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

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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.

Plus 1. A parent gave me tix this year. Had a fantastic time, and I was extremely appreciative.

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Yes it is okay for the teacher to use her personal days as she wishes. Admin can't even ask why they want to use a personal day. That sounds like a fun use of a personal day. I am a teacher and I usually use mine for boring appointments and parent teacher conferences for my child.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and I have a doctor's appointment in April. Should I clear that with all of the families before I go? I mean, it's just a physical, so is it justified I use "sick" days when I could be doing important teaching?

No, you should do your absolute best to schedule it on one of the myriad days off from school that are available to you. When I have a physical, I schedule them so they are 8 am, so I can be back to work by 930. Sounds like you are planning an entire day. Teachers = lazy Gov't workers.

That's nice. I have to be at school at 7:45 and only one of my doctors has appointments past 3:00 in the afternoons. I try to schedule dentist appointments on days off and that usually works except when it snows. I always schedule them for MLK Day or Presidents Day. This year, it snowed so I had to reschedule them in June when school is out. Other appointments are time sensitive so that I can't visit the doctor (or my kids' doctors) unless it has been a year or more. That limits my options. Nobody needs to know why I am not at school other than my boss.

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I have over 1,020 hours of accrued leave. The reason I have so much saved is largely because it is a pain to make sub plans. I'm not going to feel bad if I have to take off a day here and there.

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Oh, dear - - now certain Moms are the givers of these tickets. Well aren't you special! A special relationship with your child's teacher. You were able to provide this once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity! Don't you understand professionalism? Teachers, you should know better. Teachers should not accept this type of thing. It doesn't look professional - teacher you should be doing nothing/accepting nothing that could give the appearance of favoritism.

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

Minor point. The bigger discussion is WHY do they need those, and why aren't parents allowed to complain when their kid's teacher misses a day?

It doesn't matter that it's in the contract, to some people it shouldn't be.

My SIL works in a bank, she likes to point out that "she" wouldn't take a day off for that. Or that her job doesn't allow for X, Y, or Z. She's constantly judging the reasons her children's teachers miss a day. Some parents think they are entitled to do that.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, dear - - now certain Moms are the givers of these tickets. Well aren't you special! A special relationship with your child's teacher. You were able to provide this once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity! Don't you understand professionalism? Teachers, you should know better. Teachers should not accept this type of thing. It doesn't look professional - teacher you should be doing nothing/accepting nothing that could give the appearance of favoritism.

I'm really trying to read sarcasm into this, but I'm actually coming to the conclusion that this is a serious post.

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Let me tell my sister I cannot attend her wedding in California next month because my students' moms won't judge it worthy of a day off. As it is I'm already flying out Thursday night, home Sunday afternoon and spending $300 more PER ticket to only miss one day vs flying home Monday.

Parents, complain if the day is a waste and your kid watches the chipmunks movie all day instead of anything resembling learning. But if the teacher makes reasonable attempts to leave decent sub plans, there is nothing wrong with a day or two off over the course of the year.

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

Minor point. The bigger discussion is WHY do they need those, and why aren't parents allowed to complain when their kid's teacher misses a day?

It doesn't matter that it's in the contract, to some people it shouldn't be.

My SIL works in a bank, she likes to point out that "she" wouldn't take a day off for that. Or that her job doesn't allow for X, Y, or Z. She's constantly judging the reasons her children's teachers miss a day. Some parents think they are entitled to do that.

Make a living off other people's taxes and you are going to get judgement. Just the way it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Let me tell my sister I cannot attend her wedding in California next month because my students' moms won't judge it worthy of a day off. As it is I'm already flying out Thursday night, home Sunday afternoon and spending $300 more PER ticket to only miss one day vs flying home Monday.

That's called living up to your commitments at work. You want sympathy for that?

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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?

If it was the same meeting I had hosted for years, very few.

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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?

If it was the same meeting I had hosted for years, very few.

Not all teachers have the same assignment every year.

The ignorance and crankiness in this thread is pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:
I'm a teacher and I have a doctor's appointment in April. Should I clear that with all of the families before I go? I mean, it's just a physical, so is it justified I use "sick" days when I could be doing important teaching?

No, you should do your absolute best to schedule it on one of the myriad days off from school that are available to you. When I have a physical, I schedule them so they are 8 am, so I can be back to work by 930. Sounds like you are planning an entire day. Teachers = lazy Gov't workers.

Psst--your ignorance is showing.
Teachers are forced to take off at last a half-day for leave at a time. They cannot just take one hour of leave---the schools do not let them do this. This is not laziness on the part of the teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:Let me tell my sister I cannot attend her wedding in California next month because my students' moms won't judge it worthy of a day off. As it is I'm already flying out Thursday night, home Sunday afternoon and spending $300 more PER ticket to only miss one day vs flying home Monday.

That's called living up to your commitments at work. You want sympathy for that?

How do you read into that post that sympathy is wanted?

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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?

If it was the same meeting I had hosted for years, very few.

Good point! Comparing a classroom to a business meeting of adults is apples to oranges. I have taught 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. Even though I have taught the same grade level for consecutive years, the lessons and student needs are different causing changes in lessons. I'm always tweeking and finding new ways to present standards.

Does the pp think that a day in the classroom is just the teacher standing in front of and presenting to 30 students?