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Originally Posted by WinnipegFan
Things have changed drastically. I am assuming your daughter wants to teach elementary or a humanity. Otherwise Marh 30-2 is closing a lot of doors. As far as an easy job, if is truly that way why do we have one of the highest attrition rates within the first five years? The benefits ain’t what they once were, they are a joke compared to most private packages now, the salary has been stagnant for a decade and the work is becoming increasingly complex.
You know from our previous conversations I. The topic I will stand by you with distaste for the union as their only goal is self preservation and profit off the backs of teachers, especially dead ones. However, the career is daunting, and complex and with today’s salaries she may only teach for 3:4 of the year but she will be working for that summer to make any financial headway in life. As a lifelong educator I will steer my kids away from the career at all costs, at least in Canada and especially in Alberta.
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I think from an outside perspective it sounds like a good job summers off extra holidays with school 100k a year and benefits and government pensions.
BUT when I have talked to teachers about all the prep work and extra time they need to put into things, dealing with ever demanding parents and even just dealing with kids having a huge range of how they act and different backgrounds.
a co-worker recently told me her partner works at a school where certain parents from another country do not really punish / teach there kids much at home and it is total chaos at school..
but like any job I am sure if you get a good grade to teach and a good school could be decent