Alleged teacher shortage

[Anonymous]

Government schools are by and large for those in poverty or overwhelmed. If normal people choose them then they are not too bright.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Government schools are by and large for those in poverty or overwhelmed. If normal people choose them then they are not too bright.

The village idiot has spoken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legitimately curious where people get their information who claim there is a teacher shortage in FCPS.

I am sure there are shortages in specialized subject areas, especially special ed, but not buying it re general ed classroom teachers.

I understand there are no substitutes since their daily pay is like $100 pre-tax and our school sent an email to parents begging them to get certified, put names on sublist. Just havent seen any sign the county has widespread difficulty filling normal classroom positions.

Who in their right mind wants to be part of the public school sh*t show? It’s shameful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Government schools are by and large for those in poverty or overwhelmed. If normal people choose them then they are not too bright.

ITA. You get what you pay for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So there’s something in the water in Fairfax that makes our teachers ten times more likely to have a certain discrete set of serious medical conditions than other districts? We need to get Erin Brockovich up here to investigate.

Why go to school when idiot taxpayers pay you the same $$$$$$$ to stay home????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Have other districts released their numbers? I know APS has at least 800 requests

Again, this is APS HR's own fault. They didn't communicate to teachers that the criteria for 2021 was different from the fall criteria. As an example, I applied and was approved for the fall because I have a high-risk family member in my home which qualified under the CARES CDC criteria. I simply reapplied as APS directed for the spring, and there was a checkbox for this criteria.

If APS had told me it was no longer an option, I wouldn't have applied this time because I would have known it didn't qualify. APS has brought extra work of sorting through applications that they knew wouldn't qualify this time because they didn't tell teachers or staff that the conditions for telework or accommodations had changed from the first round in the fall.

This is an old thread so those numbers are from the fall. Either way, they did communicate these changes at one of the staff town halls. I'm surprised all of these people who are hyper-online posting articles and complaints all day did not manage to notice that the CARES Act was expiring on December 31st.

False. It was not in APS's written communication or in the application form. The application form still listed CARES categories.

[Anonymous]

As a teacher it seems toe like there is a "war on teachers" coming from politicians who do t want to fund them, principals who want to fire them if they don't inflate the grades for the ones who do t show up, and even the union won't protect them for doing a tough job when the kids want to watch movies and play videogames all class. Kids don't want to work, principals don't want to work, for the teacher they make them do a stressed out song and dance then pressure them to fraud to send as many people into student debt literate or not and it is a big corrupt machine of debt creation. Then teachers are fired. The reason no one wants to teach is because they hear the horror stories. MCPS is the worst. Even if you are a great teacher the behavior of the kids sucks because their is no professionalism or support coming out of administration. You're basically half way fired on the day that you're hired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it seems to me like there is a "war on teachers" coming from politicians who don't want to fund them, principals who want to fire them if they don't inflate the grades for the ones who don't show up, and even the union, which won't protect them for doing a tough job when the kids want to watch movies and play videogames all class. Kids don't want to work, principals don't want to work and they make teachers do a stressed-out song and dance, and then pressure them to fraudulently send as many people into student debt. It is a big corrupt machine of debt creation. Then teachers are fired. The reason no one wants to teach is because they hear the horror stories. MCPS is the worst. Even if you are a great teacher the behavior of the kids sucks because there is no professionalism or support coming out of administration. You're basically halfway fired on the day that you're hired.

Fixed it for you, "teacher." If you are, in fact, a teacher, I'm not surprised that MCPS administrators might be rethinking your employment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it seems to me like there is a "war on teachers" coming from politicians who don't want to fund them, principals who want to fire them if they don't inflate the grades for the ones who don't show up, and even the union, which won't protect them for doing a tough job when the kids want to watch movies and play videogames all class. Kids don't want to work, principals don't want to work and they make teachers do a stressed-out song and dance, and then pressure them to fraudulently send as many people into student debt. It is a big corrupt machine of debt creation. Then teachers are fired. The reason no one wants to teach is because they hear the horror stories. MCPS is the worst. Even if you are a great teacher the behavior of the kids sucks because there is no professionalism or support coming out of administration. You're basically halfway fired on the day that you're hired.

Fixed it for you, "teacher." If you are, in fact, a teacher, I'm not surprised that MCPS administrators might be rethinking your employment.

Wow. The post from the teacher sounds like it truly is from a teacher. I assume the 2nd poster replying to the teacher is one of those parents who hates teachers, thinks it’s an easy job (ha ha ha!!!), and wants her darling little ones to get passing grades even if they do nothing and they’re the type of parent who is totally fine with their kids doing nothing.

Doing nothing and passing won’t prepare your kids for future college or employment. It’s too bad so many parents and admin don’t get that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it seems to me like there is a "war on teachers" coming from politicians who don't want to fund them, principals who want to fire them if they don't inflate the grades for the ones who don't show up, and even the union, which won't protect them for doing a tough job when the kids want to watch movies and play videogames all class. Kids don't want to work, principals don't want to work and they make teachers do a stressed-out song and dance, and then pressure them to fraudulently send as many people into student debt. It is a big corrupt machine of debt creation. Then teachers are fired. The reason no one wants to teach is because they hear the horror stories. MCPS is the worst. Even if you are a great teacher the behavior of the kids sucks because there is no professionalism or support coming out of administration. You're basically halfway fired on the day that you're hired.

Fixed it for you, "teacher." If you are, in fact, a teacher, I'm not surprised that MCPS administrators might be rethinking your employment.

Wow. The post from the teacher sounds like it truly is from a teacher. I assume the 2nd poster replying to the teacher is one of those parents who hates teachers, thinks it’s an easy job (ha ha ha!!!), and wants her darling little ones to get passing grades even if they do nothing and they’re the type of parent who is totally fine with their kids doing nothing.

Doing nothing and passing won’t prepare your kids for future college or employment. It’s too bad so many parents and admin don’t get that.

+1 That "fixer" poster is crazy. I feel really sorry for her kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it seems to me like there is a "war on teachers" coming from politicians who don't want to fund them, principals who want to fire them if they don't inflate the grades for the ones who don't show up, and even the union, which won't protect them for doing a tough job when the kids want to watch movies and play videogames all class. Kids don't want to work, principals don't want to work and they make teachers do a stressed-out song and dance, and then pressure them to fraudulently send as many people into student debt. It is a big corrupt machine of debt creation. Then teachers are fired. The reason no one wants to teach is because they hear the horror stories. MCPS is the worst. Even if you are a great teacher the behavior of the kids sucks because there is no professionalism or support coming out of administration. You're basically halfway fired on the day that you're hired.

Fixed it for you, "teacher." If you are, in fact, a teacher, I'm not surprised that MCPS administrators might be rethinking your employment.

Wow. The post from the teacher sounds like it truly is from a teacher. I assume the 2nd poster replying to the teacher is one of those parents who hates teachers, thinks it’s an easy job (ha ha ha!!!), and wants her darling little ones to get passing grades even if they do nothing and they’re the type of parent who is totally fine with their kids doing nothing.

Doing nothing and passing won’t prepare your kids for future college or employment. It’s too bad so many parents and admin don’t get that.

Hi, PP here who did the grammar check. Actually, no. You are wrong. I support teachers. Both of my parents were public school teachers. I know how hard a job it is. And how badly paid. If my kid isn’t doing a good job at school, I want to know so I can help her get back on track. I just don’t understand why a teacher would post something so poorly written.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher it seems to me like there is a "war on teachers" coming from politicians who don't want to fund them, principals who want to fire them if they don't inflate the grades for the ones who don't show up, and even the union, which won't protect them for doing a tough job when the kids want to watch movies and play videogames all class. Kids don't want to work, principals don't want to work and they make teachers do a stressed-out song and dance, and then pressure them to fraudulently send as many people into student debt. It is a big corrupt machine of debt creation. Then teachers are fired. The reason no one wants to teach is because they hear the horror stories. MCPS is the worst. Even if you are a great teacher the behavior of the kids sucks because there is no professionalism or support coming out of administration. You're basically halfway fired on the day that you're hired.

Fixed it for you, "teacher." If you are, in fact, a teacher, I'm not surprised that MCPS administrators might be rethinking your employment.

Wow. The post from the teacher sounds like it truly is from a teacher. I assume the 2nd poster replying to the teacher is one of those parents who hates teachers, thinks it’s an easy job (ha ha ha!!!), and wants her darling little ones to get passing grades even if they do nothing and they’re the type of parent who is totally fine with their kids doing nothing.

Doing nothing and passing won’t prepare your kids for future college or employment. It’s too bad so many parents and admin don’t get that.

+1 That "fixer" poster is crazy. I feel really sorry for her kids.

Whoa. Right? What was wrong with the original post? It’s obvious what the teacher was trying to say. Parents are the absolute worst. I pray for your children. They deserve better.

[Anonymous]

I love my children's teachers. But I'm also fully aware of the job market and hiring conditions. Teachers that are looking to make a transition out have a lot to think about.

Especially considering we are still at an all-time high for unemployment - where will they find a career with similar pay/benefits/time-off (especially important if a parent), that will allow them to work from home indefinitely.

Teachers actually have a much safer environment than many other careers, even those that have a WFH option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my children's teachers. But I'm also fully aware of the job market and hiring conditions. Teachers that are looking to make a transition out have a lot to think about.

Especially considering we are still at an all-time high for unemployment - where will they find a career with similar pay/benefits/time-off (especially important if a parent), that will allow them to work from home indefinitely.

Teachers actually have a much safer environment than many other careers, even those that have a WFH option.

Can you elaborate on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my children's teachers. But I'm also fully aware of the job market and hiring conditions. Teachers that are looking to make a transition out have a lot to think about.

Especially considering we are still at an all-time high for unemployment - where will they find a career with similar pay/benefits/time-off (especially important if a parent), that will allow them to work from home indefinitely.

Teachers actually have a much safer environment than many other careers, even those that have a WFH option.

Plenty of cushy federal government jobs available to them on USAJOBS right now. It will probably feel like working half-time compared to teaching.