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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach in person in a private elementary school. We would have loved to have had time to make the bulletin boards and classrooms beautiful for our kids, as many are in weird makeshift spaces. But we didn't have time, and we had to learn a ton of new tech, but guess what? Once we were back, especially once kids were doing projects, we got the rooms and bulletin boards looking nice and welcoming. I don't think the kids suffered for the extra week it took for us to get it looking nice. In the meantime, all of the MCPS building services are working full time with less to do, so have them set up the desks and chairs now. The administrators are by and large in the buildings, and many of them are former teachers. They can get to work on the bulletin boards in the halls. Front office staff can cut out stencilled letters and make welcome back signs, or print name tags so teachers recognize students behind masks, or can get to know new ones. Kids care a lot more about the people saying hi and knowing their name than whether the room is colorful. Principals also can ask for teacher volunteers to help. Some of them might enjoy helping and connecting with admin, and then it's not mandatory. [/quote]

Exactly! Not to mention these teachers want the 4 days to be considered instructional days for the kids. THAT is the kicker. 4 more days of the kids not learning again. I am so sick of the poor teachers rhetoric they keep spewing. How about some empathy for the parents working and now having to be teachers. I am lucky my job allows me to stay at home all but maybe 10 hours a week. But now I work 3-4 hours at night to make up for the lost day time. WiFi issues, reteaching because not enough times, making lunches, help with “projects” the teachers love to give because it gets them out another 1 hour of teaching. It is non stop.

I don’t ask my boss for more time or more money. I don’t tell my customers I need 4 days off to catch up so I won’t be helping them. I am shocked teachers (who are supposed to care about the kids) would even want the kids to miss another 4 days of school. They are so far behind as it is. It is so sad. [/quote]

This right here as well as the other private school teacher who said she set up her room in the week or two after school opened.

If a teacher truly cares about the kids, they would not want the kids to miss another 4 days of school. I have gone above and beyond for my job, helping my kids, and yes it is tough on everyone. But 4 paid days for teachers to set up classrooms while our kids sit home doing nothing? That seems as selfish as can be. Did other Maryland school districts ask for 4 days off or just MCPS? Honestly curious. [/quote]

Interesting that the private school did not bother to have a pre-service week. Continues to affirm my opinion that private schools are not run very well.

In any case, mcps  central administration asked for the four in service days on behalf of staff and of course teachers get the bad rep for being lazy[/quote]

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