Relief teaching stint long ago convinced me not to enter the profession

Correspondent Elisha Tushara's Opinion piece "Address teachers' heavy workload, not just the inconveniences" (Sept 24) hit the nail on the head.

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I was a relief form teacher in a primary school for only six months, covering a teacher on maternity leave.

With teaching, lesson preparation, preparing exam papers, marking, and writing student report cards, I was convinced not to enter the profession full-time or otherwise.

There were times when I had no time for even toilet or meal breaks.