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[quote=Anonymous][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]

:roll: So in your world, you think parents (ie moms) should accompany kids into the classroom to blow their noses?

You're struggling due to your own choices and the choices of your union.  [/quote]
No, we struggle because we get paid very little relative to other professionals with similar levels of education and parents don’t appreciate anything that we do. There are threads every day talking about how teachers are trying to “destroy a generation of children”, how you think education degrees (doctorates, masters) in education are “a joke”, how teachers are “lazy and stupid” and many other creative insults. You don’t appreciate that people don’t HAVE to do these things for your children and you’re angry when suddenly you don’t have us supporting you. Parents regularly complain that teachers should somehow magically help their child organize materials at home and motivate them to participate in remote learning, without any behavioral support or environmental management at home. How is that different from suggesting I should blow your child’s nose? It actually isn’t my job. If your child is old enough to go to school, it is your job as a parent to make sure they are independent enough to perform self care tasks on their own. It’s very clear that parents do not, as I currently don’t have a single student who can tie their own shoes or buckle their own belts. Maybe don’t dress them in clothes you haven’t taught them to manage independently? Especially during the pandemic, when I am forced to physically assist with pulling sweatshirts over heads and tying laces all day when we are supposed to be distancing.
It’s not just teachers who “don’t do their jobs”. [/quote]

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