Yep, you're right. Teachers have 3 months in the summer plus a week off here and there plus holidays and weekends. Now that I'm a full time farmer, I do something every day. Them hogs need feed and water even on Christmas.
However, once I get the days chores done, I can kick back and let loose. I might spend some time thinking of how I might re-arrange the sheds or tinker with a better watering system. But if I feel like going to the show, it's not a problem.
When I was teaching, after the kids left, I had a stack of papers to grade. Some of these papers were almost impossible to decipher, but the I.E.P. (Individual Education Plan) for that child stipulated that neatness not be a factor in his grade since his disability was the cause of it. Then the scores needed to be entered into the grade book. I might have parent meetings, teacher team meetings, faculty meetings and the always popular meeting with the principal and a parent. Lesson plans took a significant amount of time. Weekends and summers were often filled with classes and seminars just to maintain my credentials. Office Maxx and Hobby Lobby took a good portion of my pay for various supplies. Add on top of that the ball games I was expected (but not "required") to attend, Open House night when the parents you need to talk to can't be bothered to show up and you spend all night talking to the parents of little Cindy Applepollisher.
True, many kids come to school not dressed for the weather. Many times it's because they want to look cool. But sometimes it's because that's all they can afford. Many is the time the teachers have passed the hat to provide for these kids.
Another difference between being a "lazy....Very lazy" teacher and a noble, hard working farmer. I had a student that was likely to drop out (OK, several hundred over the years, but that's beside the point I'm making). The kid would come to class but not pay attention. Generally, he would distract the other kids from there learning and just take up space. He acted like school was torture. I took an interest in this kid. Turns out he had deep, emotional problems that were leading to his acting out. Over several weeks, I was able to reach out to him, let him know he was important (but not THAT important) and that there were folks that did care about him. It took time and effort and there were a few setbacks. But eventually, he settled down, began paying attention and ended up graduating.
Earlier this winter, I had a pig prolapse in the night. apparently, another pig had stepped on his belly and squeezed his insides out the only exit available. Thr pig was likely to die and sounded like he was being tortured. He was also distracting the other pigs from the feeder. The pig was likely to die soon. Well, I just went to the house and grabbed the .22. Problem solved.
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