Anonymous wrote:Sick leave requires a doctor note

In my district I only need to produce a doctor’s note after something like day 4 of an absence.

This thread shows a real lack of professionalism.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going on a trip is not an appropriate use of sick leave.

+1 we all get that teaching can be tough and it’s understandable to take the occasional mental health day to regroup, but you should not be using sick leave for a planned trip in any profession and are risking being fired by doing so.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

(deep breath)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

+1000, no teacher is at risk of being fired!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well this is what stops me from writing to parents more often. I do monthly updates because while I am really good at math and physics, I am not good at writing. I would rather have room to make mistakes than any parent appreciation gift cards or trinkets btw.

Get someone to re-read your emails, then. But it's perfectly fine if you don't email parents regularly. My children's best teachers did not communicate with parents. But they were AMAZING teachers. Go be your amazing self in the classroom.

Right except, it's really not that hard to proofread an email. Don't we expect our students to do the same? I would not judge a teacher's performance by the grammar in their emails. But if you want to be taken as a true professional, multiple typos don't help your case. I think just about every profession requires writing, and people judging that writing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going on a trip is not an appropriate use of sick leave.

+1 we all get that teaching can be tough and it’s understandable to take the occasional mental health day to regroup, but you should not be using sick leave for a planned trip in any profession and are risking being fired by doing so.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

(deep breath)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Anonymous wrote:Going on a trip is not an appropriate use of sick leave.

Oh well.

I’m a nanny and I’m taking 2 planned ‘sick’ days this summer. I told my boss in advance it was for health reasons. I never take sick days, but seeing my boss loaf around for 3 years ‘working from home’ has made me decide I deserve two days of getting paid to do nothing! I’m taking one day to chill and relax, then another day at the end of summer to go on a 3 day weekend holiday. Zero guilt!

Anonymous wrote:Zero problem with "personal days" at the end of the year. My DD's "core class" day was today and b/c of AP exams, spent all day watching movies and hanging out. She's a 10th grade honors/AP student.

If you're missing assignments and critical content, I do have an issue with that. You have all summer (and don't give me crap about not . . . . I know LOTs and lots and lots of teachers and they do nothing but hang all summer, which is FINE btw. But their not training and doing lesson plans like the blathering I hear on here).

+1
ES Teacher

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sick leave requires a doctor note

LOL no

Who are you people?

+1
Maybe the PP's principal is a PITA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zero problem with "personal days" at the end of the year. My DD's "core class" day was today and b/c of AP exams, spent all day watching movies and hanging out. She's a 10th grade honors/AP student.

If you're missing assignments and critical content, I do have an issue with that. You have all summer (and don't give me crap about not . . . . I know LOTs and lots and lots of teachers and they do nothing but hang all summer, which is FINE btw. But their not training and doing lesson plans like the blathering I hear on here).

Well, now you've gone and poked the bear.

Maybe. But I'm not wrong.

Anonymous wrote:Zero problem with "personal days" at the end of the year. My DD's "core class" day was today and b/c of AP exams, spent all day watching movies and hanging out. She's a 10th grade honors/AP student.

If you're missing assignments and critical content, I do have an issue with that. You have all summer (and don't give me crap about not . . . . I know LOTs and lots and lots of teachers and they do nothing but hang all summer, which is FINE btw. But their not training and doing lesson plans like the blathering I hear on here).

Well, now you've gone and poked the bear.

Zero problem with "personal days" at the end of the year. My DD's "core class" day was today and b/c of AP exams, spent all day watching movies and hanging out. She's a 10th grade honors/AP student.

If you're missing assignments and critical content, I do have an issue with that. You have all summer (and don't give me crap about not . . . . I know LOTs and lots and lots of teachers and they do nothing but hang all summer, which is FINE btw. But their not training and doing lesson plans like the blathering I hear on here).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going on a trip is not an appropriate use of sick leave.

And what is the consequence?

You should have personal ethics.

Opinion.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going on a trip is not an appropriate use of sick leave.

And what is the consequence?

You should have personal ethics.

Anonymous wrote:Well this is what stops me from writing to parents more often. I do monthly updates because while I am really good at math and physics, I am not good at writing. I would rather have room to make mistakes than any parent appreciation gift cards or trinkets btw.

Get someone to re-read your emails, then. But it's perfectly fine if you don't email parents regularly. My children's best teachers did not communicate with parents. But they were AMAZING teachers. Go be your amazing self in the classroom.