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    I do find it funny watching the middle school teachers met down about what an impossible schedule this is while elementary teachers have been doing it for years, often with young children who are so overtired by our 3:40 dismissal.

I don’t know why you find it funny that a relatively drastic change in schedule is problematic for people who often work two jobs. Many middle school teachers have a second job after school or help with clubs/sports that they can’t do if school gets out around 4. Elem and middle school teachers took these positions knowing the bell schedule. They planned their lives and incomes around the schedule. Same as elem school teachers nervous about what they are going to do with childcare at 7am when many pre-schools are already full for the fall. Just because middle school teachers have done it, doesn’t mean elem school teachers can do it without enough planning. I grew up here. These bell times have been fairly constant for 30 years. People knew going into the profession about what time they would work. [/quote]

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PP is ignorant as hell [/quote]

Seriously?  Sorry, I'm not buying it.  Teachers go into teaching for whatever reasons; but they take the job they can get that best suits them. Yeah, sure, they're used to their existing schedules and such; [b]but if you're trying to convince people MS teachers can't do a schedule ES teachers do, you're not convincing me.  ES teachers can also have a second job or help with after-school activities.  
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And "people going into the profession" do not know where they're going to be teaching or what that school or school system's bell schedules are beforehand. Bell schedules are not the same everywhere and graduating teachers-to-be don't know where they're going to end up.  Like any profession, you can't always be too choosey and you take what you can and work your way through your career to more desirable situations.

Yes, some teachers might have a drastic change to their schedules after this.  But you don't make decisions like this just because it's what everyone is used to.  APS shouldn't be implementing this next year - that's the consideration they should give staff and parents both who will have to re-arrange logistics.[/quote]
That was my point. And the people I see complaining aren’t running to second jobs. They are mad because they live in Fairfax and want to avoid traffic. [/quote]

My complaint as a teacher is that the bell schedules need to be released before our transfer date is expired.  I tottally admit that I went into teacher so that I could spend time with my kids when they are young and not have a ton of work/life balance issues.  THe trade off was/is that i dont’ get paid as well as Icould have if I chose another profession.
I think it is perfectly reasonable to expect the county to have had this schedule released before the “transfer fair” which will be held next week.  They will not, and I think it is hard to look for a new school/job without knowing what the hours will be. 
If my school dismisses at 4:10, that will make me have to get on a list for after care for my own kids (in Fairfax) I should know that NOW. [/quote]

What is the transfer deadline?[/quote]
July 30th[/quote]
The SB is going to vote on May 12, more than two months before then, so you won’t have any transfer date issues.[/quote]

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