Two of my kids’ 3 teachers won’t be in tomorrow

[Anonymous]

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

I don't believe this. Not one little bit. You gave up your whole summer with your kids? Ha. You mean you spent a few hours here or there at most.

And yes, I am a disgusting person who expects teachers to do their jobs. Some are efficient and can get it done in less time. Some are inefficient or less experienced and end up working tons of extra hours. It's like that in other jobs too. Teachers ask to be treated like professionals, not hourly childcare workers. Well, that comes with professional expectations, including that you get your job done.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here. I am in meetings for usually 5 hours on Mondays. I spend 2-3 hours with my language arts team planning and preparing the comi week’s (or the week after if we are ahead) lessons, assignments, and recordings. So, we aren’t continuously live that whole time. Then in the afternoon we meet as a grade level team and review the planned lessons each person did for the week with the team so we are all prepared to teach it as well as discuss assessments, scheduling for interventions, projects coming up. Then I also work preparing things on my own and working on IEPs or other paperwork (I’m a special Ed teacher for this grade level).

APS changed their plan for tomorrow just a few weeks ago, and some teachers, like MANY students, will still be traveling back and not able to hold synchronous classes tomorrow. You wouldn’t know if they had taken the day of asynchronous but it was likely already planned in advance. Sorry yea hers don’t get to take their earned leave in your view.

When did all this stuff occur prior to Asych Mondays? Did it just happen after the school day? I am just curious.

One thing you should understand is how much work related to teaching is expected to be done on our own time. There is quite literally not enough time in the contract hours to do it all. Yes there is “planning time” - that is usually when you have CLT meetings or PD they make us do once a month or an IEP meeting. Yes, meetings also occur before and after school. For example I have a department meeting tomorrow morning at 8 am. Faculty meetings were always after school on the first Tuesday of the month or whatever. Lesson planning and grading - the assumption is you’ll do it at home. And I used to, but I don’t anymore. If I can’t teach, grade, plan, pull data, give IEP feedback, attend meetings and trainings in the contracted hours, they gave me too much to do. I do absolutely zero work outside of contract any longer because I’m done doing work for free. It gets done on contract time, however many days that takes.

Wow. And this is the difference between public and private school teachers. I’ve always wondered why private school teachers are so good and part of it seems they have such a work ethic. They bring stacks of papers home with them, sit in their beds or at their dining table or on their sofas and grade, grade, grade. They read long essays and research reports. They give VERY detailed and thoughtful feedback and comments. They spend their own $$ often and they spend hours outside of school hours planning.

It’s what teachers DO, for godsakes!! It’s been this way forever. It’s how my own public school teachers used to be as well. Why even go into teaching, if you don’t want to grade on weekends or in evenings?

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

It is still humanly possible to complete the functions of my job. It just means I don’t kill myself to do it on an unreasonable timeline. If I have papers to grade, I grade up til the bell rings. Whatever didn’t get graded by then I pick up the next day. I don’t go home and spend the 4 hours a day I have with my own family on work. That’s stupid. If admin wants a training module done, I will do it, but not always by “the” deadline because I prioritize stuff for the students first. Anyone who wants to work your life away for a job, go ahead, but don’t get mad when others won’t do it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here. I am in meetings for usually 5 hours on Mondays. I spend 2-3 hours with my language arts team planning and preparing the comi week’s (or the week after if we are ahead) lessons, assignments, and recordings. So, we aren’t continuously live that whole time. Then in the afternoon we meet as a grade level team and review the planned lessons each person did for the week with the team so we are all prepared to teach it as well as discuss assessments, scheduling for interventions, projects coming up. Then I also work preparing things on my own and working on IEPs or other paperwork (I’m a special Ed teacher for this grade level).

APS changed their plan for tomorrow just a few weeks ago, and some teachers, like MANY students, will still be traveling back and not able to hold synchronous classes tomorrow. You wouldn’t know if they had taken the day of asynchronous but it was likely already planned in advance. Sorry yea hers don’t get to take their earned leave in your view.

When did all this stuff occur prior to Asych Mondays? Did it just happen after the school day? I am just curious.

One thing you should understand is how much work related to teaching is expected to be done on our own time. There is quite literally not enough time in the contract hours to do it all. Yes there is “planning time” - that is usually when you have CLT meetings or PD they make us do once a month or an IEP meeting. Yes, meetings also occur before and after school. For example I have a department meeting tomorrow morning at 8 am. Faculty meetings were always after school on the first Tuesday of the month or whatever. Lesson planning and grading - the assumption is you’ll do it at home. And I used to, but I don’t anymore. If I can’t teach, grade, plan, pull data, give IEP feedback, attend meetings and trainings in the contracted hours, they gave me too much to do. I do absolutely zero work outside of contract any longer because I’m done doing work for free. It gets done on contract time, however many days that takes.

Wow. And this is the difference between public and private school teachers. I’ve always wondered why private school teachers are so good and part of it seems they have such a work ethic. They bring stacks of papers home with them, sit in their beds or at their dining table or on their sofas and grade, grade, grade. They read long essays and research reports. They give VERY detailed and thoughtful feedback and comments. They spend their own $$ often and they spend hours outside of school hours planning.

It’s what teachers DO, for godsakes!! It’s been this way forever. It’s how my own public school teachers used to be as well. Why even go into teaching, if you don’t want to grade on weekends or in evenings?

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

THEY EXPECT IT BECAUSE YOU DO IT! Stop doing it if you don’t want people to think that’s the expectation they should have of you! I’ll be damned I’m wasting my unpaid summer working for free. Come on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here. I am in meetings for usually 5 hours on Mondays. I spend 2-3 hours with my language arts team planning and preparing the comi week’s (or the week after if we are ahead) lessons, assignments, and recordings. So, we aren’t continuously live that whole time. Then in the afternoon we meet as a grade level team and review the planned lessons each person did for the week with the team so we are all prepared to teach it as well as discuss assessments, scheduling for interventions, projects coming up. Then I also work preparing things on my own and working on IEPs or other paperwork (I’m a special Ed teacher for this grade level).

APS changed their plan for tomorrow just a few weeks ago, and some teachers, like MANY students, will still be traveling back and not able to hold synchronous classes tomorrow. You wouldn’t know if they had taken the day of asynchronous but it was likely already planned in advance. Sorry yea hers don’t get to take their earned leave in your view.

When did all this stuff occur prior to Asych Mondays? Did it just happen after the school day? I am just curious.

One thing you should understand is how much work related to teaching is expected to be done on our own time. There is quite literally not enough time in the contract hours to do it all. Yes there is “planning time” - that is usually when you have CLT meetings or PD they make us do once a month or an IEP meeting. Yes, meetings also occur before and after school. For example I have a department meeting tomorrow morning at 8 am. Faculty meetings were always after school on the first Tuesday of the month or whatever. Lesson planning and grading - the assumption is you’ll do it at home. And I used to, but I don’t anymore. If I can’t teach, grade, plan, pull data, give IEP feedback, attend meetings and trainings in the contracted hours, they gave me too much to do. I do absolutely zero work outside of contract any longer because I’m done doing work for free. It gets done on contract time, however many days that takes.

Wow. And this is the difference between public and private school teachers. I’ve always wondered why private school teachers are so good and part of it seems they have such a work ethic. They bring stacks of papers home with them, sit in their beds or at their dining table or on their sofas and grade, grade, grade. They read long essays and research reports. They give VERY detailed and thoughtful feedback and comments. They spend their own $$ often and they spend hours outside of school hours planning.

It’s what teachers DO, for godsakes!! It’s been this way forever. It’s how my own public school teachers used to be as well. Why even go into teaching, if you don’t want to grade on weekends or in evenings?

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

THEY EXPECT IT BECAUSE YOU DO IT! Stop doing it if you don’t want people to think that’s the expectation they should have of you! I’ll be damned I’m wasting my unpaid summer working for free. Come on.

This is really it
A lot of angry ppl itt thinking teachers should work for free because it's a "higher calling" or some stupid BS like that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here. I am in meetings for usually 5 hours on Mondays. I spend 2-3 hours with my language arts team planning and preparing the comi week’s (or the week after if we are ahead) lessons, assignments, and recordings. So, we aren’t continuously live that whole time. Then in the afternoon we meet as a grade level team and review the planned lessons each person did for the week with the team so we are all prepared to teach it as well as discuss assessments, scheduling for interventions, projects coming up. Then I also work preparing things on my own and working on IEPs or other paperwork (I’m a special Ed teacher for this grade level).

APS changed their plan for tomorrow just a few weeks ago, and some teachers, like MANY students, will still be traveling back and not able to hold synchronous classes tomorrow. You wouldn’t know if they had taken the day of asynchronous but it was likely already planned in advance. Sorry yea hers don’t get to take their earned leave in your view.

When did all this stuff occur prior to Asych Mondays? Did it just happen after the school day? I am just curious.

One thing you should understand is how much work related to teaching is expected to be done on our own time. There is quite literally not enough time in the contract hours to do it all. Yes there is “planning time” - that is usually when you have CLT meetings or PD they make us do once a month or an IEP meeting. Yes, meetings also occur before and after school. For example I have a department meeting tomorrow morning at 8 am. Faculty meetings were always after school on the first Tuesday of the month or whatever. Lesson planning and grading - the assumption is you’ll do it at home. And I used to, but I don’t anymore. If I can’t teach, grade, plan, pull data, give IEP feedback, attend meetings and trainings in the contracted hours, they gave me too much to do. I do absolutely zero work outside of contract any longer because I’m done doing work for free. It gets done on contract time, however many days that takes.

Wow. And this is the difference between public and private school teachers. I’ve always wondered why private school teachers are so good and part of it seems they have such a work ethic. They bring stacks of papers home with them, sit in their beds or at their dining table or on their sofas and grade, grade, grade. They read long essays and research reports. They give VERY detailed and thoughtful feedback and comments. They spend their own $$ often and they spend hours outside of school hours planning.

It’s what teachers DO, for godsakes!! It’s been this way forever. It’s how my own public school teachers used to be as well. Why even go into teaching, if you don’t want to grade on weekends or in evenings?

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

THEY EXPECT IT BECAUSE YOU DO IT! Stop doing it if you don’t want people to think that’s the expectation they should have of you! I’ll be damned I’m wasting my unpaid summer working for free. Come on.

This is really it
A lot of angry ppl itt thinking teachers should work for free because it's a "higher calling" or some stupid BS like that

+1,0000. And name a male-dominated profession with the same ridiculous expectations thrust upon its members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

I don't believe this. Not one little bit. You gave up your whole summer with your kids? Ha. You mean you spent a few hours here or there at most.

And yes, I am a disgusting person who expects teachers to do their jobs. Some are efficient and can get it done in less time. Some are inefficient or less experienced and end up working tons of extra hours. It's like that in other jobs too. Teachers ask to be treated like professionals, not hourly childcare workers. Well, that comes with professional expectations, including that you get your job done.

I basically learned a new job this summer. So, I spent way more time working than I should have, because, as you so stated, I should spend all of my waking hours during the school year working. You clearly don’t have the faintest idea how hard the vast majority of teachers are working. Private school teachers don’t have a better work ethic. That’s ridiculous. It has nothing to do with being inexperienced or inefficient. It’s because I care about what I do, but I definitely resent that for people like you, it will never be enough. Two teachers took a personal day. So what?! Go f yourself and the horse you rode in on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

I don't believe this. Not one little bit. You gave up your whole summer with your kids? Ha. You mean you spent a few hours here or there at most.

And yes, I am a disgusting person who expects teachers to do their jobs. Some are efficient and can get it done in less time. Some are inefficient or less experienced and end up working tons of extra hours. It's like that in other jobs too. Teachers ask to be treated like professionals, not hourly childcare workers. Well, that comes with professional expectations, including that you get your job done.

Also- you’re clueless. Teaching is so much more than “grading stacks of papers”. It’’s just stupid, what you said.
I basically learned a new job this summer. So, I spent way more time working than I should have, because, as you so stated, I should spend all of my waking hours during the school year working. You clearly don’t have the faintest idea how hard the vast majority of teachers are working. Private school teachers don’t have a better work ethic. That’s ridiculous. It has nothing to do with being inexperienced or inefficient. It’s because I care about what I do, but I definitely resent that for people like you, it will never be enough. Two teachers took a personal day. So what?! Go f yourself and the horse you rode in on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here. I am in meetings for usually 5 hours on Mondays. I spend 2-3 hours with my language arts team planning and preparing the comi week’s (or the week after if we are ahead) lessons, assignments, and recordings. So, we aren’t continuously live that whole time. Then in the afternoon we meet as a grade level team and review the planned lessons each person did for the week with the team so we are all prepared to teach it as well as discuss assessments, scheduling for interventions, projects coming up. Then I also work preparing things on my own and working on IEPs or other paperwork (I’m a special Ed teacher for this grade level).

APS changed their plan for tomorrow just a few weeks ago, and some teachers, like MANY students, will still be traveling back and not able to hold synchronous classes tomorrow. You wouldn’t know if they had taken the day of asynchronous but it was likely already planned in advance. Sorry yea hers don’t get to take their earned leave in your view.

When did all this stuff occur prior to Asych Mondays? Did it just happen after the school day? I am just curious.

One thing you should understand is how much work related to teaching is expected to be done on our own time. There is quite literally not enough time in the contract hours to do it all. Yes there is “planning time” - that is usually when you have CLT meetings or PD they make us do once a month or an IEP meeting. Yes, meetings also occur before and after school. For example I have a department meeting tomorrow morning at 8 am. Faculty meetings were always after school on the first Tuesday of the month or whatever. Lesson planning and grading - the assumption is you’ll do it at home. And I used to, but I don’t anymore. If I can’t teach, grade, plan, pull data, give IEP feedback, attend meetings and trainings in the contracted hours, they gave me too much to do. I do absolutely zero work outside of contract any longer because I’m done doing work for free. It gets done on contract time, however many days that takes.

Wow. And this is the difference between public and private school teachers. I’ve always wondered why private school teachers are so good and part of it seems they have such a work ethic. They bring stacks of papers home with them, sit in their beds or at their dining table or on their sofas and grade, grade, grade. They read long essays and research reports. They give VERY detailed and thoughtful feedback and comments. They spend their own $$ often and they spend hours outside of school hours planning.

It’s what teachers DO, for godsakes!! It’s been this way forever. It’s how my own public school teachers used to be as well. Why even go into teaching, if you don’t want to grade on weekends or in evenings?

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

THEY EXPECT IT BECAUSE YOU DO IT! Stop doing it if you don’t want people to think that’s the expectation they should have of you! I’ll be damned I’m wasting my unpaid summer working for free. Come on.

This is really it
A lot of angry ppl itt thinking teachers should work for free because it's a "higher calling" or some stupid BS like that

+1,0000. And name a male-dominated profession with the same ridiculous expectations thrust upon its members.

That’s what’s really sad. The majority of teachers in this country are working moms. If they’re not parents, they’re still most likely to be a woman. Yet women here, on this board, will turn around and use emotional manipulation (“You must be a bad teacher,” “you need to do your job,” “glad my kids don’t have you”) to try to exploit unpaid labor from other working moms. It’s sad and pathetic.

[Anonymous]

My 7th grader (WMS) will have PE and Art in-person today.. Science and English are both remote.. Glad to see we are prioritizing in-person learning..

Teachers - there is lno excuse to not be in school if you are fully vaccinated and not getting anywhere near the kids. Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm so fed up with this ridiculousness.

[Anonymous]

For teachers that have an ADA exception - what happens in September??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For teachers that have an ADA exception - what happens in September??

There won’t be remote teaching then so they can either go to the building, apply to be a remote teacher for the limited DL option, or resign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 7th grader (WMS) will have PE and Art in-person today.. Science and English are both remote.. Glad to see we are prioritizing in-person learning..

Teachers - there is lno excuse to not be in school if you are fully vaccinated and not getting anywhere near the kids. Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm so fed up with this ridiculousness.

Just stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here. I am in meetings for usually 5 hours on Mondays. I spend 2-3 hours with my language arts team planning and preparing the comi week’s (or the week after if we are ahead) lessons, assignments, and recordings. So, we aren’t continuously live that whole time. Then in the afternoon we meet as a grade level team and review the planned lessons each person did for the week with the team so we are all prepared to teach it as well as discuss assessments, scheduling for interventions, projects coming up. Then I also work preparing things on my own and working on IEPs or other paperwork (I’m a special Ed teacher for this grade level).

APS changed their plan for tomorrow just a few weeks ago, and some teachers, like MANY students, will still be traveling back and not able to hold synchronous classes tomorrow. You wouldn’t know if they had taken the day of asynchronous but it was likely already planned in advance. Sorry yea hers don’t get to take their earned leave in your view.

When did all this stuff occur prior to Asych Mondays? Did it just happen after the school day? I am just curious.

One thing you should understand is how much work related to teaching is expected to be done on our own time. There is quite literally not enough time in the contract hours to do it all. Yes there is “planning time” - that is usually when you have CLT meetings or PD they make us do once a month or an IEP meeting. Yes, meetings also occur before and after school. For example I have a department meeting tomorrow morning at 8 am. Faculty meetings were always after school on the first Tuesday of the month or whatever. Lesson planning and grading - the assumption is you’ll do it at home. And I used to, but I don’t anymore. If I can’t teach, grade, plan, pull data, give IEP feedback, attend meetings and trainings in the contracted hours, they gave me too much to do. I do absolutely zero work outside of contract any longer because I’m done doing work for free. It gets done on contract time, however many days that takes.

Wow. And this is the difference between public and private school teachers. I’ve always wondered why private school teachers are so good and part of it seems they have such a work ethic. They bring stacks of papers home with them, sit in their beds or at their dining table or on their sofas and grade, grade, grade. They read long essays and research reports. They give VERY detailed and thoughtful feedback and comments. They spend their own $$ often and they spend hours outside of school hours planning.

It’s what teachers DO, for godsakes!! It’s been this way forever. It’s how my own public school teachers used to be as well. Why even go into teaching, if you don’t want to grade on weekends or in evenings?

First of all, we are all doing that. There’s one teacher on here saying she doesn’t, and, God bless her, I don’t know how it’s humanly possible to complete the functions of her job. Second, there are people on here comparing working outside hours in their professional jobs to those of educators. Nope. Don’t do it. You don’t even come close. Lastly, while I do, indeed, cover the dining room table, sit in bed with the laptop, and work constantly- I think you are disgusting to EXPECT that. My kids are important, too. Summer is usually when I make it all up to them. Except last summer, because I was learning how to turn all of this fabulous textbook information you speak of into a virtual platform. Some people. I really just can’t believe that- that you EXPECT it.

THEY EXPECT IT BECAUSE YOU DO IT! Stop doing it if you don’t want people to think that’s the expectation they should have of you! I’ll be damned I’m wasting my unpaid summer working for free. Come on.

This is really it
A lot of angry ppl itt thinking teachers should work for free because it's a "higher calling" or some stupid BS like that

+1,0000. And name a male-dominated profession with the same ridiculous expectations thrust upon its members.

There are a lot of them. How about construction and project management in construction? All sorts of random hours. Feast or famine. Some times you work tons of hours, sometimes you don't.

In this country, professional workers are not bound by a 9 to 5 set of hours. They are not covered under FLSA. Most of them are regularly asked to complete work outside of normal hours and there is no requirement to compensate them with overtime. Those are facts.

With the hourly rates teachers get paid given the number of days off in a year, teaching is not even a particularly low paid profession.

It is what it is. Acting like teachers are somehow uniquely "taken advantage" of is just not reality. We all have ebbs and flows in our work. Times of the year that are extra busy and we put in extra hours. Vacations where we are available and work because work goes on while we are on "vacation" and people need us for things.

I can see that the teaching profession has some pretty unique rigidity in terms of inability to choose your vacation schedule, lack of flexibility with your time during in-session school days. That must be challenging. Also, you get A LOT of time off free and clear. Every profession has pros and cons.

Also, sincerely if it's so terrible, re-train and get another profession. See if the grass is greener.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7th grader (WMS) will have PE and Art in-person today.. Science and English are both remote.. Glad to see we are prioritizing in-person learning..

Teachers - there is lno excuse to not be in school if you are fully vaccinated and not getting anywhere near the kids. Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm so fed up with this ridiculousness.

Just stop.

No.. This is ridiculous. Teachers that are fully vaccinated should resign if they refuse to teach in-person. The teachers that remain remote better damn hope they are never seen in a restaurant, going on a trip, in a group setting, etc etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7th grader (WMS) will have PE and Art in-person today.. Science and English are both remote.. Glad to see we are prioritizing in-person learning..

Teachers - there is lno excuse to not be in school if you are fully vaccinated and not getting anywhere near the kids. Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm so fed up with this ridiculousness.

Just stop.

No.. This is ridiculous. Teachers that are fully vaccinated should resign if they refuse to teach in-person. The teachers that remain remote better damn hope they are never seen in a restaurant, going on a trip, in a group setting, etc etc

The WMS teachers that are "remote" are temporary until a permanent sub is found. Guess what? There are NO subs! So if they resign, your kid is even more screwed than they are now with an actual experienced teacher who is working from home.