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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not a good idea to hate on teachers so much on this forum.  A lot of teachers read it.  Many of those teachers are good ones.  After reading these posts, they may feel disinclined to give as much of themselves and their time to ingrates.  Yes there are lazy and burnt out employees in any profession, but the teachers I knew sacrificed a lot to help their students.  I realize people want to vent, but you are really poisoning your own well here by vilifying the people who help raise and nurture your children.[/quote]

I am a great teacher. I still love teaching in spite of this awful year. But you are absolutely right. Seeing the disparaging comments from parents here and elsewhere and bearing all the blame for everything that happened while having literally no control over any of it taught me a very important lesson. I stopped working at all outside contract hours. I stopped reading YA books in my free time to always have something to recommend to students; I took back my reading time and read what I like. I will never again spend my own money on books, classroom supplies, etc. I can say these are all positive changes for me and my own family, but a lot of teachers realized we were constantly filling in these gaps, going above and beyond, and then took ALL the brunt of angry parents who said we have degrees in coloring, don’t care about kids, are lazy, etc. I am great at my job and do everything in my ability for my students within the hours of my contract but the days of free labor or pouring my own money back into the school are done. [/quote]

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