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A thread about being a part time teacher. Being part time doesn’t mean we care less. Want less. Put in less. Being part time often means you work more and harder as do things on your day off unpaid. 1/
Being part time isn’t being about a mother. It could be a father. Carer. Sister. Brother. Someone who feels they work better balancing that side. 2/
Being part time means you have to work harder to make strong links with school, parents and ultimately yar person you share a class with. My job share invited us for a hot tub date yesterday. Love her. 3/
Being part time means you think deeply about your class and their needs. I don’t stop thinking about my kids when I leave school On Thursday. I am currently planning retrieval for my day off which I don’t teach as mean so much to me. 4/
Final PERSONAL tweet. I went part time when my husband died. It made sure I could cope as a widow, mother and teacher and live again. If that makes me selfish then I will wear the crown.
