UK Teachers to Swear Oath: They Already Do, Regularly!

Here in the UK the shadow Minister for Education Tristram Hunt has just spent five minutes in Singapore (where teachers are respected to the point of idolization) and decided that back in the UK they should all swear an oath – to emphasize the moral calling and the noble profession of teaching.

Well, Mr Hunt, teachers in the UK swear oaths regularly – and above are just a few of them.  Yet I think that this idea could be amenable at some point in the future – just as soon as politicians take an oath to work to ethical standards.  What do you say, Tris?

Here are a few of the responses at #teacheroath

I solemnly swear that I will continue to ignore the political madness in an attempt to keep my sanity. #teacheroath #madworld
— Bremer Head (@FrederickBremer) October 12, 2014

#teacheroath what's wrong with "I will do my best for all the children in my care. I have a life outside school and I swear to respect it."?
— jonathan peel (@mrpeel) October 12, 2014

I solemnly swear to finish my career, aged 40, an exhausted, broken wreck #teacheroath
— Michael Merrick (@Michael_Merrick) October 12, 2014

Here is one way it could be done!