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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; but if you're trying to convince people MS teachers can't do a schedule ES teachers do, you're not convincing me. [b]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.

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]

They can, but they don't. Most after-school activities at ES schools are run by parents or others. Virtually all clubs and coaching in MS schools are done by the teachers. There is no comparison.[/quote]
Why can’t Baroody run middle school activities if teachers aren’t interested?[/quote]

Many (most?) middle a school clubs are run by students, with a specific area of interest, and are overseen by a teacher, in that teacher’s classroom. It’s a different animal than elementary school enrichment classes that parents pay for.[/quote]

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