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Originally Posted by kizzy

My point there was that teachers are having to spend time teaching these basic functions to kids, and containing classroom disruptions, therefore leaving less time for actual teaching.
This will have a knock on effect in levels of attainment and affect progress made in the classrom in curriculum based activities.
Therefore its not down to poor teaching that targets are not met but circumstances that prevent them from achieving the aims and objectives set for the term.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...failed-parents

The responsibilities of primary school teachers has increased over the last few years and so too has the pressure.
This is magnified when they reach secondary school.
To me this is a contributory factor in the case for the teachers, they should not be viewed as disposable commodities when they do not achieve unobtainable goals...
You cannot run a school as a business.

The point you made is irrelevant to the the reasons for their strike though. That's a totally different thing altogether.

One of the reasons teachers get such a hard time is due to the nambie pampie 'no belt' anymore. One of the reasons - not all so don't misquote or misread that one.

Schools can and do run as businesses. Commonly referred to as private schools. They run as businesses and very well indeed in most cases.

Why? Because they tend to be far stricter than state schools. I know because I've attended both types both here and abroad and in my experience: I can say that with hand on heart.