Why do teachers think they are entitled to better pensions than people working in the private sector?

Because they have to deal with rotten kids and their parents.

I'm 16 and they've had that many f***ing strikes that I litterally think I'vee gone down a grade because we missed that many days off before exams, not only does it make us learn less it's making me f***ing stressed for exams.

'We're doing if for the sake of the children' ARE YOU F*CK!

Also, all pensions are going down. They need to realise this. The government can't afford it. People are living longer they can't just keep paying out more money. They have a bloody better pension than half the flaming country anyway.

I dare you to switch your life with a teacher in an urban area public school.

You will need to do and be the following:

The child's parent, counselor and advocate.

You will need to purchase extra school supplies and even articles of clothing for your students.

Possibly drive some home and feed them.

Grade about two hundred essays, which are 3 pages each. Oh, and grade not based on whether it is wrong by the 'book' per say, but whether each individual paper by each individual student is showing that INDIVIDUAL student's true potential.

Create lesson plans that abide by the state's standards and be able to cite the standards in the lesson plans (which are primarily 4 to 6 pages long). Make sure that the lesson plans are meaningful to the majority of your classroom.

OH, and...

Abide by the numerous 504's and IEP which more than likely 30 to 40% of your classroom will have.

^In a nut shell, 504 is a legal document that states special modifications that child may need. Example, the child is diabetic and must have his or her sugar checked every other hour and given snacks and scheduled times.

IEP's can range from cerebral palsy, visual impairment, down syndrome, emotionally disturbed, ETC. that YOU must modify your lessons and classroom to.

I dare you.

Because it has been this way in the past.