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I'm not sure what prompted this violin-like whine but I did not know teachers were the only persons in our country with kids for whom office work takes up HOURS of their personal lives.  Like our children, the rest of us adults, are really learning alot from MCPS teachers.  Keep up the superlative work.  [i][b]You should go on strike since you have to prep for and bring work home[/b][/i].  [/quote]

Perhaps one day MoCo teachers will find it necessary to work to the rule.  Then you'll see how much UNCOMPENSATAED time they GIVE to your children each and every day.  Imagine no college recommendations being written.  No after school clubs.  Stale lessons because it would be impossible to create new ones in the 45 minutes per day the average teacher is paid to plan, grade, contact parents, etc.

Enough with drinking the Washington Post Editorial Board Koolaid!  Teachers are getting a fair deal here.  Not a good deal by any stretch of the imagination because it will be the 4th consecutive year without a COLA.  They are receiving a step increase of AT MOST 3% starting with the new fiscal year on July 1, and then a [i][b]MAKEUP [/b][/i]step increase in May 2013.  They will therefore still have missed one step increase, and it remains to be seen if they will receive a step increase in July 2013.  If they don't, they're back to square one.

BTW, please THINK before you post.  All you who think that the money being used to pay for a step increase this coming year could be better used elsewhere to save time for teachers think again.  Many teachers have to take second jobs after school to make ends meet.  The only way to prevent this is to provide for step increases at the very least.  Hiring a few paras will not reduce a teacher's workload.  Paying teachers enough so they don't have to work a second job WILL reduce their workload.  [i][b]Less time working a second job = more time devoted to teaching (off the clock and uncompensated of course)[/b][/i][/quote]

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