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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers in the US have a lot more face-to-face time with students than teachers in the rest of the world. I taught overseas and always had at least two planning periods each day. One was during special areas classes like art, PE, etc and the other was during foreign language class. Plus I always had a duty free lunch of at least 45 minutes. [/quote]

Quite true. I have one friend who taught in Central America and another in Europe. Both had more planning / unscheduled work time than hours in front of students. Both were shocked to hear how little time American teachers get. [/quote]

I taught a semester in Eastern Europe. We had uninterrupted hours for planning. It was sacrosanct. We were never asked to give up planning to cover for a colleague who was absent. Our director stepped in if necessary. [/quote]

Np. Why can’t teachers unify behind this and get their unions to do something about it? [b]Parents have zero input it seems on schools.[/b] I don’t get why teachers can’t get better planning time, curriculum and workplace protection from out of control students. [/quote]

While this is mostly true, they do have some input.  You can vote for BOE candidates who discuss the issues that are relevant.  I voted for a BOE candidate who ran on a platform about reforming school for better outcomes for teachers and students.  Giving teachers more time for in class teaching and helping students.  Less on administrative work, standardized testing, mandatory training and meetings.   We'll see whether the candidate can deliver on any of the platform, but I did listen to the messages when choosing who to vote for.[/quote]

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