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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the person who keeps talking about my summer off… I wish you could be a fly on the wall for this past month.   Do you have any idea how many additional hours we put in?  I have worked every evening and weekend for the past month.  I fell asleep at 7 last night because I’m so exhausted.  I have more education than all of my Arlington neighbors who work from home, take long walks all day, make more than me, and then all tell me how “lucky” I am every summer.  It is a choice I made, but it is not cushy.  Have some respect.  Or hey, join us… we can’t find enough people to do it, cushy gig that it is.  Come and join the team.

[b]The insurance thing does not affect me, but I can tell you that teachers in APS are quite rightfully upset.  Duran gave all the central office staff an extra three weeks of vacation, and things are not getting done.  There are basic things we need, many people that are supposed to support us, and our jobs have become much harder.  Huge classes.  No funding for field trips.   No subs.  Difficulty renewing licenses and getting supplies.  All as this occurs, an expanding central office.  [/b]

Now, you have teachers that will have to pay more for insurance.  (Don’t just look at rates, look at the deductibles.). It’s like the straw that broke the camel’s back. [/quote]

This part I support you on. It is directly impacting not just teachers, but the students and APS' reputation as well. This is something we all can get behind.

Still, many teachers keep explaining how they don't really have all their summer off and are working far more hours than the school day when kids are in school. Well, yes! And thank you - because that's part of being a teacher, and definitely part of being a good teacher. And whether you spend some of that vacation time working, unless you've taken a summer job, it's doubtful you're volunteering work hours 40 hours a week while other professions are working 40+ hours a week year round. MAYBE they make more than some teachers. You can play the martyr as much as you want; you are not the only ones who face these employment challenges.

Duran is running this system into the ground. His departments aren't doing their jobs; some departments' jobs are even dubious; the departments are not coordinating or collaborating. APS is an absolute mess. I don't know how the SB can't see that. [/quote]

Speaking of bullies…[/quote]

Disagreement = bullying. Got it.
Having limited empathy for things everybody else deals with = bullying. Got it.[/quote]

Being a dick about it makes you a bully. [/quote]

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