Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Teaching is portrayed as far more challenging than domestic tasks.
- In plain terms
- Housework is easy compared to teaching.
- What can you take from it?
- Respect the difficulty of education work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is teaching undervalued?
- What makes work hard?
Another view
Housework can also be physically and emotionally taxing.
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