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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

Honestly, this is probably accurate.

I wouldn't blame her.

Not this late in the year. It’s unprofessional and rude. Anyone can work another 6 weeks. That’s a really $hitty thing to do to her students. Just finish the damn year and move on.

No one here has any idea what is happening with this teacher in her personal life.

They shouldn't quit. people were not quitting their jobs like this 3 years ago. Biden needs to banned this and do something to stop people from quitting. MY DD English teacher quit last month, she said quit and ain't coming back. It's a sad day in America. November can't come soon enough, I will be voting and something will be done to stop the labor shortage.

It's sad, Just with the guy in Washington will do something about it. People are quoting left and right because they can get $600 dollars for being unemployment

This is a good conversation about what is expected of teachers.

We have people expecting teachers, despite low pay and contract employment, to stay in a job until the end of the year and only look for new employment during a 2 month window of time in the year. Is that an expectation you set for yourself?

The pandemic showed us that people don't consider teachers to be professionals. Instead, they consider them doormats. They second-guess everything teachers do and say, and the governor has created tip sheets so that people can tattle on them. They blame them for the pandemic, and blame them for making policy decisions that are way above their pay grade (virtual learning) They consider teachers to be glorified babysitters who should martyr themselves, their own health, and the health of their families (they are parents, too) so that other parents can go to work or work out at the gym.

If you are going to treat teachers this way, expect them to leave. And if they do, you have no one to blame but yourselves. Do not set expectations of them that equal those of doctors, as someone in this thread has.

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

Honestly, this is probably accurate.

I wouldn't blame her.

Not this late in the year. It’s unprofessional and rude. Anyone can work another 6 weeks. That’s a really $hitty thing to do to her students. Just finish the damn year and move on.

No one here has any idea what is happening with this teacher in her personal life.

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

Honestly, this is probably accurate.

I wouldn't blame her.

Not this late in the year. It’s unprofessional and rude. Anyone can work another 6 weeks. That’s a really $hitty thing to do to her students. Just finish the damn year and move on.

Lots of teachers are making the transition to working in the field of educational technology. There are a ton of openings. They pay much better than teaching and frequently allow you to work from home. Everyone knows that if you’re offered a great job you jump at it and she doesn’t know any particular loyalty to out of the classroom or the students. She would be crazy to rest not getting a great job because of some idea of misplaced loyalty to her classroom

So much trolling on this thread...

How is PP acting like a troll? Everything she said is true.

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

Honestly, this is probably accurate.

I wouldn't blame her.

Not this late in the year. It’s unprofessional and rude. Anyone can work another 6 weeks. That’s a really $hitty thing to do to her students. Just finish the damn year and move on.

Lots of teachers are making the transition to working in the field of educational technology. There are a ton of openings. They pay much better than teaching and frequently allow you to work from home. Everyone knows that if you’re offered a great job you jump at it and she doesn’t know any particular loyalty to out of the classroom or the students. She would be crazy to rest not getting a great job because of some idea of misplaced loyalty to her classroom

So much trolling on this thread...

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

Honestly, this is probably accurate.

I wouldn't blame her.

Not this late in the year. It’s unprofessional and rude. Anyone can work another 6 weeks. That’s a really $hitty thing to do to her students. Just finish the damn year and move on.

Lots of teachers are making the transition to working in the field of educational technology. There are a ton of openings. They pay much better than teaching and frequently allow you to work from home. Everyone knows that if you’re offered a great job you jump at it and she doesn’t know any particular loyalty to out of the classroom or the students. She would be crazy to rest not getting a great job because of some idea of misplaced loyalty to her classroom

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

+1. Look in the mirror OP.

Speaking from the outside, the profession is in crisis. The number of teachers actually willing to even show up at all is in freefall.

I get that some of you think lecturing them about professionalism is the way to stem this bloody tide, but I don't get why. I hope it works for you, but it seems bizarre to expect this approach to work.

Good luck.

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Anonymous wrote:Really? 34 days left and she quits.

The email says they are looking for a permanent sub but they have been difficult to find.

So basically for the next month+ he'll just have a revolving door of subs it sounds like.

My favorite part of the email was actually for us to prepare the kids that their classroom will look different on Monday morning. I'm assuming because she took a bunch of decorations and furniture with her that she'd purchased.

He's so bummed and I'm bummed for him.

Yes, really. I’m a teacher with a decade of experience and would like to quit as well. This year has been awful.

Yeah, me too.

I am a consultant. I work for one company but the work I do benefits my clients. I am getting ready to quit my job, but I am giving my employer two weeks notice and my clients the courtesy of finishing out the projects I am currently working on (or in one case, transitioning it to another consultant) before I leave. I don't blame teachers for quitting, it's been a really awful two years, but it would be nice if the ones quitting a month before school ends could give their employer/clients the same courtesy.

There are so many assumptions in this post it’s crazy. Maybe they were fired, maybe there are gravely ill…no one on here knows!

Exactly. Maybe the teacher did give notice to the school and it didn’t make it to the parents.

It doesn’t even matter. Teachers are allowed to quit. They don’t have to martyr themselves for other people’s children. They have their own needs and it’s 100% acceptable for teachers to focus on those first. It’s time to start respecting teachers and the choices they have to make.

That's fine, quit, just remember that this is a reflection on all teachers - so by doing something like this, you are disrespecting all your co-workers because parents WILL take it out on them.

Nope. Sorry. It’s 2022. The whole Demanding Teachers Be Martyrs thing is over.

One teacher’s decision is a “reflection” on no one but themselves.

We learned that teachers aren't essential. And some of them aren't professional, either.

Martyrdom is entirely different.

Yup teachers and admin learned a lot about parents behavior too during the pandemic. Enjoy the shortage.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS doesn’t respect teachers. If they wanted to work on retaining teachers, teachers would get more than a T-shirt or Lanyard for years of service. Imagine after 5 years of service you got a $1,000 bonus? After 10 years a $3,000 bonus? Every teacher can list things the county wastes money on. It is time for parents to help raise teaching salaries!

That’s funny. I teach in a nearby district and after 15 years I got a paper certificate, like you would give a child, in my mailbox. I don’t even pick up the t-shirts anymore. They are terrible and went straight to the donation pile.

I got a pen after ten years of teaching....yippee

OP it’s only 6 weeks and it can’t have been going well. Have a convo with your kid about what to do when things change unexpectedly. Set some goals and have a plan, like a book to read, for when things go haywire. It sucks but he’ll survive.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for her. Teachers should not be indentured servants and schools need much better systems for serving students that don't hinge on a single human being self-sacrificing.

In business we call it operational continuity. If one person walking out causes major problems, that's a leadership problem, not a staff problem. Becaus anyone can get hit by a bus tomorrow...

I assure you Larlo will be okay.

Hello, straw man. Op isn’t suggested the teacher be detained and forced to work out the year. Guess what-griping doesn’t mean you are horribly victimized and not does it mean anyone wants to indenture you. Grow a thicker skin ffs-teachers are just as fair game as any other professionals to criticism. Some will be fair, some unfair. And, yes, if you don’t like it you should probably quit cause that’s the way the world works, bellyachers.

Don’t worry, TONS are leaving this year.

Yes and then parents can bellyache about how their schools are not staffed with highly qualified teachers....

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks, and I'm sorry. There must be something really difficult going on in that teacher's life right to make such a decision.

She probably got fed up with the a-hole parents.

Or toxic coworkers and admin.

Plus 1. This is my experience as a former teacher

Plus 1 and many friends experiences....it's the adults not the kids. Teachers don't get paid enough for dealing with adults poor behavior on top of a demanding job with mediocre pay.

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Anonymous wrote:Really? 34 days left and she quits.

The email says they are looking for a permanent sub but they have been difficult to find.

So basically for the next month+ he'll just have a revolving door of subs it sounds like.

My favorite part of the email was actually for us to prepare the kids that their classroom will look different on Monday morning. I'm assuming because she took a bunch of decorations and furniture with her that she'd purchased.

He's so bummed and I'm bummed for him.

Yes, really. I’m a teacher with a decade of experience and would like to quit as well. This year has been awful.

Yeah, me too.

I am a consultant. I work for one company but the work I do benefits my clients. I am getting ready to quit my job, but I am giving my employer two weeks notice and my clients the courtesy of finishing out the projects I am currently working on (or in one case, transitioning it to another consultant) before I leave. I don't blame teachers for quitting, it's been a really awful two years, but it would be nice if the ones quitting a month before school ends could give their employer/clients the same courtesy.

There are so many assumptions in this post it’s crazy. Maybe they were fired, maybe there are gravely ill…no one on here knows!

Exactly. Maybe the teacher did give notice to the school and it didn’t make it to the parents.

It doesn’t even matter. Teachers are allowed to quit. They don’t have to martyr themselves for other people’s children. They have their own needs and it’s 100% acceptable for teachers to focus on those first. It’s time to start respecting teachers and the choices they have to make.

That's fine, quit, just remember that this is a reflection on all teachers - so by doing something like this, you are disrespecting all your co-workers because parents WILL take it out on them.

Nope. Sorry. It’s 2022. The whole Demanding Teachers Be Martyrs thing is over.

One teacher’s decision is a “reflection” on no one but themselves.

We learned that teachers aren't essential. And some of them aren't professional, either.

Martyrdom is entirely different.

You’re right. They’re not essential workers to be forced to work in person unvaccinated while the majority of white collar parents sat happily at home. And some of them aren’t professional, just as some people in all professions aren’t professional.

Glad you’ve caught up.

I am married to a pulmonologist. He would never, ever up and quit and leave his patients hanging without any information about their care plan. Not sure why you feel so entitled.