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Who is Your Typical Student? (All Teachers)
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Absolutely. Every hour lesson that we do is a full hour straight of unabridged concentration and support for the students. In other jobs you can get up for a stretch or a coffee break, but with this every lesson is a serious intensity of work. Also it’s easy to forget how many hours a week we spend on enquiries or admin or accounting etc.
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Hey guys, totally missed this thread but this is really interesting and important stuff. The 70 students thing might be a bit misleading – a lot of those were 30-minute college students that I was teaching, which means you can fit far more in your week. At peak I was probably teaching 35 hours a week, 7 hours a day with two long, leisurely hour-long breaks to break it up. It’s so important to stay rested and happy because if I’m unhappy, I’m just not worth the money. So the midday naps and binge-watching Breaking Bad’s are crucial 🙂
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As for work-life balance – I teach from 10-7, but I get up at 7AM to do my admin and writing etc. I try and keep a gadget-free bedroom and TRY to put my work down in the evenings (but it’s tough sometimes!). I also keep a free day on Mondays to do admin – means I can catch up with friends and gently do all my accounts etc. Hope that helps 🙂
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