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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never been to my kids' schools on Columbus Day. I'm busy putting on a dog and pony show for you all. :)

-teacher [/quote]

Pity.  I've never been able to stay home every holiday, Winter, Spring break and Summer.  [/quote]

Wow - someone really, really woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning - Are you this full of meanness to people in person, or only behind the anonymity of the internet?  Jeez, get counseling or something.[/quote]

Wait, I am supposed to feel sorry for a teacher who can't go to a 2hr open house, sarcastically remarks that she has to put on a "show" for the parents that do, and doesn't ever have to take a day off all year, pay for daycare, or find summer camps and miss their kids all that time?   I am sorry.[/quote]

Whoa, hold your horses. I'm the teacher PP. What I meant by putting on a dog and pony show is that my principal acts like a shitty leader for all other days except for when visitors are in the building (associate superintendents, parents etc.). Then everything that she doesn't care about on all other days is all of a sudden no longer acceptable. Last year before parent visitation day we were required to have every extraneous staple removed from our hallway bulletin boards and she came around for an inspection. Like parents will even notice that or appreciate that we spent time on that instead of lesson planning or creating materials.

Why would you think I never have to take a day off all year, pay for daycare or find summer camps? My kid has been in full-time daycare since he was 12 weeks old. Now that he has started K I pay for before and after care because I'm at school way before his bus comes and at school way after his bus returns. I work in the summers so my kid goes to camp.

Oh, and I'm taking a day off today (for the person who questioned why I commented at 8am on a Monday) because my kid woke up sick in the middle of the night and my husband is out of town. I wrote sub plans at 5am, had my friend come over at 6:30 so that I could run into school to make copies and put out all the materials, then was home by 7:45 and my kid was still asleep.

I never asked for anyone to feel sorry for me. We all make different choices in life. I knew when I decided to be a teacher (I was a career changer) that it would mean I wouldn't be able to attend events like sneak peek, holiday parties and open house. There are tradeoffs just like anything else. [/quote]
You did not need to defend yourself from the PPs petty comments but I am glad you did. We all make different life choices and every career path has its own ups and downs[/quote]

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