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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dcps teacher here.  I could never work to the clock.  My allegiance is to the kids,  not dcps and that means doing what's right for them.  Not looking for any pats on the back..I just don't know how people do it.  I envy the teachers who manage to get out of the building at 3;30. Can't for the life of me figure out how they do it and manage to get their work done. [/quote]

I'm a DCPS teacher and I leave at 330 everyday. I also get to work at 7:30, work through my lunch and prep time. I will work my butt off for my kids till 3:30. But I have small children at home and I refuse to neglect my own children because of my job. I work on the weekends during nap time and will work after my kids go to bed at night. But from 3:30-8:30 I am 100% mom and I'm sorry if people think I'm a bad teacher because of it.   BTW, I get stellar observation scores before someone tries to say otherwise. [/quote]

I'm PP. How long have you been teaching? Are you a long time veteran? Maybe that has something to do with it. I'm a specials teacher at a school with many "challenges" and it's still so overwhelming. I too, plan through my lunch and planning periods....and I get adequate observation scores.[/quote]

To the PP who gets out at 3:30 with stellar observations, do you work at a title I school?[/quote]

Yes I do work at a Title 1 school and have been there for the past 9 years. I'm a special education teacher who teaches three different grade levels. I plan smart not hard. I rarely talk and gossip with co workers. I use every available minute at school to plan. I am diligent about prioritizing my time.  I understand it's harder for others but when I had my kids I told myself I was done staying till 4:30/5:00 everyday. My kids deserve me not an absent mom. [/quote]

So moms who work until 5 or later are "absent."

And thanks for giving every employer who reads this just a little pause when thinking about hiring a women.  Thanks!

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I can see how a mom who worked 9.5 hour days, at a physically demanding job like elementary special ed, and who came home with more work to do at home, might find it hard to be "present" for her kids in the way she might want.  Wouldn't you?

That doesn't mean that someone working until 5 at a job where she starts at 9, gets to sit down much of the day, and can use the bathroom when she pleases, would feel the same way.  [/quote]

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