One of the many things the pandemic taught us was this: teaching is hard. It’s hard to explain a grammatical rule or mathematical theorem to a child in clear terms; it’s impossibly hard to remain patient when that child does not understand, and you’re forced to explain it a second, third and fourth time.
Now imagine trying to do that with 30 of them. Imagine the long hours of marking at the end of the day, the fractious parents and the low pay.
