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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love the parents who are angry because they think they are doing the teacher’s job. Teachers do YOUR job all day long and have for eternity. I blow noses, clean up bodily fluids, hold them when they cry, talk to them about problems at home, buy coats and sneakers for kids who don’t have appropriate clothing, and feed them. Teachers don’t get to complain about anything or people scream that it’s all “for the kids” which they weaponize against us to get us to work unpaid overtime, spend our own money on classroom supplies, and take on additional roles at work. Now it’s parents’ turn. You shouldn’t mind going above and beyond for your child right now. It’s all for them, right? Or do you just not care about your kids? Because that’s what the public, administration, and everyone else says to us when we say we are struggling. [/quote]

Yes, it is your job to blow noses (if you teach young children), comfort your children and talk to them about problems at home.

It is also not my job to spend money on classroom supplies but I donate to the schools all the time without complaining.  I donate shoes and coats to the poor.  That is also not my job.  I take pleasure in doing things to help others.

I do go above and beyond for my children always which is why I am doing my damnest to get schools to reopen.   I cannot do a teacher's job at home because I am an ICU physician.  Instead I pay for my first grader  to go to a daycare virtual camp so that day care supervisors can watch him press the mute button on his teachers.  I pay for my kindergartner to repeat pre school at daycare so he can get an in person education and learn to read which he was having difficulty learning virtually.

I have so been tempted to quit my job and teach my children at home and posts like this make me even more tempted.  But I will continue to do my job and pay for others do to your job while you complain about having to hold a child when they cry.

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