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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The numerous posts stating that teachers who are single or without children should have plenty of time for extra tasks are discriminatory.

First of all, it is no one else's business whether a teacher is single, married, divorced, widowed, etc., nor is it anyone's business whether that teacher has children or not. Second, there is an abundance of teachers who work a second job, so it isn't as though those teachers have a lot of extra time on their hands. Third, it's no one's business whether a teacher goes home to take care of a family, goes to another job, works out for four hours every evening, or goes to sleep as soon as they get home.

Someone's marital or parental status should not even be discussed at all, but it also should not be considered when discussing how much a teacher can/should be able to do in their free time.

I have no idea whether my children's teachers are married or have kids because they've never volunteered that information and I would never ask. It's none of my business and [b]it's also unrelated to them doing their job, [/b]so it's not something that should be brought up. [/quote]

Actually that is 100% false. Teachers with families often have to leave right after school along with all the kids to either pick up their kids or take them to activities. They have less time after school for planning, grading, conferences. Teachers without kids often have more time after school to do things that help them better prepare for the week or what not. Teachers without kids often will stay alter after school.[/quote]

The teaching profession needs to be structured so planning, grading etc, can be done during the work day. A teacher’s ability to succeed in the classroom shouldn’t rely on how many hours they can sacrifice after work. This isn’t acceptable.

This is one of the major reasons teachers don’t stay in the profession. [/quote]

Oh I agree. That’s one of the reasons I left teaching when I started a family. There just isn’t enough time in the school day to get it all done. Teachers have to do work outside of the school in order to keep afloat. The salaries should be raised accordingly. [/quote]

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