The Teacher's Job

Have you ever heard anyone say "why should I have to do that, that's the teacher's job"? Or have you ever said it yourself?

It can be really frustrating when your kids are not getting the results you were hoping for, or struggling with something at school, and we can all blame the school system and talk about what they are NOT doing, but at the end of the day, it's not going to change over night. But there are things that we can all do, right now, right here, to make a difference.

It's far too easy to be the victim and point the finger, but think about this:

• Teacher's average 6 hours per day with your child
• Divide by 25 other kids in the class = about 15 minutes per child, per day
• And that's if they don't have classes with other teacher's.

So:

• 6 hours per day
• 30 hours per week
• 1200 per year (if we exclude holidays)

But there's:

• 168 hours in a week
• 8736 hours in a year
• So teacher really only spends about 1/4 of their time them during the school year

And then if we go by the 8x8x8 rule (play, sleep & work).

• We'll average 8 hours per day at home
• 56 hours per week
• 2912 hours per year
• 14560 hours in 5 years before they even go to school. 

Everyone is different, in our busy lifestyles these days we have work, extra-curricula activities, child care and a whole bunch of other things interfering.

But what can we take away from these numbers?

As parents, grandparents, carers, baby sitters, uncles, aunties, friends, neighbours....we are the most important teachers our kids will ever have. We are the ones who spend the majority of time with them, watching them grow, learn, play and become members of our community. So it's absolutely imperative that we do everything we can to ensure we give them the fullest exposure to opportunities to learn and educate themselves.

It doesn't have to be tutoring. It doesn't need to be boring. Routine, mundane, too hard, "the teacher's job." It doesn't have to be any of those things.

Just fun. If the kids are having fun, they won't even realise they are learning. If they are having fun, you will too. Spending time together as a family, learning, exploring, expanding, it's quality time. Creating memories that have added benefits.

That's why we are here. That's the message we want to share. Learning that's Fun. Helping Little Buds to Blossom.