Like with any job, teachers' family and friends are as supportive as anyone could ask for, taking an interest in what you do and giving you the belief that you can succeed every day. But as much as teachers appreciate this interest people like to take in what they do, there are some clichéd little comments that it seems everyone can't help themselves from uttering when work comes up. 

We take a look at five of the most common phrases all teachers are fed up of hearing. 

"At least you only work 9 til 3!"

Well...not really. Sure, the pupils are only in class between the hours of 9am and 3pm, but that doesn't mean teachers are too. Do you know how much preparation it takes to make a class both fun and educational for 20-plus five year olds? It's not easy. 

And don't let that end of the school day bell fool you. As any teacher will know, that just heralds the start of piles of marking and grading that needs to be done night after night. 

"You get so many holidays, though."

While it's completely true that teachers get all of the school holidays, it's not exactly the paradise that people often paint it to be. For one thing, about half of that six week summer break is spent just trying to refuel from a stressful year in the classroom. 

And can you imagine not being able to choose your own holidays? If you need a day off here or there for whatever reason, it's nearly impossible to get away from the classroom. And that of course throws up the biggest issue - travel agents just love to add an extra few hundred pounds to the price of a holiday during school breaks!

"I reckon I could teach."

Oh you could? I'm sure everyone has thought at some time or another that they could easily do someone else's job, but teaching is nowhere near as easy as people seem to think. Trying to get a whole class of children to pay attention is hard enough - but try getting them all to engage with the lesson and actually learn something. 

With so much going on at once and so many impressionable young people to deal with, you really don't know just how difficult teaching is until you've tried it. 

"I'd love to work with kids."

Of course teachers love working with kids, it's the main reason people get into the profession, for the rewards that come from teaching people something that'll stand them in good stead for the future. 

But it's not always the pleasure that people seem to think. Every teacher has, at some point, had that nightmare class that makes them just want to hide under the desk until the bell rings, or had to deal with disputes, runny noses, toilet issues and other unpleasant things that would make most people rethink their statement. 

"People who can't do, teach."

Ok, so no one ever says this one seriously, but that doesn't make it less annoying when someone who has never been in the classroom makes this classic "humorous" remark. 

Most teachers are in the job because they love to teach, and when people belittle what they do as some sort of second option, it does get quite grating...particularly when the fifth or sixth person at a party makes the same quip.