Teacher took yesterday off to be at the white house egg roll...

[Anonymous]

I can't hire a sub for a half day. It must be a whole day. I start work at 7:15 and I'm done done at 3:00. And since I do not have control over my doctor's schedule to somehow compel her to work at 6:00 am I take what the schedulers give me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

The salary is not intended to be an annual salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't hire a sub for a half day. It must be a whole day. I start work at 7:15 and I'm done done at 3:00. And since I do not have control over my doctor's schedule to somehow compel her to work at 6:00 am I take what the schedulers give me.

In FCPS I need to get the sub for at least 3 hours.

[Anonymous]

I was just reading a thread on another discussion board about leave. Many (maybe the majority?), had said they receive at least 6 weeks of vacation time. One said 8 weeks after two years on the job and another had 9 weeks. Many said it was PTO.

[Anonymous]

Last year I gave my dc's teacher tickets for the Egg Roll. It didn't even occur to me that she shouldn't be able to take the day off to use them. She is a great teacher and I was glad to be able to do something nice for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

The salary is not intended to be an annual salary.

Then why do they always compare teachers' salaries to what others are paid on an annual basis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

The salary is not intended to be an annual salary.

Then why do they always compare teachers' salaries to what others are paid on an annual basis?

Because it's easier to compare two 12 month salaries than to compare one 10 month salary with one 12 month salary. Some people don't like to have to multiply by 5/6 and 6/5 on the fly in a discussion. It tends to break up the flow of the conversation.

Teacher salaries are for 9-10 months. Some teachers get paid only the months they work. Others have the salary factored across 12 months so that they get paid less per pay period, but spread evenly without the gap.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher and I took half of a personal day the Friday before spring break to see my own child in a performance at their school. We are people with families, too. It's the 2nd time ever I've done that and I and am going to be there for my children. We get vacation but we can't control special events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and I took half of a personal day the Friday before spring break to see my own child in a performance at their school. We are people with families, too. It's the 2nd time ever I've done that and I and am going to be there for my children. We get vacation but we can't control special events.

You did the right thing. Responsible parenting is the most important priority. More parents should learn from you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year I gave my dc's teacher tickets for the Egg Roll. It didn't even occur to me that she shouldn't be able to take the day off to use them. She is a great teacher and I was glad to be able to do something nice for her. [/quote

I was just about to post that I wish I had some way to get tickets for my DD's awesome teacher and her son.

Glad you were able to do it, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

If you had a 30 person meeting how many hours would you be given to prep?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

The salary is not intended to be an annual salary.

Then why do they always compare teachers' salaries to what others are paid on an annual basis?

But they don't have 180 day contracts. You are shorting it by 3 to 4 weeks, depending on the school district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

The job comes with a contract that provides sick days and personal days to be used at the employee's discretion. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

If you had a 30 person meeting how many hours would you be given to prep?

The bolded language is why so many people decide not to become teachers or leave teaching. How long would you stay at a job if your employer said you couldn't attend your child's high school graduation because it's during your work day? Under your view, that's what would happen to teachers. Also, if I had a 30 person meeting everyday and had to miss one day, it wouldn't be as significant as a once a year 30 person meeting that I was in charge of. It's stuff like that that makes me discourage my kids anytime they mention becoming teachers. Contrary to popular belief, teachers don't make a lot relative to some other professions, so to have to deal with ridiculous expectations like pp's is mind boggling. I'm guessing over time, if this keeps up, we'll have the people most suited/qualified to be teachers opting to do jobs where they are paid more and are shown more respect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you ask me, the teacher's only mistake was telling people where she was going--she certainly has a right to take the time off that she's been given. She was probably excited, since everyone knows how hard those tickets are to get, but she should have kept quiet due to parents like OP.

Why do they get time off during the school year beyond sick leave? I know if I had a 30 person meeting I was leading, the only way I would miss it is if I was sick. They only work 180 days per year and are paid a salary that is intended to be an annual salary. Sucks that means you won't make it to some events, but that's why it's called a job.

If you had a 30 person meeting how many hours would you be given to prep?

The bolded language is why so many people decide not to become teachers or leave teaching. How long would you stay at a job if your employer said you couldn't attend your child's high school graduation because it's during your work day? Under your view, that's what would happen to teachers. Also, if I had a 30 person meeting everyday and had to miss one day, it wouldn't be as significant as a once a year 30 person meeting that I was in charge of. It's stuff like that that makes me discourage my kids anytime they mention becoming teachers. Contrary to popular belief, teachers don't make a lot relative to some other professions, so to have to deal with ridiculous expectations like pp's is mind boggling. I'm guessing over time, if this keeps up, we'll have the people most suited/qualified to be teachers opting to do jobs where they are paid more and are shown more respect.

Former teacher here and I would absolutely discourage my children from going into teaching. Teaching children is amazing. Everything else that comes with it is beyond exhausting.