They aren't slaves.