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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, change careers and be a teacher. Problem solved.[/quote]
This!

How many teacher hating threads do we need? Don’t bitch — switch!

Oh, but then you’d have to actually work as a teacher & back up your (ignorant) words with your actions  :shock: & you really know you wouldn’t last a full semester...[/quote]

Many professionals are probably working at least as many hours as you all are if not more, and we aren't under a negotiated contract.

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Yeah, especially in this area, I don't think there's a ton of sympathy on the hours front.  I know few people who work a straight 40 hour week with no extended hours, on-call time, or emergencies that crop up on weekends/holidays/etc.

I don't hate teachers, but the ones my kids have had have been... underwhelming.  Typos in stuff that comes home, a full week to respond to emails, poor communication about what we're supposed to be supporting at home (don't send me a "project's due tomorrow!" reminder if you never sent the "we have a project!" email).  Part of it is that class sizes are way too large to be effective for the teachers or the kids, but, the year there were 17 kids in my DD's class?  Yeah, she had the teacher two years from retirement who was doing the bare minimum to collect that pension.  Her teacher this year is AMAZING and worth double whatever they pay her.  Honestly, I'd like to see the pay increased to beef up the competition for the jobs and see if we could get more people like this lady.[/quote]

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