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Originally Posted by Swarly
and 2 hours of construction can be more tiring than 8 hours at the office or 6 hours of teaching, its a meaningless comparison. All depends on the type of person you are and what type of work suits you best
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I suppose if you've never taught it may be meaningless to you. I've worked construction as well, and I agree that you can't compare that with a job that isn't physically intensive. However, for anyone to broadly state that 48 hours isn't that much because many professionals works longer hours is equally invalid. Teaching is hard yards because you are on 100% of the time, and as others have noted, there is an emotional investment as well.
And I am not here saying woe is me, as some in the ATA unfortunately do imply. I love my work, and the hours are compensated for in the long run
Just wanted to point out that many of the opinions in this thread about what it is that teachers do come with a lack of any actual experience (dare I say ignorance) of what the work actually entails.