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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Goodness, what district is this? That is a lot of of work. What grades do you teach? [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. These posts makes me sick. Disgusted. You are not more important than we are. You do not work harder than we do. You are not the only people in the world with children or other people that rely on you. We are in a once in a lifetime global health crisis and you want to criticize and put down teachers??!! Shame! Shame! Shame!

You want to know my schedule. Here it is:

8-9 meeting; 9:15-10 Lesson, 10-11 Lesson, 11:15-12:00 Lesson, 12-12:30 (meeting while I eat my lunch); 12:30-1 Lesson, 1-2 Lesson; 2-3 Lesson; 3:15-4:00 Lesson; 4:15-4:45 Lesson; And....(2x a week I do a lesson 4:45-5:15.)

Then, I walk my dog, exercise and eat dinner till 7:30-8 then make lesson plans and videos till 12-2am in the morning because when would I possibly have time to plan???

Then I get up at 7 something and do it all over again. Ive given myself Saturdays off, but plan all day Sunday from around 9am-till 10-11:30pm.

Ive sent my students materials, books, and rewards by mail out of my own pocket. Ive donated money to our school’s fund to pay our low income parents’ rent. I gave away a computer to a family that needed one.

And then there’s the constant barrage of emails. Oh the Emails! Emails from parents telling me everything they are stressed out about and everything Im doing wrong while I play the part of their unpaid therapist and talk them down off the ledge. And what do I get in return? $32 hour for 8hrs a day/40hrs a week for 196 days a year when I easily work 13-15 hrs a day rt now plus 12+ hrs on the weekend for a total of  77+ hrs a week.  And, let me tell you, not one parent has asked me how I am doing? Or if my family is Ok? I was sick btw. And both my elderly parents were sick. And oh, my husband is quarantined in Florida while Im here in DC. I haven't seen him in over a month. But you wouldn’t know that because I’m everyone’s teacher, social worker, therapist, ADHD coach, Personal assistant, Technology instructor, Office depot supplier, babysitter, second-class citizen punching bag.

Last but not least, and Im so tired of having to say this: Teachers are 10 month salaried employees. We are not 12 month employees. We get paid for 10 months of 8 hour days. We work many, many, many, more hours than 8 hours a day including late nights and weekends for 8 hrs of pay.

We do NOT receive any payment for the summer weeks off for which we don't work (makes sense).

If you gave you’re hairdresser or your housekeeper or your Nanny or your grub hub delivery guy a big tip, feel free to send over a $25 gift card or better yet a bottle of wine to your teacher. Because unbeknownst to you they are probably sacrificing their own happiness and well being for their students, you’re children, right, now. But if you can’t spare a twenty maybe just try How are you? Or Thank You. Or My child misses you.

Ungrateful, ungrateful, privileged, entitled narcissists. Thank goodness I do this work because it is my passion and my calling. I do it for my students, and certainly not any of you.[/quote]

Thank you.

I will add that I don’t need the “tip” or even a thank you, Parents, but it would be nice if you put away the cyber pitchforks and torches. [/quote]

Who is receiving all these lessons PP is teaching? Certainly no one in my school.[/quote][/quote]

+1. Definitely not in my McPS school.  Teacher, where exactly are you teaching? I’d like to move there so my kid can get more than 1.5 hours/week of full class instructional time. [/quote]

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