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Teacher's husband: I would never be a teacher for quids.

Having just married someone who works as a first year teacher, I was shocked at the amount of work was involved.

As well as the usual expectations of extra-curricular activities, parent-teacher interviews, mentoring etc, the amount of preparation is simply extraordinary.

Not only do teachers have to essentially write their own curriculum, trying to adapt existing materials into the national curriculum, they do extra tertiary study to qualify to teach RE, they have to generate all of their own resources from a miserly class budget, often dipping into their own money to pay for some items.

Essentially, most Saturdays this year my wife has spent preparing for the following week or marking.

On top of that, teachers then have to do professional develpoment in their own time of at 10 hours - so that is several Sundays gone as well.

I can't wait for report time.

So I would never be a teacher for quids.

I'd rather remain a lawyer.

Although I work long hours, at least I can go to the toilet when I want to.

One other thing I would not miss - as a man, I don't get those suspicious looks.