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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just looked at the teachers' contract in the county I live in. It actually provides that teachers may be given a leave of absence, without pay, for up to two years for "child rearing."  The leave being granted might be a matter of contract that is a benefit that teachers receive, but that other professions do not receive.

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Does it say they can take it at any time? Anyway, I'm fine with it, particularly the "without pay" part.[/quote]

Ditto.  You've got a benefit that you are entitled to take. I haven't seen anyone mad about teachers taking benefits allowed to them.[/quote]

Certainly does put the lie to the idea that teachers are the most put-upon profession. Good salaries, good benefits, 10 month employment, etc.[/quote]

That's it exactly. Teachers, and particular women as teachers who have their own childcare responsibilities, are given priority status that other working professionals are not. We are told, falsely in the DMV, that they are underpaid. In addition, while nothing would prevent teachers from using a benefit to which they are entitled, it is also not unreasonable to view their professionalism unfavorably, when taking advantage of the benefit has a harmful impact on the students. The most valued professionals in my office are not the ones who use every last hour of leave, regardless of how it impacts their performance. [/quote]

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