Schools closed for students Monday Feb 2

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

I don't understand this attitude. You're a salaried employee, you don't "not get paid" for any particular day. Other professions don't get to put work off because there's a snow day.

Wait, but when I have to teach on makeup days in June I actually won’t be paid for that. Our work isn’t canceled — it’s just rescheduled.

+1 There are many who don't know this. After contigency days, the make up days we teach are unpaid!

No other salaried professional talks like this. No lawyer working weekends says they're "not getting paid." They're getting their salary for doing all the work that needs to be done.

If i was truly salaried I could take off at noon every day because i have periods 6,7, and 8 as planning. But I can’t because I am contracted to be there for 8 hours regardless of what I have done. Teachers are really hourly employees that had all their hours computed for the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

I don't understand this attitude. You're a salaried employee, you don't "not get paid" for any particular day. Other professions don't get to put work off because there's a snow day.

Do you n the e a reading lesson? Salaried teachers have a contract that clearly states the number of days they work, how many hours per day, etc. I’m sorry your $300k salary job doesn’t have a union. We low class teachers need unions to protect us from the likes of you

I make the essentially the same thing as a teacher with a similar number of years of experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

I don't understand this attitude. You're a salaried employee, you don't "not get paid" for any particular day. Other professions don't get to put work off because there's a snow day.

Do you n the e a reading lesson? Salaried teachers have a contract that clearly states the number of days they work, how many hours per day, etc. I’m sorry your $300k salary job doesn’t have a union. We low class teachers need unions to protect us from the likes of you

But you didn't have to work last week. Maybe if you put off grading sure. But that's not MCPS's fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

Teachers will not get paid for make up days. We were paid last week, we don’t get paid for those days again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

Teachers will not get paid for make up days. We were paid last week, we don’t get paid for those days again.

Yes you got a paid vacation last week while most of America had to work. And you will likely make up those days working half time in June showing kids videos when school is in effect over. So you get gifted a week of time this year where you don’t have to do instruction.

In most other salaried jobs, you have to work til the work gets done. We don’t get to show videos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

I don't understand this attitude. You're a salaried employee, you don't "not get paid" for any particular day. Other professions don't get to put work off because there's a snow day.

Do you n the e a reading lesson? Salaried teachers have a contract that clearly states the number of days they work, how many hours per day, etc. I’m sorry your $300k salary job doesn’t have a union. We low class teachers need unions to protect us from the likes of you

But you didn't have to work last week. Maybe if you put off grading sure. But that's not MCPS's fault.

Put off grading?

Try this instead: we don’t get dedicated hours for grading. Therefore we grade at 10pm on Thursday, 8am on Saturday, 2pm on Sunday. This is why I work over 60 hours a week. Grading.

So it’s not that I’m putting it off. It’s that work doesn’t give me time to do it.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if Tuesday can be opened at all. I will take it if it will be 2 hour delay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

Teachers will not get paid for make up days. We were paid last week, we don’t get paid for those days again.

Yes you got a paid vacation last week while most of America had to work. And you will likely make up those days working half time in June showing kids videos when school is in effect over. So you get gifted a week of time this year where you don’t have to do instruction.

In most other salaried jobs, you have to work til the work gets done. We don’t get to show videos.

And again:

I graded over 40 hours this week. Yes, I was working. I was grading essays every day since the snow/ice started.

So where is this gift of a week off? I’ll just work another week later in addition to this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

Teachers will not get paid for make up days. We were paid last week, we don’t get paid for those days again.

Yes you got a paid vacation last week while most of America had to work. And you will likely make up those days working half time in June showing kids videos when school is in effect over. So you get gifted a week of time this year where you don’t have to do instruction.

In most other salaried jobs, you have to work til the work gets done. We don’t get to show videos.

I try to be patient with the MCPS closures but I was annoyed last year when my kid’s MS teacher sent their weekly update message to parents summarizing their time during the snow days as having taken their kids skiing.

They got a snow day vacation and then didn’t have to teach anything of value on those three June half days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

Teachers will not get paid for make up days. We were paid last week, we don’t get paid for those days again.

Yes you got a paid vacation last week while most of America had to work. And you will likely make up those days working half time in June showing kids videos when school is in effect over. So you get gifted a week of time this year where you don’t have to do instruction.

In most other salaried jobs, you have to work til the work gets done. We don’t get to show videos.

And again:

I graded over 40 hours this week. Yes, I was working. I was grading essays every day since the snow/ice started.

So where is this gift of a week off? I’ll just work another week later in addition to this one.

You were supposed to have done that earlier..you procrastinated and luckily got the deadline extended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

I don't understand this attitude. You're a salaried employee, you don't "not get paid" for any particular day. Other professions don't get to put work off because there's a snow day.

Do you n the e a reading lesson? Salaried teachers have a contract that clearly states the number of days they work, how many hours per day, etc. I’m sorry your $300k salary job doesn’t have a union. We low class teachers need unions to protect us from the likes of you

But you didn't have to work last week. Maybe if you put off grading sure. But that's not MCPS's fault.

Put off grading?

Try this instead: we don’t get dedicated hours for grading. Therefore we grade at 10pm on Thursday, 8am on Saturday, 2pm on Sunday. This is why I work over 60 hours a week. Grading.

So it’s not that I’m putting it off. It’s that work doesn’t give me time to do it.

This literally has nothing to do with the makeup days. You didn't have to provide instruction last week, so there will be makeup days to makeup for that. You'll be paid the salary you agreed to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

I don't understand this attitude. You're a salaried employee, you don't "not get paid" for any particular day. Other professions don't get to put work off because there's a snow day.

Wait, but when I have to teach on makeup days in June I actually won’t be paid for that. Our work isn’t canceled — it’s just rescheduled.

+1 There are many who don't know this. After contigency days, the make up days we teach are unpaid!

No other salaried professional talks like this. No lawyer working weekends says they're "not getting paid." They're getting their salary for doing all the work that needs to be done.

If i was truly salaried I could take off at noon every day because i have periods 6,7, and 8 as planning. But I can’t because I am contracted to be there for 8 hours regardless of what I have done. Teachers are really hourly employees that had all their hours computed for the year.

That's not what "salaried" means. Salaried doesn't mean "I work whenever tf I want" and it doesn't mean "nobody cares whether I show up on time or leave too early to my job"

[Anonymous]

Does code orange mean it’s a teacher workday?

[Anonymous]

I dont know if people realize it or not but if you live near a bus depot drive past it and seee that school busses still have ice on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This screams union all over it.

They missed their records day 1/26 so are getting it 2/2. Kids be damned.

Yup. That’s the way this makes sense. They need the grading day back despite being closed all of last week.

You try finalizing grades for 150 kids on the same day you are meeting new kids and planning for a new quarter.

And if you respond with, “it should have been done last week” when we weren’t getting paid… you are part of the problem why educators leave. The disrespect is unfathomable.

Don’t worry-you’ll get paid for a full day’s work when MCPS adds 4 half days in June and you put videos on to entertain the students while you clean out you classroom, when you’re paid a good salary to do actual instructional time.

Teachers will not get paid for make up days. We were paid last week, we don’t get paid for those days again.

Yes you got a paid vacation last week while most of America had to work. And you will likely make up those days working half time in June showing kids videos when school is in effect over. So you get gifted a week of time this year where you don’t have to do instruction.

In most other salaried jobs, you have to work til the work gets done. We don’t get to show videos.

And again:

I graded over 40 hours this week. Yes, I was working. I was grading essays every day since the snow/ice started.

So where is this gift of a week off? I’ll just work another week later in addition to this one.

I am not a teacher hater and appreciate your service.

But you must not be MCPS - the semester was over before the break, so there is no grading. Right?