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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS teachers and the union should be on notice that parents see you advocate not to have to make up days and to permanently shorten the school year (but I bet you won't permanently lower your salaries or benefits).[/quote]

I’m not a MCPS teacher but I am a teacher.

The teachers don’t make these decisions. And if the MCPS union is anything like my union, then I —guarantee— you they did not reach out to membership about this. I can count on one hand the amount of times my union asked for teacher input and I’ve been teaching over 20 years.

I know it’s easy to blame teachers and accuse them of being lazy, but it simply isn’t true. They simply are the face of the school system and therefore easily draw your ire. 
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And who votes for the union leaders who make those decisions?

Though, in this case, I don't think MCEA publicly took a position. They seemed to support it quietly (to their members, and presumably through their lobbyists), but knew the optics were terrible for them.[/quote]

Most teachers are WAY too overwhelmed and too swamped to pay any attention to the union. Perhaps we should, but truth be told I’d bet most teachers couldn’t even tell you when union elections occur. Many of us don’t even belong anymore. I gave up my membership well over a decade ago. 
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You're either part of the problem or part of the solution.[/quote]

Is it a teacher’s job to teach, or is it their job to fight calendar battles? [/quote]

They didn't need to create a union. But they did. What they do with it is on them.[/quote]

Okay. That’s just silly.

I suppose I should blame my doctor for everything my health insurance does/does not do? That makes just as much sense. [/quote]

If your health insurance company is run by your doctor, then yes.

Unions are run by their members.[/quote]

Well, how about the fact that many teachers don’t belong to the union? They don’t pay into it and they don’t vote for its leaders? 
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Don’t do this to Mcps parents. They irrationally bash the teachers union then stick up for it when teachers say they aren’t dues paying members. It’s ridiculous but it’s the same bs every single time.[/quote]

Teachers have nothing to do with it and don't make the decisions for the unions.  But, many teachers, as well as families/students, have already made plans - camps, jobs, visiting family/the other parent, travel, etc.  My kids have jobs lined up and those extra days would have been an issue.[/quote]

Who makes the decisions for the teachers' union?[/quote]

The answer still isn’t “teachers.” When I belonged to the union, I was asked for my opinion maybe 2 times over 10 years. [/quote]

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