Ever feel like, as part of the teaching profession, we are from another planet? One that isn’t understood by ‘normal humans’ and certainly (and perhaps most ironically) not by the education secretary. *Boo, Hiss*.
We start at 9.
We end at 3.30.
By gosh, we have 13 weeks off a year. 13!!
When we are at work: we play. We colour and cut and stick.
Why do we really expect ‘normal humans’ to get it? Did you ‘get it’ before getting into it? We’re like a secret special club, members only! (Oh wait, Gove scrapped that didn't he?) Well a metaphorical club, full of awesomeness and creativity and just plain wonderful-ness…(New word.)
When I hear ‘normal humans’ slate and criticize us or I read yet another article in the Daily Mail (*cough, I can't help myself sometimes) about how selfish we are to strike, I laugh. Now. It’s only taken me 3 1/2 years but I can honestly laugh and keep at the forefront of my mind…
I love my job. I love my class. I love the profession. Who cares what they think?
So I’ll continue to work 12 hours during my Easter holidays for the second day in a row because my class deserve it.
I’ll even start blogging…Ta Dah! And maybe, just maybe, some of those normal humans will take a peak and eventually 'get' us alien species. We don't bite. Promise.
We start at 9.
We end at 3.30.
By gosh, we have 13 weeks off a year. 13!!
When we are at work: we play. We colour and cut and stick.
Why do we really expect ‘normal humans’ to get it? Did you ‘get it’ before getting into it? We’re like a secret special club, members only! (Oh wait, Gove scrapped that didn't he?) Well a metaphorical club, full of awesomeness and creativity and just plain wonderful-ness…(New word.)
When I hear ‘normal humans’ slate and criticize us or I read yet another article in the Daily Mail (*cough, I can't help myself sometimes) about how selfish we are to strike, I laugh. Now. It’s only taken me 3 1/2 years but I can honestly laugh and keep at the forefront of my mind…
I love my job. I love my class. I love the profession. Who cares what they think?
So I’ll continue to work 12 hours during my Easter holidays for the second day in a row because my class deserve it.
I’ll even start blogging…Ta Dah! And maybe, just maybe, some of those normal humans will take a peak and eventually 'get' us alien species. We don't bite. Promise.