LOSS IS PLUS ?
Grappling for the silver lining... It's the time of year when my teaching hours slow down from frenzied 12 hour a day stints to almost nothing. This is often a time a major stress for english teachers in the private sector who are paid on contract rather than salary. No teaching = no pay. It basically means no, or little, income. Most school teachers in France have a state contract - at college or high school level they have a maximum face to face teaching time of 18 hours per week. For those of you who aren't "in the know," teaching hours are basically multiplied by two for " real time hours"...this is to add preparation, correction time into the formula. Their salaries are not the top of the pile but they do have 2 months summer holiday, 2 weeks at Christmas, Winter, Spring and Autumn....all at full salary. Do the maths! Once in the public teaching sector you are set for life....unless of course you lose your temper and lash out, slappi