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I should add I am a teacher, have been for 15 years, just don't teach that age group.
I was referring specifically to teaching 9-11 year olds to pass an 11+ exam, not to teaching generally. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.0 -
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I should add I am a teacher, have been for 15 years, just don't teach that age group.
I was referring specifically to teaching 9-11 year olds to pass an 11+ exam, not to teaching generally. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
Just realised that misskool's post shows the dangers of parts of posts being quoted out of context - my original post did make it clear I was talking about tutoring my daughter for the 11+, not about teaching generally, which I agree is a skilled job - not one I'd want to walk into without training. Not that you couldn't do it, but you wouldn't do it as well.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Because you need a degree and not everybody who would make a great teacher has one. e.g. me.
Teachers didn't used to need a degree.
I've watched a few lessons in my time doing 'performance management.' I agree that it's not necessarily the eggheads or those who blow their own trumpets loudest who make the best teachers. Sometimes, the quiet ones really surprise, when they're secure in their classroom!
However, a degree ensures that primary kids aren't receiving a high proportion of duffers, which tended to be the case when I entered the profession. In ye olde days, if you wanted three fun years as a student and had no decent A levels, you entered a training college. Come to think of it, if you were a bloke, the female to male ratio of 6:1 was incentive enough!0 -
IT Contractor.
I'm currently working for RBS/ABN Amro so about as safe as a tightrope walking blind person, who's being shot at.0 -
Just to put £35ph into perspective, you would need to be earning circa £70k
I dont think teachers earn even half this amount unless we are talking about deputy/school heads.0 -
You would only get £35 per hour as an experienced tutor in a subject in which there are shortages. You could only work in the evening at weekends when your pupils aren't at school, so limiting your hours. You would generally be expected to tutor in the child's home and so have to factor in time for travelling between lessons. Add to that that demand would be greatest in the months leading up to exams.
So not a full time job, but a nice little earner.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
My youngest wants to be a teacher...not sure how well that will work out bearing in mind he is complex autistic and can't cope being in a full sized classroom, people talking to him or everyone having their attention on him!We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
Dooooooooooooooonut wrote: »
My fix would be to chuck half of the !!!!!!s (the less academic ones) out at fourteen and make them work for a pittance. See what they want to do aged sixteen.
Why don't you write to Ed Balls and see if he picks up on your idea? Can't see any reason why he wouldn't, it seems fool proof.0
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