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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No need to call out Deal here when teacher turnover across the country is constant. I work with about DC-area 30 schools, and I see this all the time, unfortunately. All the encouragement during the pandemic to prioritize yourself has had an effect, or at least, that's what I trace it to. People don't show up for interviews or to the first day of work. It's a whole new ballgame and it hurts everyone. But it's not at all limited to Deal. [/quote]

It’s true that teachers are prioritizing their own health now, as we should.

And perhaps that does hurt others, primarily the children who go without teachers.

But the solution to this isn’t to blame teachers because their self-care “hurts everyone.” The solution is to make the job one that can be done without martyring yourself. [/quote]

I have been a teacher for close to 20 years and I never used to take days off.  I knew it meant my colleagues would have to cover my classes.  I also knew it meant my kids might destroy my room while I was gone.  Post pandemic, I’ve changed my view on that.  I also see how many friends and other parents’ at my kids’ school seem to have so much flexibility to attend every event.  So now I take more days off.[/quote]

Exactly.  The pandemic made this clear to me.  Why should I sacrifice doing/attending things with my own kids to sit with other peoples children.  I’ve prioritized my own children and my health.   I guess that makes me a bad teacher now.  [/quote]

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