| Comment | I wanted to be a teacher from a very young age.
I trained to become a teacher in Scotland alongside a science degree. I worked for around two years in schools. Loved the kids and the job. Working hours Vs pay was unbeatable.
However, I couldn't stand the other teachers. I worked hard to get a first class honours from university and finish with good marks for my teaching course. I then watched as I'd say, maybe 80% of those who "failed" their degree (2:2 or lower) and couldn't find work were basically handed a teaching role for free. And it showed. Most teachers do not care about their work. They are there because teaching does not require a good degree mark and pays better than any other profession vs the qualifications.
Teaching also does not reward performance at all. The probation schools you get are assigned at random. I was assigned a school about 2 hours away while others who failed their degree and became a teacher on a technicality got places down the road from them.
I was so disillusioned I left the profession for a job in the private sector in finance. It was actually for lower pay initially than a teacher's salary and while I'm on more now, the stress Vs responsibility and job security vs a teacher is night and day.
If pay was performance based and I could negotiate my salary, I would have stayed in the profession. |
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