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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, (16:24) it seems teachers are there to actively teach.  And that's it.  Any other responsibilities don't matter.  If there are bums in the desk seats, the teacher should be teaching fundamentals all day every day.  That is the only thing some parents are concerned with.

The rest of the responsibilities that go with teaching?  Not important, and shouldn't happen while the  students are in the room.

That's what I'm getting from this whole discussion.[/quote]

And what I get from this whole discussion is that some DC parents are so blinded by their hopes and dreams for a suburban school system right in the middle of a ghetto that they refuse to accept reality.

[b]In other school systems (inc surrounding suburbs), teacher contracts incorporate snow days as well as time for teachers to close out the year once the year is over for students. That's not the case in DCPS, so this is what you're going to get.[/b]

Your expectations are sound (and par for the course in other places) but not at all logical or reasonable for the school system that you are in.

And while YOU may not be concerned with other teacher responsibilities, THEY are--as are their school leaders and the good folks in Central Office. [/quote]

Um, not really. I teach in Faifax County, one of the more respected systems in our area and nation. Our students' last day is today, and we only have one more contract day (tomorrow) allotted for checkout and packing up our rooms. Most of our teachers have been doing end of year fun activities AND showing movies, having the kids help pack, sort, etc. by today most materials will be boxed up and it's never been the expectation that we would be teaching full strength to the last minute.  I will say, we really didn't start packing things until this week. [/quote]

So um I was correct: Fx does incorporate time into the contract for teachers to close out. That's what the 1 extra contract day after students are gone is for.  :shock: That's one more day than DC teachers have.[/quote]

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