Rotorua teachers share why they became teachers in the first place and why they decided to strike.
![Selwyn School teacher Lynette Jones.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TI66TX6O73CD52MZOKJ6QYSDRU.jpg?auth=f21d1da3cf35929a8192479b1db2708d06e0ba1535f3a7b800575d52baa3d134&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)
I'm a teacher because I am passionate about children and learning.
For us yes it's about pay but also equally about what's happening in our schools.
Lynette Jones, teacher for more than 25 years