Woe is the teacher

Teachers have it so hard according to teachers. They are supposedly underpaid, overworked, and underappreciated.

We are always supposed to feel sorry for teachers. That’s what they want. Never mind the true purpose of their work. Never mind the harm that they are causing society.

As strange as it might seem, teachers want to be underpaid, overworked, and underappreciated. They can actually use that to feel better for themselves. If they have it so hard, then they can convince themselves that they are not doing the work for themselves. They must be doing the work for the children.

Teachers have negative value, and I would definitely say that they are overpaid. There are a lot of teachers that work hard, but the nature of the added effort is worthless. For example, lesson plans that completely fail to take individuality into account don’t really need to be rebuilt without regards to the students every single year. The job can actually be done just as effectively without much work if they want things a little easier.

Teachers might feel sorry for themselves, but they have no right to complain. If they cared more about education than they care about convincing others that they care about education, they wouldn’t have entered the profession. Playing up their problems while overlooking the significant amount of undeserved support that they are actually receiving does not mean that they are doing anything for the children. It does not make them good people.