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

[Anonymous]

In APS. It was changed to synchronous from asynchronous. Pretty much confirms that they do nothing on Mondays.

[Anonymous]

They probably took a day off if they’re coming back from somewhere ... which anyone with time off is allowed to do

[Anonymous]

asynchronous Mondays have been a joke this entire school year.. pretty sure most teachers are not spending more than an hour/day on anything on Mondays.

[Anonymous]

Monday is an absolute waste of time. We stopped logging in months ago.

[Anonymous]

I thought all public schools were off on Easter Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought all public schools were off on Easter Monday.

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They probably took a day off if they’re coming back from somewhere ... which anyone with time off is allowed to do

Typically APS doesn't allow teachers to take personal days (or even sick days) adjacent to a holiday because it results in sub shortages.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought all public schools were off on Easter Monday.

Why would they be? Everyone can get their egg hunts done today.

[Anonymous]

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.

Mondays are still a complete waste of time. Notice no teaching actually happens. You can list your Monday plans all day. Kids are not learning on Monday. Full stop.

[Anonymous]

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.

Mondays are still a complete waste of time. Notice no teaching actually happens. You can list your Monday plans all day. Kids are not learning on Monday. Full stop.

If kids are not learning, how is it a waste of time. Don’t log in. If any of you think it takes 40 hours of week to learn that is the problem. In a regular year, Kids are only actively being taught at most 3 hours per day anyway! And learning is even less time.

[Anonymous]

Teachers do have vacation and personal days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They probably took a day off if they’re coming back from somewhere ... which anyone with time off is allowed to do

Typically APS doesn't allow teachers to take personal days (or even sick days) adjacent to a holiday because it results in sub shortages.

Sick days? How do they handle that if teachers are legitimately ill?

[Anonymous]

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.

Mondays are still a complete waste of time. Notice no teaching actually happens. You can list your Monday plans all day. Kids are not learning on Monday. Full stop.

If kids are not learning, how is it a waste of time. Don’t log in. If any of you think it takes 40 hours of week to learn that is the problem. In a regular year, Kids are only actively being taught at most 3 hours per day anyway! And learning is even less time.

We don’t log in. Haven’t since December. Couldn’t tell you what happens on a Monday. We’re never there.

[Anonymous]

APS teacher here again. I used to run 2 groups Mondays. I had to end them because the students didn’t consistently show up. So I did try.

Students do LEARN by practicing. Just like they practice independently after a lesson. They practice Mondays. We don’t do busy work on our Monday assignments. Sorry if your teacher does.