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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our ES only announced 4-5 teachers in the end of year email, but I suppose more could always quit over the summer.

I was very surprised my child's teacher is returning; she's clearly been checked out since around Thanksgiving. [/quote]

She’s probably waiting out her pension or needs the health insurance. [/quote]

There is a teacher at my school with clear medical issues that are causing her to struggle. She is still two years out from full retirement so she is doing the minimum and constantly taking off work (I don’t blame her). [/quote]

I'm a parent, not a teacher, but this is one fairly unique aspect of teaching. All professionals, even the most committed, have times when life interferes with their ability to do their jobs. We all muddle througH, and usually get support from managers and co-workers to keep things running smoothly. However, teachers experiencing problems like health issues, personal tragedy, or other expected challenges that everyone faces are so unsupported. If I were fixing the system, I would want there to be some layer of backup to support teachers experiencing issues that interfere with their ability to do their jobs. Extra support would take pressure off the individual teacher and avoid having an entire cohort of students missing out on essential instruction. It should not be a criticism of individual teachers to admit that sometimes, life gets in the way of work. Denying that a checked-out, chronically absent, or struggling teacher is not as effective as a healthy one is a disservice to the profession and students. [/quote]

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