That ! Lizzie, just about sums it up. Though there are bad teachers (Thankfully most get weeded out, but I can name plenty from my daughters school)I can't think of one teacher that I know who joined because of the long holidays, maybe twenty years ago it was more common. I spent 25 years with special needs of all sorts and 14 of those with severely behaviourly disturbed muggers, bugger and thieves including arsonists, junkie and child prostitues and at least three who went on to murder. Whether I can holding onto one of them in order to stop them hurting themselves or others or because they were in tears of rage, sadness or hate then ONLY thing that got me down was the system.

I never liked that shite saying Nutty it insults all teachers including those who taught you well enough to read, write and make a living. Those who CAN, teach because it makes a difference, those who can't often screw other people for their own gain !