Teaching is kind of the (extended) family trade, I grew up surrounded by them. I've definitely known some whiners that can get tiring, but I've still never seen a profession that gets slagged on more than teaching. I think one reason why you keep hearing the same arguments, is because you keep hearing people complaining about them. If people slag nursing constantly, you're going to constantly hear them defending themselves. It's kind of how that works..
And 48hrs for veteran, 15-20+ year established teachers maybe. There's no way someone in their first 5 years of the profession only works 48hrs if you include lesson planning, emailing parents, coaching school teams that all newer teachers are pretty much expected to do...its way more than 48hrs. The stats for people leaving the profession in their first 3-5 years due to burnout is very high.
ps- and I'm not saying "poor them" either. Yeah they chose the job (which is an argument you could make for anyone complaining about their job, frankly), and most probably enjoy what they do. But it doesn't mean it's not difficult. I just think there's a view in society that the profession is way easier and shorter hours than it actually is, I think that's why they get frustrated at times.
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