A day as a school teacher

Five lessons, a parents' chat on fire and a student who does not want to go home

School day 10 min 8 decisions

You teach history at Dzherelo, a secondary school of 600 students, and you are the form teacher of 8-A. It is Wednesday: five lessons, a test to hand back, an open lesson on Friday to prepare, and a parents' group chat that never sleeps.

Who you work with today

IrynaMaksym's mother
OlehSofiia's father
HalynaMaths teacher
ViktorPrincipal
MaksymStudent, 8-A
SofiiaStudent, 8-A
AlinaSchool psychologist

What you will do

  • Situations from a real working day, one decision at a time
  • Honest feedback after every choice, and some choices come back to bite later
  • A verdict at the end: how this job would feel for you
How the day is going
Learning60
Class climate65
Paperwork50
Trust in you60
Your energy80

Skills this shift tests
Your goalGet 8-A through the day having learned something, with no fires left in the chat