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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Imagine if many students of the 25-30 students enrolled in each of the 5 high school classes you teach all needed this special treatment to help them keep up while they were on unexcused vacations during the winter break or otherwise.  The teacher would need to work overtime to cover all the extra demands.  It may be better to post the assignments online with detailed instructions so that students can access the work during the time away and even submit the completed work online.  Of course, there would be a bunch of excuses from parents who reject this alternative way of staying abreast.

Also, teachers have sick leave days allocated to them and many still do not find it possible to use a fraction of these days when ill.  Upon retirement, for example, after a set number of years employed (at least 5 years?), the sick leave accumulation may be reimbursed at 50% pay or less so there is no real incentive to not use your sick leave when sick or for medical appointments.  Unfortunately, many teachers do not get reimbursed fully or at all due to rules and regulations.  So that becomes upaid days devoted to helping students who are on unexcused absences or otherwise.[/quote]

Like I said earlier, stop being a martyr. Tell them they will have to catch up upon return as you may not have all the materials ready. And parents would like online stuff as that’s easier to access.[/quote]

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