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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a former elementary teacher - retired now.

While I absolutely LOVED teaching, it is not an occupation for everyone....

Most good teachers spend at least 5-6 hours a day on their feet.  
They are lucky if they have a chance to use the bathroom - I suffered from numerous urinary tract infections when I first started teaching.  My doctor called it “teacher’s bladder.”
On the rare occasion that I was sick, I still had to prepare substitute plans if I expected the students to learn anything in my absence and not just be kept “busy."
[b]Teachers have to be mentally alert all day.  No down time - even during recess. 
While they do have some breaks during the day (specials) - they spend this time in meetings or planning or prepping.  [/b]
There was work to do EVERY evening.  If I left school early (4:30), it was a given that I would be working at home that night. 
I spent at least 6 hours every Sunday prepping for the week.  Then, during the week, I would spend another 1-2 hours revising based on student learning. 
Most of the summer was not time off - there were workshops, planning meetings, and training - much of which was not compensated (monetarily).

I am not complaining - I did LOVE teaching.  I knew what I was getting into when I decided to become a teacher - it is simply not something that just anyone can do.  [/quote]

I'm curious about this - at our school teachers are off at lunch and recess.  Paraprofessionals supervise during that 50 minute block.  Also, who is calling meetings while the kids are at specials?  Aren't the other teachers in class during that time, since not all teachers have specials at the same time? [/quote]

Team planning meetings
Grade level CAP meetings
Core CAP meetings 
IEP meetings 
Articulation meetings

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