We’ve had 13 days of school. How’s the new grading policy going?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

I don’t want my taxes to go up. The county has the money, but they mismanage and spend on unnecessary pet projects instead of paying teachers.

And this continues to be why we can’t have nice things. How much do people think should be allocated per student in average. Multiply that by 165k and that will give you the minimum amount the county needs.

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Is there a new policy that calls for admin to not coerce teachers to fraudulently inflate data to make admin look good. The power structure of admin firing honest hardworking teachers needs to change as well as changing mcea to back their dues paying teachers instead of being another obstacle.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

I don’t want my taxes to go up. The county has the money, but they mismanage and spend on unnecessary pet projects instead of paying teachers.

Teachers are paid well and it’s ten months. Many other equal professions who work many hours are paid less.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

I don’t want my taxes to go up. The county has the money, but they mismanage and spend on unnecessary pet projects instead of paying teachers.

And this continues to be why we can’t have nice things. How much do people think should be allocated per student in average. Multiply that by 165k and that will give you the minimum amount the county needs.

MCPS is one of the highest funded school systems.

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Anonymous wrote:Blame the teachers. Business as usual. Pay no mind for the fact that they need like 80 hours to do a proper job. It's a churn and burn profession with no respect.

Exactly. I spent most of my weekend grading. My family was out enjoying the fall weather while I sat at my dining room table for two days.

My morale is in the basement and I’m extremely worried about my health, but my grades are up to date.

Then, if something is going on quit or take a leave of absense.

Should all of us quit or take a leave of absence? Because this isn’t merely MY problem. When you have 150 students and no time to grade, it becomes your weekend work. Every weekend. Most of my colleagues were working, too. And the health issues? It’s chronic stress and many of us deal with it.

Who do you think is replacing the teachers who take your advice?

You make it sound like real health issues. Stress is not. Some of us have real health issues. I wish it were only stress.

There are always new teachers.

1. Stress leads to: cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal diseases, tension, weakened immune systems, hormonal imbalances, anxiety, sleep disturbances, etc. I’m seeing specialists right now because of stress-induced trauma on my body. So don’t discredit stress. It’s extremely disrespectful to those of us who deal with a lot of it.

2. Who are these new teachers? Can you send them our way? Also, you’ll accept a revolving door of teachers for your child? Do you want skill and experience, or just any random body? For all that’s demanded of teachers, I find it fascinating that you find us so disposable and replaceable.

MCPS is mostly staffed.

You are disrespectful as many of us have equally hard jobs and REAL health issues. I've been seeing specialists for years and my issues are far worse than yours and genetic so I was born with them. I'm lucky I'm not dead yet. Want to trade?

Wow. I merely asked you not to be dismissive and disrespectful. You have no idea what REAL and chronic health issues I have that are exacerbated by my job. You fired back with disrespect, mockery and rudeness.

I’m sorry your life is rough. Sincerely. It must be to warrant that type of response.

Stress is not a serious health issue. Yes, some of us have real life long health issues so don’t tell us we don’t know when we do. Stress can be managed. Find a new profession.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

We don’t. And so teachers continue to leave.

New teachers, often career changers, don’t last because they aren’t properly prepared for the job’s demands. So we have a rotating door of people, few of whom stay long enough to mentor new teachers.

We need to fix the profession to improve schools. Teachers’ days need to be less chaotic; more time has to be devoted to private planning and grading. Teachers’ nights and weekends must not be considered fair game; work/life balance must be respected. We need twice as many teachers to pull that off, and there aren’t enough people willing and able to do the job.

Younger teachers, social workers, nurses often leave as they cannot afford child care and other basics. If you are unhappy find another job.

[Anonymous]

Does central spend there time doing dcum misinformation bc most level headed people know that violence and fraud are bad for education as is teachers who are fired for reporting crime

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

We don’t. And so teachers continue to leave.

New teachers, often career changers, don’t last because they aren’t properly prepared for the job’s demands. So we have a rotating door of people, few of whom stay long enough to mentor new teachers.

We need to fix the profession to improve schools. Teachers’ days need to be less chaotic; more time has to be devoted to private planning and grading. Teachers’ nights and weekends must not be considered fair game; work/life balance must be respected. We need twice as many teachers to pull that off, and there aren’t enough people willing and able to do the job.

Younger teachers, social workers, nurses often leave as they cannot afford child care and other basics. If you are unhappy find another job.

What are you going on about. Work/life balance is the topic here. If you can’t contribute to a conversation in a meaningful way, then please refrain.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blame the teachers. Business as usual. Pay no mind for the fact that they need like 80 hours to do a proper job. It's a churn and burn profession with no respect.

Exactly. I spent most of my weekend grading. My family was out enjoying the fall weather while I sat at my dining room table for two days.

My morale is in the basement and I’m extremely worried about my health, but my grades are up to date.

Then, if something is going on quit or take a leave of absense.

Should all of us quit or take a leave of absence? Because this isn’t merely MY problem. When you have 150 students and no time to grade, it becomes your weekend work. Every weekend. Most of my colleagues were working, too. And the health issues? It’s chronic stress and many of us deal with it.

Who do you think is replacing the teachers who take your advice?

You make it sound like real health issues. Stress is not. Some of us have real health issues. I wish it were only stress.

There are always new teachers.

1. Stress leads to: cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal diseases, tension, weakened immune systems, hormonal imbalances, anxiety, sleep disturbances, etc. I’m seeing specialists right now because of stress-induced trauma on my body. So don’t discredit stress. It’s extremely disrespectful to those of us who deal with a lot of it.

2. Who are these new teachers? Can you send them our way? Also, you’ll accept a revolving door of teachers for your child? Do you want skill and experience, or just any random body? For all that’s demanded of teachers, I find it fascinating that you find us so disposable and replaceable.

MCPS is mostly staffed.

You are disrespectful as many of us have equally hard jobs and REAL health issues. I've been seeing specialists for years and my issues are far worse than yours and genetic so I was born with them. I'm lucky I'm not dead yet. Want to trade?

Wow. I merely asked you not to be dismissive and disrespectful. You have no idea what REAL and chronic health issues I have that are exacerbated by my job. You fired back with disrespect, mockery and rudeness.

I’m sorry your life is rough. Sincerely. It must be to warrant that type of response.

Stress is not a serious health issue. Yes, some of us have real life long health issues so don’t tell us we don’t know when we do. Stress can be managed. Find a new profession.

I really hope you aren’t a medical professional because stress 100% can lead to death if not treated. Please find another forum to troll. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

I don’t want my taxes to go up. The county has the money, but they mismanage and spend on unnecessary pet projects instead of paying teachers.

And this continues to be why we can’t have nice things. How much do people think should be allocated per student in average. Multiply that by 165k and that will give you the minimum amount the county needs.

MCPS is one of the highest funded school systems.

And also one of the largest and with lots of specialized programs at the HS and even MS level. So again I ask, what do you think should be the per pupil allocation? I’d also add how much do you think teachers and staff should be paid? What if anything are you willing to allow to be changed.

We could move sports from HS to the county level. We could reduce the number of special programs. We could require that all materials be provided for all students in school? We could require that primary grades have two teachers. We could require that lunch be really nutritious and recess actually occur for 45mins. We could decide that acceleration is not the goal but learning and becoming positive citizens.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is so depressing. Nobody wants their taxes to go up, but without more money, how do we prevent schools from being overcrowded and class sizes from being too big to be manageable and teachers’ workloads from being twice as many hours as they’re paid for?

I don’t want my taxes to go up. The county has the money, but they mismanage and spend on unnecessary pet projects instead of paying teachers.

And this continues to be why we can’t have nice things. How much do people think should be allocated per student in average. Multiply that by 165k and that will give you the minimum amount the county needs.

Montgomery County sees its citizens as an endless piggy bank. No, I do not want my taxes to go up when the money is already there. Read what I wrote. The county has the money but does not prioritize teachers pay. Rather they spend it on pet projects for feel good headlines.