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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It also occurs to me that if OP would like to continue virtual teaching because of a young child not yet in school, what she's really saying is that (perhaps indirectly) some other person (likely a woman) should have to quit/go broke/etc for her.  How very feminist![/quote]

The answer to all of this is that an individual's job should be subject to a level of professionalism, absent emergency circumstances, but general leave policies require systemic support. Individuals in a workforce cannot enter and exit at random without collateral consequences. Emergencies, like a spouse having a stroke or a child needing cancer treatment, require co-workers to step up to fill the hole to allow a co-worker to address those family needs. Leave granted for reasons like I'm not going to bother to find childcare for a few months is less professional and more likely to be received unsympathetically. Take your leave, but don't complain when the public doesn't respect your profession.

As a feminist, a working mother, and a committed public servant, I feel strongly that we should not demand accommodations for family without holding up our end of the bargain as professionals. I work in a low paid, public interest job and have great benefits and liberal leave policies. Sometimes, my job requires me to work well in excess of my scheduled hours and to outsource family help that I really can't afford. I do it, because I value the unique benefits I have, the stable nature of my employment, and because I'm committed to the stakeholders I serve. Approaching your profession as a victim, convinced you are undervalued and taken advantage of tends to make your performance worse. I think that's the way it is for many teachers. They feel disrespected, undervalued, and act accordingly. [/quote]

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