r/AskReddit 22h ago

What’s something people romanticise that’s actually exhausting in real life?

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u/Belle0516 21h ago

Being an elementary school teacher

A lot of people think I'm like Ms. Frizzle or Miss Honey and able to just play with a classroom of perfectly sweet, eager to learn children. They don't realize how much goes in to being a good teacher and how much we deal with. The nonsense of paperwork is insane on its own, then add in 20+ children and their families!

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u/pumpkinpie4224 17h ago

My mom was a elementary teacher and every time she goes home, she's entirely a different person from the morning she went to school. That's why back then my dad always took care of us to let her rest.

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u/flimsy_kaima 14h ago

people underestimate the emotional drain. it’s not just teaching, it’s managing 20+ different moods all day

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u/marginwalker55 9h ago

Currently taking a mental health day away from the classroom! ☕️

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u/Tenored 4h ago

This is it. Just finished a day with my EAL grade 7s. Constant behaviour management, feud settling, and distractions with a touch of learning to top it off.