Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is forcing you to be a county teacher. Stop with the martyr syndrome. You don’t even actually do direct instruction anymore. You have incredible benefits. We actually don’t even have kids in the schools anymore (they weren’t being educated - just introduced to topics). Just surrounded by MCPS employee-neighbors who just won’t stop complaining about how trapped they are due to having to have to work for their too generous pension.

Love this!

+1 9th grader has 3 teachers who don't teach in W school She teachers herself English, Math and Biology. We are horrified. English teacher gives busy work and doesn't lecture. They do the work in class while he gmails his wife on the computer (DD saw it when she went up to ask him a question) Bio teachers is nasty and yells at the kids if they dare ask a questions - she should be the last resort for questions and they should ask their friends first. handouts worksheets also to work on during class. DH and I are horrified and want to find a school where the teachers do direct instruction and where she can learn...
Pitiful. Just pitiful.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the teachers need their "me" time, it's in their contracts.

You're right, that's totally it. I enjoy all the "me" time I get teaching until 1:00 pm and then holding conferences until 8:00 pm on Monday, and then doing it again on Tuesday until 6:00 pm. I have lunch from 10:45-11:15 on both days and then don't have a break long enough to eat again until I leave in the evening. Who knows, maybe I'll even get a chance to pee a few times on those days! Whoo hoooo!!! Loving the "me" time!!

Well written

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the teachers need their "me" time, it's in their contracts.

You're right, that's totally it. I enjoy all the "me" time I get teaching until 1:00 pm and then holding conferences until 8:00 pm on Monday, and then doing it again on Tuesday until 6:00 pm. I have lunch from 10:45-11:15 on both days and then don't have a break long enough to eat again until I leave in the evening. Who knows, maybe I'll even get a chance to pee a few times on those days! Whoo hoooo!!! Loving the "me" time!!

With where math and reading scores are in this County you're not getting any sympathy from me. Get to work!

That's a parent/society issue, not a teacher issue. Parents no longer parent and seem confused about the fact that they are actually responsible for raising their children to be productive members of society, and our society is declining as a result. I used to teach, but stopped when it was clear this societal shift was here to stay. It's a losing battle and teachers are the scapegoat. By the way, parent conference days were brutal. Teaching is one of those jobs that everyone should be required to experience for themselves. Retail and restaurant work are the other two. Everyone is the expert until they live the reality and then they sing a different tune.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the teachers need their "me" time, it's in their contracts.

You're right, that's totally it. I enjoy all the "me" time I get teaching until 1:00 pm and then holding conferences until 8:00 pm on Monday, and then doing it again on Tuesday until 6:00 pm. I have lunch from 10:45-11:15 on both days and then don't have a break long enough to eat again until I leave in the evening. Who knows, maybe I'll even get a chance to pee a few times on those days! Whoo hoooo!!! Loving the "me" time!!

Well why don't you get off DCUM and go eat now, you can go into survival mode during your "work" day.

Anonymous wrote:No one is forcing you to be a county teacher. Stop with the martyr syndrome. You don’t even actually do direct instruction anymore. You have incredible benefits. We actually don’t even have kids in the schools anymore (they weren’t being educated - just introduced to topics). Just surrounded by MCPS employee-neighbors who just won’t stop complaining about how trapped they are due to having to have to work for their too generous pension.

Love this!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the teachers need their "me" time, it's in their contracts.

You're right, that's totally it. I enjoy all the "me" time I get teaching until 1:00 pm and then holding conferences until 8:00 pm on Monday, and then doing it again on Tuesday until 6:00 pm. I have lunch from 10:45-11:15 on both days and then don't have a break long enough to eat again until I leave in the evening. Who knows, maybe I'll even get a chance to pee a few times on those days! Whoo hoooo!!! Loving the "me" time!!

With where math and reading scores are in this County you're not getting any sympathy from me. Get to work!

No one is forcing you to be a county teacher. Stop with the martyr syndrome. You don’t even actually do direct instruction anymore. You have incredible benefits. We actually don’t even have kids in the schools anymore (they weren’t being educated - just introduced to topics). Just surrounded by MCPS employee-neighbors who just won’t stop complaining about how trapped they are due to having to have to work for their too generous pension.

Veterans day is always 2 half days to allow for parent-teacher conferences— which I think is probably a lot more work for teachers than a day of school.

Friday’s half day was because it’s the end of the quarter so teachers get some time to enter grades etc.

They just happened to line up this year.

Anonymous wrote:Because the teachers need their "me" time, it's in their contracts.

You're right, that's totally it. I enjoy all the "me" time I get teaching until 1:00 pm and then holding conferences until 8:00 pm on Monday, and then doing it again on Tuesday until 6:00 pm. I have lunch from 10:45-11:15 on both days and then don't have a break long enough to eat again until I leave in the evening. Who knows, maybe I'll even get a chance to pee a few times on those days! Whoo hoooo!!! Loving the "me" time!!

Because the teachers need their "me" time, it's in their contracts.

I am guessing it is a compromise due to multiple needs and interest groups.

Teachers contracts, state requirements, trying to wrap up end of quarter grading, conferences and some religious accommodations.

Anonymous wrote:They can then count them as school days to get in the required amount of days. It does not make sense and a hassle.

+1 They are for school conferences.

They can then count them as school days to get in the required amount of days. It does not make sense and a hassle.

School conferences.

I searched and didn't see anything on this. Can someone explain the logic of having three half days in a row: last friday, then tomorrow and Tuesday. Why wouldn't they just give kids a full day off for veteran's day, and a half day friday? I don't want to open a huge can of worms, I'm just genuinely perplexed.