Are teachers more prone to divorce?
539520
Teachers are not the only jobs with stress.  I guess you could say policeman have a hard time changing from 'law enforcement mode' to 'family mode' . And what about lawyers who argue for a living,\n\nEach job has stress and  for the most part, I don't think teaching is more stressful then many other jobs - nurses, doctors, EMTs, paramedics, police - where you are dealing with life and death on an everyday basis.
535786
yes student and teacher/staff relationships should only be friendly and not more than that.\n\nalso most schools have a rule against that and the teacher could get fired and the student can be expelled.
329200
Hah, nobody likes teachers.\nTeachers do things they shouldn't.\nThey get away with it.\n\nLa la la life goes on.
997611
People do get divorced in India too, but not as frequently as in the US, I believe it's because of this clause called irrecensilable differences. that means, if we just can't work it out, then we'll split, and so now, people take that to an extreme, instead of communicataaing and working things out, they get divorced. Plus, everyone tries to follow what celebrities are doing, and they get divorced like they buy shoes. It's a big deal if a celebrity couple lasts more than five years. Besides, now a days, people actually say if things don't work out, they'll split and try again...like it's no big deal. In India if a divorce happens, it';s usually because of abuse in the relationship, not because u don't like the way ur spouse dresses or something trivial like that.
1030840
I am coming up on my 16th anniversary, married to another teacher. It has been wonderful.\n\nThe two teacher salaries together add up to one professional salary...lol!\n\nBeing married to a fellow teacher is good because....\n1) You share the same vacation days.\n2) Travel and other family activities during summer vacation.\n3) When one of you is taking professional development courses or attending professional conferences during the summer, the other can be home watching the kids.\n4) When you're totally stumped about a student, or a situation at work with a parent or administrator, you have someone who knows what's up to brainstorm with, who you also can trust.\n5) Only a fellow teacher can REALLY understand the sort of day you've had, and just how essential that foot rub and chocolate are.\n\nHowever, you really do want to teach in different buildings. Just as with any other type of career, being in the same building can result in extra stresses to your marriage because you are seen as interchangable, people tell one spouse and expect the other to already know, and if there are problems at work you as a couple get a double dose of it.\n\nMy husband and I don't have that problem, because I teach at the elementary level and he teaches high school.
660672
If you observe upper middle-class marriages of 10 years or longer, you will probably still find five kinds of marriages: (1) Conflict-habituated which is a constant battle over almost everything. (2) Devitalized in which the partners have lost their love and "drifted apart," i.e. they take care of the children but they don't fight a lot. (3) Passive-congenial where the partners have been apathetic all along, e.g. marriage was a convenience--or economic necessity--or they are more interested in careers or friends than spouses. (4) Vital marriage in which being together and sharing are the major joys in life. (5) Total marriage is like the vital marriage, except almost everything is done happily together. Obviously, marriage ranges from wonderful happiness every day--only 15-20% are vital or total marriages--to miserable on-going fights (or divorce). This should offer some hope of happiness to those who are unhappy...but a warning to young people in an already rocky relationship
195909
That may play a very very small part in the high divorce rate. I think people in general don't take marriage as seriously as they should which would play a bigger part then woman's changing roles in the household.
642622
Life of the people involved will be devastated and will never be the same ever again.  In divorce there are no winners, all are losers, especially the children.  So, think a billion times before considering a divorce.  Everybody should be prepared and understand what's happening.
868264
Actually, it has been psychologically proven that marriages fail most often when the women has a higher level of education and/or makes more money than the man does.  It's not just celebrities, although I have noticed it with them as well.
857455
I would say yes to your question.  I believe the deeper question that you are asking is, "What should we do with teachers who do not maintain their skills?"\n\nSome of my colleagues who are "older and wiser" really fail to connect with students.  They really would be better off in another field of work.
296441
They have to deal with kids every day, which is stressful in itself.  They don't get paid that much, and their job is very important.  It doesn't make it any easier when their students act up.  I had some mean teachers when I was a kid, but I understand why some are like that now.  Of course, some people are just mean in general and shouldn't even be teaching!
1073327
Definitely! As a high school English teacher, I KNOW that nepotism is hurting our schools. Constantly, highly-qualified teachers are passed over simply because a new hire is related to (or, not strictly nepotism, but because the new hire "knows" someone-this seems to be the major problem) a higher-up. The students suffer because the best teachers are not being hired. \n\nAdministrators should look for highly-qualified teachers (and not only "highly-qualified" because they passed the required tests, but because they are motivated to teach, and by a love of the students and the work) and they are the ones that should be in place in our students' classrooms!
1176850
I think that teachers (of whatever age) should retire when they no longer have enthusiasm for their job. The kids deserve someone who is caring, innovative, and who loves their job. It sounds like you fit that bill. Plus, you can draw on your years of experience and you can be a mentor to younger teachers. A lot of the teachers in the private school where I work are 50+ (including me), and none are anywhere near to thinking about giving it up. The kids keep us young. (I teach advanced math and calculus, which I regard as a good hedge against senility.)
101689
Start looking for widowed or divorced college professors?
1010700
Many teachers say that they're just there to teach, and they are not paid enough to have to put up with abuse from students; however, many teachers are not taking time to really get to "know" their students, some teachers are not "cut out" for teaching, and many do not advance themselves to learn recent brain research to really understand why some students are the way they "really" are. Many teachers do not understand many reasons such as environmental, prenatal, brain development, etc, so they don't understand different types of students' negative behavior.  Because of not understanding these factors, many teachers see the "kids" as "bad," so the teachers become mean. And, most importantly, if there is too much class disruption because of negativism, from both teacher and student, much instructional time is lost. And that's a major reason that teachers become more annoyed or meaner! Also, many students are afraid to tell their parents about the abuse, so nothing gets done, and many bad teachers get away with "being extremely mean."  Also, some students come in with personal problems, they don't tell the teacher, and therefore, some teachers go with what they have, and you can figure out the rest for yourself. One of the best books to read about why we have such negative discipline in the schools is Jane Healey's "Endangered Minds." Also, many teachers should be required to attend conferences/workshops on "Conflict Management." There are many pros and cons about this topic, and one of the best solutions is to have the teacher, the student, and the parent/s involved in a peaceful conference to discuss negative issues and how to deal with the student. To put it bluntly, teaching in today's society, with all the factors (which we didn't have many years ago) is a tough job, but somebody has to do it. And, many of us, who are teachers, know the factors, so we stay in the teaching job because we love to teach, plus we love and understand kids. Those who can't understand this, need to get out of education and find another field to work in.
558760
Not at all. If they are a good teacher, they are a good teacher. Put it this way; do you recall being influenced by your teachers sexuality one bit? I know I ceratinly wasn't. Things like homosexuality are part of the world, hiding it away from kids is not the answer.
951652
you probably need to contact a legal service in your area or post your question in the teaching section.\nthis is the homeschool section and we pretty much have job security seeing as how most of us are married to the principal!!!\n:)