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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really? 34 days left and she quits.

The email says they are looking for a permanent sub, but they have been difficult to find.

So basically for the next month+ he'll just have a revolving door of subs it sounds like.

My favorite part of the email was actually for us to prepare the kids that their classroom will look different on Monday morning. I'm assuming because she took a bunch of decorations and furniture with her that she'd purchased.

He's so bummed and I'm bummed for him. [/quote]

Yes, really. I’m a teacher with a decade of experience and would like to quit as well. This year has been awful. [/quote]

Yeah, me too.  [/quote]

I am a consultant. I work for one company but the work I do benefits my clients. I am getting ready to quit my job, but I am giving my employer two weeks notice and my clients the courtesy of finishing out the projects I am currently working on (or in one case, transitioning it to another consultant) before I leave. I don't blame teachers for quitting, it's been a really awful two years, but it would be nice if the ones quitting a month before school ends could give their employer/clients the same courtesy.[/quote]

There are so many assumptions in this post it’s crazy. Maybe they were fired, maybe there are gravely ill…no one on here knows![/quote]

Exactly. Maybe the teacher did give notice to the school and it didn’t make it to the parents.

It doesn’t even matter. Teachers are allowed to quit. They don’t have to martyr themselves for other people’s children. They have their own needs and it’s 100% acceptable for teachers to focus on those first. It’s time to start respecting teachers and the choices they have to make.[/quote]

That's fine, quit, just remember that this is a reflection on all teachers - so by doing something like this, you are disrespecting all your co-workers because parents WILL take it out on them.[/quote]

Nope. Sorry. It’s 2022. The whole Demanding Teachers Be Martyrs thing is over.

One teacher’s decision is a “reflection” on no one but themselves.[/quote]

We learned that teachers aren't essential.  And some of them aren't professional, either.

Martyrdom is entirely different.[/quote]

You’re right. They’re not essential workers to be forced to work in person unvaccinated while the majority of white collar parents sat happily at home. And some of them aren’t professional, just as some people in all professions aren’t professional.

Glad you’ve caught up.[/quote]

THANK YOU, same as in every other profession. [/quote]

There have been multiple posts saying that quitting midyear isn't unprofessional.  That's a funny attitude to display, tbh.

As for the essential/nonessential thing, well, mistakes were made during the pandemic and I'm willing to let that one go as a mistake.  Once everyone gets around to admitting it.[/quote]

What was the mistake? They aren’t essential. Maintaining life isn’t dependent on them (per the definition of essential). If it is was, school would be 7 days a week.[/quote]

We have created a system where all children receive a quality education is not a priority, in part because all teachers are parents, have families, need protection in the workplace, are doing jobs like any other job, and are free to come and go as they please, using all leave available to them for any reason regardless of whether their jobs are getting done. You can support teachers, but we have to acknowledge that there is no extra support or attention when the unprofessional teachers (in the minority) phone it in or give their classes less than they deserve, for whatever reason, whether it is pandemic school closures or mid-year departures. Parents aren't entitled to any information (or say) in these decisions but are expected to pick up the slack immediately and then are told they are unreasonable if they simply say that their kids are disappointed the adults responsible for their education disappear on them.

Like other professions, some teachers will be unprofessional. Still, we should be able to talk about it and think about ways to support struggling teachers and kids who are struggling because their teachers' circumstances prevent them from doing their jobs. That starts with admitting that teachers' jobs are done effectively when they are actually in the classroom on a regular basis. To say that chronic and abrupt departures aren't in the best interest of the students should not be an entitled or unreasonable position.

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