As a teacher you may often hear the phrase, oh what are you moaning about, you get loads of holiday don’t’ you? Yes, teachers do get more holiday than maybe people in other professions, but with the perks of the additional holiday comes some challenges too.
A teaching job is very stressful and unlike some other jobs you cannot pick and choose when you have time off. Holidays are always going to be expensive as school holidays are peak times and you will have to accept that most places you go will be full of children on their school holidays.
The working day for a teacher may seem relatively short, 9-5, but if you ask a teacher, they are normally working 7.30-5.30 and then still have marking, parents evenings and school fates, trips etc. to add on top of that.
Obviously for many teachers the perks and fulfillment they get out of teaching outweighs these negative points, but extended holidays are not all it is about.
