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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get that teachers need more time, but why does that mean a school holiday for kids. If you are salary that often means you will work extended hours on occasion as required. If I am in meetings for 8 hours (happens often) and I have to meet a deadline, that means I am working late that day. An occasional TWD quarterly is fine but we shouldn't get jerking around with lesson plans requiring a day off.

If teachers need training, that should happen during the summer. [/quote]

I would love for FCPS to pay us for summer training. The 8 hours for training we got in August was easily 12 hours in reality. Then they added another 6 hours after that - no day was given for that - all completed in our “off time”.[/quote]

Yes you should absolutely get paid to do the training. [/quote]

But at the same time, lots of occupations do training on their own time. I am trying to understand the complaint here. [/quote]
Why do you want to perpetuate that culture? I'm all for people having work/life balance. (Not a teacher, btw)[/quote]

This doesn't even make sense. [/quote]

Not the PP, but what part don’t you understand?[/quote]

How do you propose changing the entire business model for every single career to be more balanced?  How about for doctors, trash collectors, emergency providers like fire and EMT, lawyers, students, office workers?  You will be hard pressed to find a career that cares more about your work life balance than them getting their business needs met. WHy would teachers get better work life balance than the average person?[/quote]

No one is saying that teachers should get a better work-life balance than the average person. Our entire system is broken. Very few countries outside the US have this ridiculous "work until you drop" mentality the way we do. Instead of bragging about honoring the importance of a work-life balance, we brag about working unhealthy amounts of time-- 60, 70, 80, or more hours per week.

This needs to end. In all industries and professions.[/quote]

Here is an example of a healthier work-life balance: 
[youtube]https://youtu.be/Ux0l2GtBkdw[/youtube][/quote]

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