Well, here’s a thought – if you don’t rate academia, why don’t you just take your kids out and home-school them? Take your holidays when you want, and it means you’re not burdening the education system with your kids, so kids who DO want to work, and/or have parental support, are more likely to get better results. And as teachers are heading towards performance-related pay, you’re not going to inflict another lackustre f***-you predicted-grade-fail child on their pay packet. Happy days all round!
Erm, excellent idea. But, as I said….I don’t have kids.
More parents teaching their kids at home would be great for me though! I’d get to work loads quicker without them all clogging up the roads!!