So here we are at the beginning of a new year, and most teachers already feel as if they need another holiday! New students, new parents, often new subjects and everything needs to be done immediately. Teaching is not for the faint- hearted, especially not in the beginning of the year!
Students are all excited to be back at school and everyone seems so excited to be back except the teachers (Okay it's not that bad, but sometimes it is.)
Teaching has become a very difficult and time consuming profession. Teachers struggle with difficult parents and difficult students, but they usually get through everything and push ahead to touch the lives of kids and sometimes the lives of parent's too.
One thing that I am very sure off is that no teacher became a teacher because of the salary earned. Most teachers need to put in effort to earn some extra money so that they are able to afford "extras".
We can survive with the bare minimum and we even spend some of our own money to make our classes look presentable and to make it easier for the kids. Everything we do is focused on the kids but usually we do make a success of everything. We walk out a the end of the year, with happy parents and happy kids. We feel self assured because we have changed the lives of so many kids....but what about us?
Are we happy to earn small salaries for the amount of effort that we put into our daily jobs? We spend hours grading papers, extra lessons, planning lessons etc that we just do not get paid for. No teacher in the world can tell me that it is an eight to five job and they stop working when school bell rings.
We put in extra time for everyone else, and what do we have left for ourselves? Our own kids have to fend for themselves, because we are often so busy with our own work and we are just not in the mood for any schoolwork after hours. We tend to forget about ourselves. We forget that we also deserve to be happy and to have time for ourselves and we also deserve to earn a little extra money for our efforts.
If you are a teacher, and you need to earn a little extra money, open an account on www.steemit.com and earn a little extra money blogging. If you use the steemiteducation tag, we will reward you for your efforts. We provide you with topics to write about that we call "steemhomework". You can read our latest post to see which type of posts we support.
https://steemit.com/education/@steemiteducation/day-194-homework-write-a-post-about-fundraisers-fun-ideas-for-raising-funds-for-a-school-or-charity
Here on the steemit platform, education is extremely important. Because of the different educational systems in the world, we get to share ideas about schools, different subjects, parenting skills, money, lots of entrepreneurial skills and so much more. BUT on Steemit there is one difference. While we do all of the above, we are rewarded by writing about our own experiences.
What a wonderful concept is this?
You only have to spend a short time per day writing, but it will change your life and you will be able to afford things that you never could. You will meet new friends from different cultures and learn more about each other.
Please share this post with all the teachers out there, wherever you are. Every teacher has an equal opportunity here to succeed.
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