Problems prompt staff to leave education

Tekst webredactie - 30 oktober 2019 - 2 Minuten om te lezen

Statue: Algemene Onderwijsbond

Via these social media, the AOb In the run-up to the strike on November 6, several polls where people vote and respond. Via Facebook, slightly more than half of the 941 voters in total indicated that they are considering leaving education because of all the problems. 49,2 percent do not. In the poll via Twitter, the percentage of voters who may want to leave education is even higher: at 64.

Persevere

'I don't want to leave education at all, but with the growing classes, work pressure and the undervaluation from the outside, I am slowly starting to wonder how much longer I will keep this up,' is one of the reactions on Facebook. 'I don't even assume until I retire,' writes one teacher.

I don't want to leave education at all, but with the growing classes, workload and the undervaluation from the outside, I'm slowly starting to wonder how long I'm going to keep this up

Another is considering a switch to secondary education. 'On the one hand because of the challenge, and on the other because of the salary.' One teacher says that she absolutely does not want to leave the sector, but that it increasingly feels like a 'side job', because everyone is hired - well or not - and apparently parents can also teach.

Investments

The teaching staff in the AObpolls on additional investments. With percentages of 98 on Facebook and 91 on Twitter, the vast majority think they are necessary to solve the teacher shortage. In the responses, a teacher writes that she does not even necessarily want more money, but wants to be taken seriously. "Not only by my students and their parents, but also by my managers and our national administrators."

Tomorrow the last poll on the Facebook page will be online where you can vote. You can find our page via this link.

Want to know more about the strike on November 6? Go to the promotional site, there is all the information and we update this site every day. Nearly two thousand schools have now indicated that they will be closed on 6 November. Want to know which school boards continue to pay? We keep a list. Check out the list through this link.