Do teachers get what they deserve?

We all have one or two favourite teachers who knowingly or unknowingly have left a mark in our life. They have lend a hand in forming our career by giving us the knowledge which we have today. But how many of us actually wanted to be a teacher. We dreamt of becoming a doctor, engineer, pilot but very few said they want to be a teacher when they grow up. Teaching is mostly considered as a default profession. If you couldn’t be anything you wanted to be, there’s always an option to be a teacher. Same hold true for me. After completing my engineering I landed myself as a lecturer in an engineering college. It was more of a circumstantial choice. But slowly I fell in love with my job. College is full of youth, their undying energy, friendships, love, laughter and passion. As a teacher, there was not much of responsibility besides teaching your subject well. There is never a dull moment when you are among students . I thoroughly loved my job and students. Although sometimes it used to be tricky to handle such grown up students who are way taller than you but as they say ‘no job in this world is easy’. I worked for almost 4 years than left my job to be a full time mum to my son. After 3 years, my daughter came into the world and my break from job extended.

After 5 years of break and 2 kids, I started having thoughts of getting back to my career which I have always missed. Being a mom is something I love but being a teacher gives me sense of accomplishment. I wanted to get back to that college environment, get a pay check at the end of every month. But leaving behind my 2 year old daughter for such a long time was not being accepted by the mum in me. So I took up a job in school which was paying me good though not that much but timings suited my family. I could manage my kids and job as well.
Working in a school changed my whole outlook towards school teachers. I would say school teachers are in the most underrated and underpaid profession....read more