I’m a teacher. The good side is that you officially work Monday to Friday from 8:00 in the morning until 3:00 with some breaks. You get a long summer holiday as well as a good winter break. You generally get a lot of respect from people, although the pupils are getting more and more difficult to control. On the other hand, there are a lot of negatives; the pay is really bad, especially when you consider that this is a responsible job. Of course, you can take a few private lessons at home, but that really eats into your free time. There’s also quite a lot of work to do at home - preparation of lessons and materials for the lessons as well as marking homework. I do it because I love the contact with the young people and I like to think I have a good influence on them.