Education Professional

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind them during the school day. It cheapens the profession when I’m supposed to be pied in the face at 7:30 pm on a Friday at a basketball game, but am not compensated for my time.

I think it is this attitude, acting like one is an hourly employee, that makes teachers not seem like white collar professionals. I go to many evening events for work. I make a salary. I don’t get paid by the hour. Those events are just part of my job as a professional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think participation in these activities should be voluntary only. Some teachers wouldn’t mind. Others, like me, find it degrading. I don’t even enjoy putting on a Halloween costume as I’m a full grown adult and it’s just not my thing. But I do make that concession to be fun. I find the teachers or aides who were animal ears or silly headbands around to be odd. I feel as though teaching and nurturing children is a huge responsibility that should be undertaken by our best and brightest. I’m not in it to throw holiday parties or, call me a stick in the mud, but with me, your child will be respected as an individual, pushed to think more deeply and broadly, and listened to with genuine interest and compassion.

So you don’t Like costumes. Fine. But can’t you just sign up to scoop the ice cream instead? I hate costumes, so I always sign up for set up duty and then I can leave early. But, I appreciate the teachers who do like the more silly stuff and I think it’s important to kids feeling like school is a place they feel comfortable and are eager to come to every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting viewpoints! Anyone on the other side? Maybe a teacher's thoughts?

I won’t do the tank thing. I am not a clown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind them during the school day. It cheapens the profession when I’m supposed to be pied in the face at 7:30 pm on a Friday at a basketball game, but am not compensated for my time.

I think it is this attitude, acting like one is an hourly employee, that makes teachers not seem like white collar professionals. I go to many evening events for work. I make a salary. I don’t get paid by the hour. Those events are just part of my job as a professional.

Teachers are neither hourly nor salaried. We are contracted. The word “contract” tells you that there are things already spelled out regarding our expectations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind them during the school day. It cheapens the profession when I’m supposed to be pied in the face at 7:30 pm on a Friday at a basketball game, but am not compensated for my time.

I think it is this attitude, acting like one is an hourly employee, that makes teachers not seem like white collar professionals. I go to many evening events for work. I make a salary. I don’t get paid by the hour. Those events are just part of my job as a professional.

Professionals don’t have unions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind them during the school day. It cheapens the profession when I’m supposed to be pied in the face at 7:30 pm on a Friday at a basketball game, but am not compensated for my time.

I think it is this attitude, acting like one is an hourly employee, that makes teachers not seem like white collar professionals. I go to many evening events for work. I make a salary. I don’t get paid by the hour. Those events are just part of my job as a professional.

But are you pied in the face during your evening events?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind them during the school day. It cheapens the profession when I’m supposed to be pied in the face at 7:30 pm on a Friday at a basketball game, but am not compensated for my time.

I think it is this attitude, acting like one is an hourly employee, that makes teachers not seem like white collar professionals. I go to many evening events for work. I make a salary. I don’t get paid by the hour. Those events are just part of my job as a professional.

I suspect you are also paid more than a teacher?

I used to feel this way, that I’m salaried so therefore the work day ends when my work is done. The problem with that type of thinking is that it leads to 70 hour weeks on a 60K salary w/ a masters degree.

There is a limit to what professionals should be expected to do. We currently expect our teachers to give up everything: their time, their own money for supplies, and their sanity.

Teachers aren’t treated like professionals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t mind them during the school day. It cheapens the profession when I’m supposed to be pied in the face at 7:30 pm on a Friday at a basketball game, but am not compensated for my time.

I think it is this attitude, acting like one is an hourly employee, that makes teachers not seem like white collar professionals. I go to many evening events for work. I make a salary. I don’t get paid by the hour. Those events are just part of my job as a professional.

I suspect you are also paid more than a teacher?

I used to feel this way, that I’m salaried so therefore the work day ends when my work is done. The problem with that type of thinking is that it leads to 70 hour weeks on a 60K salary w/ a masters degree.

There is a limit to what professionals should be expected to do. We currently expect our teachers to give up everything: their time, their own money for supplies, and their sanity.

Teachers aren’t treated like professionals.

+100

[Anonymous]

See the teachers are treated as delinquents and the delinquents are treated as the voice of reason and overcoming oppression. Free at last free at last lord almighty I am finally free to attack my teachers for trying to teach me how to read and write. MLK is rolling g over in his grave I'm sure.

[Anonymous]

The profession is cheapened by lack of respect for teachers, lack of autonomy, and in some cases, lack of pay. The rest is fine.