Teaching and discussion about pupils ‘ conduct, pleinwacht to hold a meeting, work, check, numbers, parent meetings and conduct of e-mails to reply to. NU.nl it ran for a day in the primary school the pressure of it. After 9.5 hours the work day of a teacher She is on it. “And then there it was a short day, because the children have asked to be free.”

for example, If the school only have one hour on the road is a teacher She is suddenly in order. She is a student with a question to help you, but it looks forced in there just to stop it.

“Oh, guys, be quiet now and just, as she puts it, for a small group of children. They are interested in anything, except in the order that they are received. “I am now in charge of you,” added she to them.

She turns back around and continues to respond to the demands of the students. Later, she will explain that she’s not really upset, but the students will not have seen it. “You should be, you can never really let go of it, you lose yourself.”
‘the Complexity of children has been increased

On this Wednesday morning, in a middenbouwklas (groups 3, 4 and 5), a montessori school in the metropolitan area should be a teacher Mary several times and her voice. For those who are not in the field of education, it looks like a doodvermoeiende problem. However, this is not leading to an extra pressure of work results in, light, She was admitted.

in The process of teaching to children, she has worked for twenty years in the classroom, it is her passion, and that comes with good working order as well. “But all the classes are getting bigger,” she says. Gives teaching to a class of almost thirty children of that matters. Because there are not enough teachers are have been, are, classes are also an increasing number of students.

“in Addition, you will also see that the complexity of children has increased,” explained the teacher. “In the old days, it was easy to get to for a kid to say you have to be able to. Today, however, each child has a tailored program to get it. That should be all of us-we all have limited time to prepare for it.”

the lerarentekort counting classes of an increasing number of students. (Photo: Pro-Shots).

Quality and the need to be decisive, and not to the constraints

Since the children have more formal education settings, lesson must continue, and an increasing number of students, so a custom program to get it. The Law of special education is attached at the base. That was adopted in 2012, and the results thereof are, starting from the school year 2014/2015 can really feel.

The law states that a child is in the special needs education is intensive mentoring is required. “The fact that the onderwijsbehoefte of the child shall be the deciding factor, not the limitations,” said the targets of the government.

“we had A very good idea,” said Mary. “But it does take up a lot of the teachers. We have now just don’t have enough hands for that.”

do Not break it, but pleinwacht

She is a companion to the middenbouwgroep of the montessori school. As for the kids, a teacher, an hour of music lesson have She and her co-workers, time to get on the course as to the progress of students and discuss.

“How do we get him to be motivated?”, ask Marilyn. “The solution, I will have your last night will be too late, e-mailed,” answered her companion.

After the students have discussed, it is time for a break. Well, at least for the kids, not a teacher She is. It has pleinwacht, and therefore, while they have a slice of bread to eat, will oversee more than thirty children who are playing outside.

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not Until just after 12: 00 p.m., she has time to take a short break. Because it’s Wednesday and the kids go home early. As they have with colleagues, what bijpraat, she is getting ready for a meeting shortly after school starts. During the meeting held from 13: 00 hours, in the course of the school will be discussed.

After the meeting, walking Mary, with a stack of paperwork to quickly get back to her room. They are going to work in group of 3-and 4-review the results of the Cito-tests not entered.

she is Also a parent calls for an appointment, the files were converted to a new computer system, the e-mails are read and responded to, and reports from parent meetings at a leerlingvolgsysteem set.

for example, If they are her co-workers on the most important issues have been notified, she will stop at 17: 30 from work. She has more than 9.5 hours on it and it was still luck that it was Wednesday, and the students go home early, too.

for example, If the students have recess, a teacher can often continue to work. (Photo: Pro-Shots).

‘Such a great job, but every once in a while it’s crazy’ < / p> other days, she has been teaching from 8: 30 am to 14.45 pm, without a lot of breaks throughout the day. Until then, there will be time for administrative tasks. As a result, they are regularly in the evenings or on the weekends, even nakijkwerk do it or the numbers, she said.

“It’s such a great job, but every now and then, it is crazy,” admits She was far. “I have ever been in the middle of the night, because I know what I need to do.”

Her colleague, adds: “It is not easy, because every minute of every day that you put in extra effort, makes for a better education. But the mountain of work grows.”

At the request of the interviewee, her last name has been omitted. Her full name has been withheld.