Does the teacher in mcps check his or her school emails at home?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to contact with the teacher, but the school has been off. Do teachers read their emails?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd like to contact with the teacher, but the school has been off. Do teachers read their emails?

We don't have to check emails since we're "off the clock," but some do. I do.

Take a chance and email him/her.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the teacher. They definitely can but I think some choose not to.

[Anonymous]

Two teacher household. We both check our MCPS accounts at home, but we place limits on it in order to preserve family time. After 8 pm, we try not to even read email let alone respond. I don't check on holidays, including the minor religious ones for my faith.

We both have read and responded to many emails since last Thursday afternoon and I expect that we will continue to do so until school resumes.

Beyond parents and students reaching out to us, we have also both used Edline to send mass emails advising that work is being posted on Google classroom. I've had about 15 replies over 5 days. SO has had roughly 3/4 of his students or parents respond, but he teaches AP and Honors.

My colleagues who chose not to read or respond during this time have my complete approval and respect. Most took home end of marking period assessments to grade last Thursday and thought we had to submit by Monday. So, many of us were grading Friday, Saturday, and Sunday while other parents were playing in the snow. I'm not advocating getting drunk in front of kindergartners at any neighborhood parties, but we earned this holiday!

[Anonymous]

I would respond to a parent email, but skip over all the school-related stuff. Nothing I can do about all that now!

[Anonymous]

My grades are done and I am spending the unexpected time off with my children. I have checked it and responded during breaks in the past, but for me it is a slippery slope. Once I start to go back to bringing work home, it is difficult to maintain the right work/life balance that I need.
I say, go ahead and send the email, but don't be put off if you don't get s response until school resumes.

[Anonymous]

Send it, but understand that the teacher has until 24 hours after the next school day to respond to you. That might mean you get a response on Tuesday.

So consider if it is something that you need the teacher to resolve early next week and just want to give him or her a headsup.

If it is grade-related, most teachers have already finalized grades and are no longer accepting late work or redos. If you believe that something was graded incorrectly or unfairly, definitely send them an email, but again, they may not see it or respond until next week. It would be better to send your child to school with a note and the assignment in question.

If your child needs to makeup an exam, MCPS has already stated that makeups will be incorporated into the next instructional day. The teacher will have no clue today when that is going to be.

[Anonymous]

Most teachers do... they don't have to, but many do check and respond.

[Anonymous]

Wow, all you teachers are lazy as fuck. You have been off a week and consider yourself off the clock or it is a slippery slope to answer a few emails written by parents? My husband works construction and takes emails, calls, and texts as needed to help the jobs. Sometimes as early as 5am and as late as 11pm. I am a physician's assistant and feel the same way. I check my emails often for patients. Most people in the real world don't work 6hr days and get off weekends, 10+ holidays, winter break, spring break, summers and snow days. How shameful of any of you who can't put in any effort to email a parent back so you can enjoy your free paid days off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, all you teachers are lazy as fuck. You have been off a week and consider yourself off the clock or it is a slippery slope to answer a few emails written by parents? My husband works construction and takes emails, calls, and texts as needed to help the jobs. Sometimes as early as 5am and as late as 11pm. I am a physician's assistant and feel the same way. I check my emails often for patients. Most people in the real world don't work 6hr days and get off weekends, 10+ holidays, winter break, spring break, summers and snow days. How shameful of any of you who can't put in any effort to email a parent back so you can enjoy your free paid days off.

It would have been nice if they did some work-at-home for MCPS teachers. Most of the real world puts in extra hours.

[Anonymous]

They might check, but it's presumptuous to expect a response until 48 hours after returning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, all you teachers are lazy as fuck. You have been off a week and consider yourself off the clock or it is a slippery slope to answer a few emails written by parents? My husband works construction and takes emails, calls, and texts as needed to help the jobs. Sometimes as early as 5am and as late as 11pm. I am a physician's assistant and feel the same way. I check my emails often for patients. Most people in the real world don't work 6hr days and get off weekends, 10+ holidays, winter break, spring break, summers and snow days. How shameful of any of you who can't put in any effort to email a parent back so you can enjoy your free paid days off.

It would have been nice if they did some work-at-home for MCPS teachers. Most of the real world puts in extra hours.

Do you really think teachers only work 6 hour days? Many are there well before school starts and there well after the last bell rings. Their "breaks" are often filled with team meetings, administrative meetings, IEP meetings. So they do put many many hours after they clock out...planning and grading, then planning some more. All teachers I know go above and beyond their pay scale for the good of the students.

[Anonymous]

Not if they're sane.

[Anonymous]

My experience is some check and some don't. I give teachers some slack since they deal w kids all day but seems like they should take a few minutes at night to check email.

Note I am in IT but I have to check email all day every day. Also I am stuck juggling work while kids off school so no "family time" happening here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, all you teachers are lazy as fuck. You have been off a week and consider yourself off the clock or it is a slippery slope to answer a few emails written by parents? My husband works construction and takes emails, calls, and texts as needed to help the jobs. Sometimes as early as 5am and as late as 11pm. I am a physician's assistant and feel the same way. I check my emails often for patients. Most people in the real world don't work 6hr days and get off weekends, 10+ holidays, winter break, spring break, summers and snow days. How shameful of any of you who can't put in any effort to email a parent back so you can enjoy your free paid days off.

It would have been nice if they did some work-at-home for MCPS teachers. Most of the real world puts in extra hours.

You're both big, big, big assholes.