The media unquestioningly accepting the whingeing of teachers.

i thought they were all moving to dubai

RTE’s obsession with the teacher conferences is a bit 1980’s.

They're not running it just because it's a teacher.

They're running it because it's part of the larger story of teacher shortages in Dublin, the ASTI conference in Wexford, and the housing crisis.

I did a 2 hour commute for a few months, then I changed jobs. Not worth the time and the cost. No wonder teachers are leaving Dublin.

She's working in Stepaside and decided that Portlaoise was a good place to be commuting from?

Wicklow town or even Arklow would be similar prices for equivalent housing and be a much easier commute to Stepaside.

Even Gorey would be a better commute to there than Portlaoise.

It's like watching infants, throwing fits at every little inconvenience. I swear we need a show where a teacher has to do any other job for just 1 day. Stock shelves, admin paper work, whatever. I'd put money on them having a mental breakdown and crying by afternoon. There will be zoomed shots of them crying when they hear they need to work past 2pm. This one will go wild hearing that she doesn't get to be home by 5, she has to work until 5, and that's on a VERY GOOD DAY.

Very hard job, long commute and babysitting spoilt, entitled kids, for people who are working from home and on way larger salaries.

The housing crisis really makes it clear what is a poor salary these days. It's shocking. Terribly bad play by the government.

People who think it's ok, definitely are not recommending that their kids go into teaching.

This is how a fair society dies.

I bet stocking boys would have more drive for the job than teachers. And at least many of them have just passed their leaving cert so the standard would be much higher.

It amazes me the amount of teachers children that decide to take up teaching considering its so so hard!

All those 183 days a year of sheer torture!

I read the article aswell and thought it was pathetic. Do teachers think they are the only ones who commute to work?

She's home by 5pm so actually shes quite lucky. Most other people who commute are not even left their workplace by then.

It just seems teachers are never happy with any aspect of their job. They need to work a real world job and then they may realise how lucky they are with the terms and conditions they have

Teachers only seem concerned about Gaza.

I'm sure the course teaches you how to teach.

Does it teach you how to handle 35 teenagers in an overcrowded classroom, when some of them have poor language skills, some have mental health issues, a mix of cultural backgrounds, socio-economic backgrounds, some with violent behaviour etc etc.?

That's the name of the game. If folks don't like it then don't become teachers or look for another job.

In a past life I managed a team of 30 adults in a multi national. I dealt with poor language skills, mental health issues, a huge mix of cultural backgrounds, even cases of violent behaviour. I didn't get the summers off though. I also realised I didn't enjoy it anymore and changed career…

Driving 80 minutes is something many people do, but they have to do it far more days a year than a teacher will have to

The fact that we accept this as 'the norm' is a bigger issue but punching down is easier.

Airports that way...

Yep, the union reps have been spinning that line - that teachers should be able to go off to Timbuktu, earn loads dosh and then come back and slot in as if they never left. Norma Foley was asked about it the other day and deflected by talking of push/pull factors.

Of course Irish teachers should be welcome home but on the same basis as anyone who emigrates for a few years or more.