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What good are teachers that aren't willing to do their jobs? If MCEA keeps up with its behavior, MCPS will contract out more and more positions. In the short run that could be more expensive, but the district will be better off in the long run.[/quote]

Are you joking?    Teachers are doing their jobs!   It's just that the jobs are getting harder and harder with less overall respect/job satisfaction.

For many people teaching is no longer a good work/life balance compared to other careers that offer more pay, work from home, respect, etc.

And you are somehow assuming the contracted positions are somehow better than MCPS employees.   That may be true in some personal situations, but overall I highly doubt it. [/quote]

Most teachers have to even work 180 days (not including sick days) and even get a pension after something like 20 years.[/quote]

Closer to 30 to 35 years in order to retire with a pension equal to 40% of final salary.  Maryland follows the age plus work years equal 90 formula.  So, most retire around age 60 with at least 30 years of MD state service.  Theoretically, the earliest they can retire would be hired at age 22 and then working until 56 with 33 years of continuous service.

Teachers work 192 days plus two required days in the middle of summer.   In order to keep out certs we also have to take grad school courses, so lets say on average that is one or two weeks a summer at minimum.   Then we basically get furloughed without pay for 5 to 6 weeks every summer.[/quote]

Just curious what this means? [/quote]

Not much- just that she doesn’t understand her retirement benefits. She’s probably a social studies or english teacher.[/quote]

English teacher here. I understand my benefits and I understand the PP’s explanation of the 90 formula. I’m not sure you do?

Keep the nastiness coming. I’m one ridiculous parent away from quitting. I know I can walk into other professions with my skills and make twice what I make now. I stay because I like teaching, but this type of horrendous behavior is old and tiresome. I suppose the current teacher shortage isn’t enough for the PP to grasp that you can’t treat teachers like we’re inept anymore.[/quote]

Sure… Education majors are obviously highly in-demand outside of education...[/quote]

I’m able to manage 130 people a day. I can collect and analyze a tremendous amount of ever-changing data. I can create and deliver engaging presentations, and I can be prepared to do it again the following day. I can determine how to change delivery of content based on audience. I can communicate effectively in person and online. I can lead teams. I can access and interpret information quickly and accurately, then clearly communicate its meaning to others. I write well. I come prepared, but I’m able to shift course immediately. I’m also able to work 8 hours with few breaks.

I know plenty of teachers who have left the profession in the past 3-4 years. All have gone on to higher pay and less stress. Trust me when I say teachers aren’t thinking that they are trapped in the classroom. 
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No, they’re not trapped. But the vast majority wouldn’t be able to get the same pay and benefits in another field.[/quote]

I see at least 3 different posters whose experience states otherwise.

I’m the PP. I know my worth and I’m able to articulate it. The nice thing about teaching is that it requires continuing education. I now have two advanced degrees and a ton of proven success managing data and people.

Don’t bother telling teachers that we won’t find a better deal elsewhere. We have former coworkers who have already done it. Instead of talking down to teachers, perhaps it’s time to respect us for what we provide. A good teacher is worth far more than society thinks, in pay but also in respect. [/quote]

A masters in education isn’t a meaningful “advanced degree” outside of teaching. But go ahead and figure that out for yourself.

Don’t underestimate the long-term impact your unions had on the reputation of teachers by trying to keep schools closed.[/quote]

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