So going on strike… I definitely think it is the right thing to do in terms of trying to sort out our pensions… I seriously don’t want to have to work into my late 60s before I’m even eligible to receive my pension… I doubt I will be able to crawl around on the floor and sort out rowdy kids aged 65… not saying that people that age aren’t able, I just know how much energy I need to teach at the moment, and I doubt I will still have it in my 60s… or the flexibility I now have to teach dance drama!
From talking to people in our department and others around the school I think a lot of people will be striking, our whole department will be out- so even if school doesn’t close, no one will be taught Drama that day! Just waiting to see what events are going on that day… otherwise I think a lot of people may opt out of becoming a teacher- the future of education is definitely at stake- and I also know that I won’t want to work 40 years and pay in more and more of my pension just to get less in the long run… plus if the changes come in at the end of June, as they’re planned to, I will be screwed financially as I can’t afford to put any more into my pension then I currently do.
Although saying that, I keep thinking about my friends around me who don’t even have pensions- I don’t think they quite realise how screwed they could potentially be… like my ex- he earns £18,000 a year, is 25 and has no pension… um…. WTF is he gonna do?!
Anyways school is pretty dull at the mo, I am working my ass off to reorganise systems, schemes etc for next year, but it is beyond tedious sometimes… just want to be doing something more creative with my time. I hate that I have such a short attention span, I have totally given up on writing my children’s novel, maybe I need to co-write it with someone??!
Love Fallen xxx
|
Loading...