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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree this makes teachers sound like hourly workers not professionals. I wouldn’t want you as my kid’s teacher and hope you are not one of the many teachers on DVUM complaining about their salary and when they don’t get good enough presents from parents.[/quote]

Teachers are treated like hourly workers in terms of taking leave and inability to flex any time. Teachers can't take just an hour or two of leave for an appointment or flex their time like most professionals can. Since they need to get substitutes, they have to take either 4 hours (half day) or 8 hours (full day) of leave. Even if they have a 9am appointment and could be at work by 10 they have to get a sub for the whole morning, take the time to write detailed sub plans and take 4 hours of leave. When they are expected to work late, sponsor after school clubs (uncompensated) or required to attend evening school events, there is no overtime pay or option to flex the time. They can't pop out at lunch to run an errand or get lab work done.  I consider being treated like a professional to be expected to get the work done but have some leeway with hours when there are other obligations as long as the work is getting done. Teachers are treated more like hourly workers when it behooves the system, but are expected to be "professionals" when it also behooves the system in terms of working above and beyond the contracted hours. [/quote]

Excellent post! [/quote]

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