'That is not why we are on the street!' This passionate teacher dismantles the narrative of 'greed' surrounding striking teachers. mrjamesob | WalkoutWednesday
heard from a striking head teacher who said educators are “desperately worried” about the state of the education system with fewer staff, and that this, not pay, is the motive behind the walkouts.
Having worked in healthcare and in a factory, he said: “I know this job wrings me out like no other job I’ve ever had.” Ed said the narrative of “greedy greedy teachers with their long holidays” who “want more money” was inaccurate. The caller, who has been in teaching for 25 years added: “When I thought I could do the very best I could do and that the government was backing me and trusting me to do that, at least I had a sense of someone at my back and that I was respected. I don’t feel that now.”
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