How many teachers are leaving your school next year?

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

I’m on a summative (evaluation) year and my principal only came to check me once. I honestly think she just forgot about it.

LOL, being on evaluation does not include a worksheet review.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

I’m on a summative (evaluation) year and my principal only came to check me once. I honestly think she just forgot about it.

LOL, being on evaluation does not include a worksheet review.

I mean I was only observed once. If your admin isn’t paying attention and a parent doesn’t say anything you could easily get away with doing the minimum. I teach at a hard to staff school so I think my admin just had bigger fish to fry than concern themselves with me.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

Majority of teachers are doing some variation of the county materials.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

Majority of teachers are doing some variation of the county materials.

Yep, we’re told continually in the CLTs where to access them like we don’t already know. 😊

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

I’m on a summative (evaluation) year and my principal only came to check me once. I honestly think she just forgot about it.

LOL, being on evaluation does not include a worksheet review.

I mean I was only observed once. If your admin isn’t paying attention and a parent doesn’t say anything you could easily get away with doing the minimum. I teach at a hard to staff school so I think my admin just had bigger fish to fry than concern themselves with me.

Me too. My last evaluation that included more than cutting/pasting a goal that was given to me, a 2-3 min observation, and a conversation in a hallway was in 2019.

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When you teach at a school with a revolving door of trainees and long term subs admin does not pay any mind to your average teacher. We had a trainee that you could hear screaming at her kids from down the hall on a daily basis. If kids and families like you and they show decent test data admin gives you a decent evaluation and send you on your way.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

Majority of teachers are doing some variation of the county materials.

Yeah that was my point. No teachers write lesson plans at this point so the young ones aren’t any better than the old ones. It is all standardized. The PP was just talking smack.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

I’m on a summative (evaluation) year and my principal only came to check me once. I honestly think she just forgot about it.

They are supposed to have one scheduled lesson with a full lesson plans and 1-2 drop ins. Plus a meeting with the evaluator.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

You can tell what they are doing based on what the kids are bringing home, what projects they are doing, what they’re saying they do in class daily, and how the tests are (ie. Is there a study guide? Does the test or quiz match the objectives?). You can also glean valuable information from their interactive notebooks. Some years they literally have been empty (bad teacher) and others have been wonderful. Newsletters, emails, etc. it’s very obvious who the good teachers are and who the slackers are. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist or some secret intuition to figure it out.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

Majority of teachers are doing some variation of the county materials.

Yeah that was my point. No teachers write lesson plans at this point so the young ones aren’t any better than the old ones. It is all standardized. The PP was just talking smack.

Yes, they may not write out full lesson plans but they have created good lessons that they reuse over the years and will write key words in their lesson plan book to remind them of what they do. The good teachers have solid lesson plans.

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Anonymous wrote:When you teach at a school with a revolving door of trainees and long term subs admin does not pay any mind to your average teacher. We had a trainee that you could hear screaming at her kids from down the hall on a daily basis. If kids and families like you and they show decent test data admin gives you a decent evaluation and send you on your way.

That sucks. Luckily we don’t have any teacher trainees at our school and the occasional long term subs we’ve had have actually been pretty good.

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Anonymous wrote:When you teach at a school with a revolving door of trainees and long term subs admin does not pay any mind to your average teacher. We had a trainee that you could hear screaming at her kids from down the hall on a daily basis. If kids and families like you and they show decent test data admin gives you a decent evaluation and send you on your way.

That sucks. Luckily we don’t have any teacher trainees at our school and the occasional long term subs we’ve had have actually been pretty good.

It might just be my school. The staffing this school year was a circus.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

How do you know about their lesson plans?

Majority of teachers are doing some variation of the county materials.

Yeah that was my point. No teachers write lesson plans at this point so the young ones aren’t any better than the old ones. It is all standardized. The PP was just talking smack.

Yes, they may not write out full lesson plans but they have created good lessons that they reuse over the years and will write key words in their lesson plan book to remind them of what they do. The good teachers have solid lesson plans.

For YEARS of experience and teaching.

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Anonymous wrote:I personally love the younger teachers who don’t have children - they are able to put more hours in and plan more creative lessons and don’t have to run out the door when the kids leave.

None of the new teachers I know are like this. They’ve grown up with SEL and work life balance and they are the ones most likely to use lots of personal and sick days to achieve this. It’s people my age who fret about taking a day off.

Yup here too....but I won't lie these young ones are teaching us all something. Work life balance is important! Our jobs and these disrespectful parents won't care if we stay or leave....why should us older teachers care so much. Long gone are the "do it for the kids" days.

I see the same thing. The younger teachers often draw hard lines between work and home life. Many are of the opinion they are paid for certain hours, and they won’t let the job spill into evenings and weekends. If work doesn’t get done at work, then it doesn’t get done.

Frankly, they have a lot to teach the rest of us. We shouldn’t be giving up so much of our own lives to our schools.

I don’t see this at all. Example - all the teachers that came to an event held outside school hours were the new teachers at the school.

They don't have kids and outside responsibilities so they are able to do this.

Whoever mentioned the pay is absolutely right. I just finished my 12th year of teaching (I had another career first) and just found out that my college aged son qualified for a Pell Grant (he's going into his sophomore year in college). How in the world does the child of a parent with a career that requires a Master's degree qualify for a Pell Grant? This is how the Dept. of Education describes people who qualify for one. "Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need." I am grateful for the grant but nobody with a FT job and a Master's degree should fall into this category. His college actually decreased the amount of the grant they gave him so it doesn't actually give us any more aid but that's another story.

That’s why I like the younger teachers. I also find they have better lesson plans. Pros and cons to each.

The 25-year-old teacher that I work with download worksheets from the K-5 webpage 20 minutes before the school day begins. Every day.

Sure. Usually the younger teachers are also being evaluated so they are trying to show off for the principal. First 3 years they get evaluated every year.

I’m on a summative (evaluation) year and my principal only came to check me once. I honestly think she just forgot about it.

They are supposed to have one scheduled lesson with a full lesson plans and 1-2 drop ins. Plus a meeting with the evaluator.

*Supposed to (doesn’t always happen), especially when they have to deal with behavior problems, and staffing issues.