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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These teachers should be ashamed of themselves. [/quote]

Seriously.  [b]They get the entire rest of the week off from having to deign themselves to see children on a screen[/b], they need to pull this nonsense as well while our taxes pay their salaries?  Public sector unions should be banned.[/quote]

It’s interesting how you think if they’re not working with kids they have the day off. You do know planning is work right?

Or should we stop paying lawyers, doctors, office workers, etc for any paperwork or planning they have to do?[/quote]

First of all, please read the bolded part.  I did not say they had the week off.  Maybe your teacher called in "sick" the day that she was supposed to teach reading comprehension?

Also don't pretend that planning time is equivalent to actual teaching time in terms of benefit to children.  The same with doctors and lawyers- if my doctor said that she had to cancel my appointment but would research my complaints in the intervening period I would not be happy with that.  Adding two additional planning days to during a week when there were already two days without in person instruction is absolutely less taxing than actual teaching.  My teacher friends go on and on about how much easier people with office jobs have it because they have to be "on" all day.  Which I agree with and is why I wouldn't be a teacher BUT you can't then say that planning is the same amount of work as actual teaching.  Yes it is work but not equivalent work.  [/quote]

I’m a teacher in a neighboring school district although I live in DC and my kids go to DCPS schools. Planning is actually a huge part of the job. I usually spend 4-6 hours planning for one lesson. Sometimes more and sometimes less. Maybe I spend more time than most because this is only my 3rd year teaching and I have a new prep this year. I also teach HS which is obviously very content heavy but planning is a very heavy burden [/quote]

Preparing for litigation is a heavy burden for lawyers but that doesn't absolve them of going to court.  Doctors put a lot of time into research and calling patients and writing notes but that doesn't mean they can get out of seeing patients.

The point is, if you only did planning and no teaching you would be FIRED because ultimately your job is to teach.  The fact that planning is a large part of your job doesn't mean you can just randomly cancel two days of class.

Teachers need to stop thinking they are special- they aren't.  Get in the classroom and teach or else leave the profession.  [/quote]

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