The tension between teachers and some parents over how hard they work, or don’t work, is something I’ve never really understood. It always reminds me of when my kids argue over some thing.
No, I didn’t.
Yes, you did.
No, I didn’t.
Yes, you did!
Except it goes a bit like this:
We work hard.
No you don’t.
Yes we do.
No you don’t!
It’s that juvenile and it happened again when a loving wife snapped a photo of her husband working from home, and shared it on her School Mum Facebook page.
She wrote:
My husband is a year 6 school teacher and during school term you will find him sitting here most nights like this (even on weekends) because there is no start and finish time when you are a teacher and because teaching is a massive job!! #mysaturdaynight #goodman #teachersgonnateach
Pretty innocent, right?
She had no idea what was going to happen next.
The photo and Facebook post was 'liked' over 20,000 times, shared over 1,000 times and received 1,200 comments. And that's where things got slightly out of control.
Firstly, there was much praise for teachers by teachers and parents alike, along the lines of this.
Then, some people lost their minds.
In comes School Mum, asking everyone to settle down.
That's right people. Put your weapons down. It's not a competition.
