Another pregnant teacher

[Anonymous]

I was a teacher and with my first child (I was not married), I worked, even through contractions. When I got pregnant the second time (still unmarried), I left when I was 12 weeks. Why? I did not need to work the second time around. My significant other made enough money that I didn’t have to. There were no health issues but we were in a much better spot the second time around that finances were a nonissue. We are now happily married with three children and entered the teaching world again when they all became of school age.

With that being said, I feel as though there are ways two kind of teachers. One that has to work and complains about the low pay and lives paycheck to paycheck or even has to work two jobs to survive. Then the other in which their significant other makes money and they do it because it’s of its simple benefits (gives them something to do, straight forward job, summers off, allows them access to the curriculum to work with their own child). I am the second.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left work at 6 weeks. I was so sick I couldn’t even get out of bed. You don’t know her condition or history, maybe it’s a baby she’s been trying to have for a long time. Maybe the doctor ordered rest. It’s her life and she can leave work if she chooses. Not your business.

She’s 24….. not even married yet, not sure how long she was trying, and I asked her how’s she felling she said good!

Do people even realize that they are giving themselves up with the info they post? There is so much Wrong with this post! Mind your own business and maybe keep it to yourself so you yourself do not get judged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Society:

We don't want to pay teachers more. But we want teachers to put their job first.

Well, that sort of goes another way too. They SAY they do it b/c they love kids and educating them. We have had lots of teachers miss lots of school in recent years and it IS disruptive. That is their right, so fine. But, don't act like it doesn't negatively affect the kids in their classroom. they have 10-12 weeks in the summer which is more than most people have. I certainly don't get that. i don't get why some of their issues cannot be handled or timed for during that time. Sure, it doesn't always work out. And sure, they CAN do whatever they want. That doesn't mean that they should and then expect parents whose kids aren't being taught sufficiently to be happy about it.

You don't get it both ways.

There's a large middle space between being happy about it and starting threads online complaining about it. Try the MYOB approach

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

Please show this DP and college grad where it says in the contract we have to justify taking leave to parents of the kids we teach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

You are allowed to break a contract. That was my point. Of course, I know my history. Slaves were forced to work. Duh. But if you say cannot break their contract than you are forcing them.

Get it now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

You are allowed to break a contract. That was my point. Of course, I know my history. Slaves were forced to work. Duh. But if you say cannot break their contract than you are forcing them.

Get it now?

Wow, even less smart of a response. Yes, you can break a contract but there are supposed to be consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

You are allowed to break a contract. That was my point. Of course, I know my history. Slaves were forced to work. Duh. But if you say cannot break their contract than you are forcing them.

Get it now?

Wow, even less smart of a response. Yes, you can break a contract but there are supposed to be consequences.

What makes you think you get to dictate their terms of employment? I'm 99.9% certain this teacher will not be paid in full for at least part of this, if that satisfies your bloodthirst

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left work at 6 weeks. I was so sick I couldn’t even get out of bed. You don’t know her condition or history, maybe it’s a baby she’s been trying to have for a long time. Maybe the doctor ordered rest. It’s her life and she can leave work if she chooses. Not your business.

She’s 24….. not even married yet, not sure how long she was trying, and I asked her how’s she felling she said good!

Her marital status is 100% unrelated to anything pertinent, and frankly, it is incredibly judgemental of you to even mention it. You must be a joy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Society:

We don't want to pay teachers more. But we want teachers to put their job first.

Well, that sort of goes another way too. They SAY they do it b/c they love kids and educating them. We have had lots of teachers miss lots of school in recent years and it IS disruptive. That is their right, so fine. But, don't act like it doesn't negatively affect the kids in their classroom. they have 10-12 weeks in the summer which is more than most people have. I certainly don't get that. i don't get why some of their issues cannot be handled or timed for during that time. Sure, it doesn't always work out. And sure, they CAN do whatever they want. That doesn't mean that they should and then expect parents whose kids aren't being taught sufficiently to be happy about it.

You don't get it both ways.

10-12 weeks in the summer? You suck at math. Teachers work until the third week of June and go back the second week of August. In what world is that 10-12 weeks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I left work at 6 weeks. I was so sick I couldn’t even get out of bed. You don’t know her condition or history, maybe it’s a baby she’s been trying to have for a long time. Maybe the doctor ordered rest. It’s her life and she can leave work if she chooses. Not your business.

She’s 24….. not even married yet, not sure how long she was trying, and I asked her how’s she felling she said good!

WOW, OP, judgmental, much? You sound awful.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Society:

We don't want to pay teachers more. But we want teachers to put their job first.

Well, that sort of goes another way too. They SAY they do it b/c they love kids and educating them. We have had lots of teachers miss lots of school in recent years and it IS disruptive. That is their right, so fine. But, don't act like it doesn't negatively affect the kids in their classroom. they have 10-12 weeks in the summer which is more than most people have. I certainly don't get that. i don't get why some of their issues cannot be handled or timed for during that time. Sure, it doesn't always work out. And sure, they CAN do whatever they want. That doesn't mean that they should and then expect parents whose kids aren't being taught sufficiently to be happy about it.

You don't get it both ways.

Right. And you can't expect them to be happy about the parental carping and bitterness.

The difference is that they get to leave. You don't ge tto make them stay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Society:

We don't want to pay teachers more. But we want teachers to put their job first.

Well, that sort of goes another way too. They SAY they do it b/c they love kids and educating them. We have had lots of teachers miss lots of school in recent years and it IS disruptive. That is their right, so fine. But, don't act like it doesn't negatively affect the kids in their classroom. they have 10-12 weeks in the summer which is more than most people have. I certainly don't get that. i don't get why some of their issues cannot be handled or timed for during that time. Sure, it doesn't always work out. And sure, they CAN do whatever they want. That doesn't mean that they should and then expect parents whose kids aren't being taught sufficiently to be happy about it.

You don't get it both ways.

You’re right. I should’ve scheduled my son’s suicide attempt in the summer so as not to inconvenience anyone. How selfish of me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

You are allowed to break a contract. That was my point. Of course, I know my history. Slaves were forced to work. Duh. But if you say cannot break their contract than you are forcing them.

Get it now?

Wow, even less smart of a response. Yes, you can break a contract but there are supposed to be consequences.

But there aren’t consequences and there should be either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

I thought they have contracts?

Teachers aren't literal slaves.

Wow - did you go to college? Do you not understand what a contract is? You agree to certain terms and there are consequences written in the contract if you don't fulfill the terms. [PS - Slaves did not have contracts.]

You are allowed to break a contract. That was my point. Of course, I know my history. Slaves were forced to work. Duh. But if you say cannot break their contract than you are forcing them.

Get it now?

Wow, even less smart of a response. Yes, you can break a contract but there are supposed to be consequences.

What makes you think you get to dictate their terms of employment? I'm 99.9% certain this teacher will not be paid in full for at least part of this, if that satisfies your bloodthirst

I broke a contract when I left teaching. What were the consequences? Well, no one came and put me in the stocks for others to spit on or hauled me off to jail. I just knew I would be blacklisted from teaching again...but that was the whole point of leaving, I didn't want to teach anymore. None of it was personal to the kids, parents, or admin, I was able to arrange a better situation, so I did. I doubt any of the families or school imploded because I left.