It looks like I am going to get another five groups in addition to the five groups assigned to me last week. That means 10 hours teaching time each week. Not bad. And compared to the 20 hours per week I got back in China, 10 hours should be like a walk in the park.
But it is not.
Those 10 hours of teaching mean an additional 30 hours (or more) for preparation (remember: we are BIG on props). So although 10 hours is not a full load yet, I think I have more than I can handle for now. I’ll see how I get by with these 10 groups and if I change my mind in the future, I’ll accept more. But… I don’t think I will.
More loads mean more money but a one has to be careful because more teaching loads could result to a poor quality of teaching. I know most teachers strive to give the best to their pupils but teachers are also humans, they have their limits too and for me a teaching time of 10 hours per week is my limit.
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I agree. You cannot compensate quality with quantity. Teaching is a noble profession as the saying goes. The money we earned from teaching is not a payment for our job as a teacher but a compensation for hard work and dedication… that is why if you will look at it… teachers are always underpaid. What is more important is you love what you do and you are proud of the result of the work you done because at the end of the day… you are still a teacher… paid or underpaid.
I agree with Ruthi. Teaching needs a lot of self-control too. Everytime I tutor my daughter, I tend to eat a lot because I am stress.
Good luck and have fun teaching. I admire your profession.
@ ruthi yes, right… still a teacher paid or underpaid. :0
@ SAHM thanks for dropping by and goodluck to your new blog
i agree with ruthi
Thanks guys for agreeing with me. I appreciate it.
hi vienna
one of the reasons i gave up teaching is because if you are teacher it means you can’t stop working after the class. you still need to think about the lesson plan and worry about the props when you get home. and you simply can’t step into the classroom unprepared. and sometimes on weekends, i even went to school for general cleaning, designing the classroom, do preparations for a school program, etc. and it wasn’t written in my contract that i’d receive additional payment for all the extra efforts hehe.
@sterndal… TUMPAK! martyr nga mga guro e…