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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] There's no comparison.  Teachers have it way worse.  
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No, way, teachers get holidays off, school breaks off, my son's teacher took off over 16 days last year to deal with family issues so guessing they have vacation & sick leave.  Granted their job has gotten more dangerous but not as bad as cops.[/quote]

In MCPS teachers get 9 sick days and 3 personal days per year.  And when they take one of those days, they have to find somebody to come in and perform their job for them, and write a detailed sdescription of how to do so.

("over 16"?  So... 17?  Such a random number to remember!)  [/quote]

Not that random, I remember Oct-Feb she was out on average once a week (kids sick, spouse sick, dog sick) after that I stopped asking my son.  [b]Are you saying the teacher finds a replacement?  No, not in our area.[/b]  An automated system calls all sub teachers to fill spots.  Often there would be 2-3 subs to cover the one day.  As far as doing their job for them, once again, not usually the case, the kids would watch movies, do busy worksheets not at all related to what they were studying, sometimes read & review on their own current material.  The sub didn't teach, she babysat.

I am not one though that thinks teachers get paid too much.  But, most of the people I know that teach or stopped to stay home with kids, only want to teach because the perks out weigh the negatives.

I think just about any person would say their own job don't pay them enough, teachers just get more press & a more public forum for it.[/quote]

I was only speaking for MCPS.  Teachers can either find their own sub personally, or put the job into the call system which will fill it (hopefully).  Some principals may not approve personal leave until a sub has been secured for the job.  I have many friends who are teachers in different parts of the country, and the procedures for just about everything vary widely.[/quote]

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