I'll take my earned mental health days at my house, at a park 20 miles from my house, while visiting a friend in Boston, or on a beach in Florida.

I am not at school, and I'm using time off that is part of my contract.

The details are not your business.

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Anonymous wrote:

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

Going on a trip is not what people mean by mental health day. You’re giving teachers a bad name, OP.

Nope. They earned that time so it's theirs to do with it what they want.

What? I hope you are very young and just haven’t learned how to be a professional yet. You are certainly entitled. My niece has this attitude.

It’s not accurate, by the way. If you check your organization’s policies, sick leave can only be used for certain things. A trip to NYC is not one of them.

I make less than FCPS teachers and have advanced degrees. I still act like a professional and don’t cheat on my leave.

Hs teacher. I’ll act like a professional if the pay/respect reflects that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Going on a trip is not what people mean by mental health day. You’re giving teachers a bad name, OP.

Everyone already hates us. Oh well.

I don’t hate teachers at all. And I don’t think most teachers would agree with OP or the handful of unprofessional teachers on this thread.

It is sad that I am so exhausted I don’t even care about the insults anymore.

Hope your comment made you feel better. Have a great Mothers or Mother’s Day!

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Anonymous wrote:

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

Going on a trip is not what people mean by mental health day. You’re giving teachers a bad name, OP.

Everyone already hates us. Oh well.

I don’t hate teachers at all. And I don’t think most teachers would agree with OP or the handful of unprofessional teachers on this thread.

Anonymous wrote:

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

Going on a trip is not what people mean by mental health day. You’re giving teachers a bad name, OP.

Nope. They earned that time so it's theirs to do with it what they want.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Have the admins read this thread and they'll change it. Honestly it should just all be pto

Agreed. I work x hours and I earn y time off. It doesn't matter what I do with that time.

Anonymous wrote:This thread shows a real lack of professionalism.

And how annoying parents can be.

Anonymous wrote:This thread shows a real lack of professionalism.

We don't care what you think.

Anonymous wrote:

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

Going on a trip is not what people mean by mental health day. You’re giving teachers a bad name, OP.

Everyone already hates us. Oh well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Have the admins read this thread and they'll change it. Honestly it should just all be pto

You think they don't know? They used to be teachers.

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

Going on a trip is not what people mean by mental health day. You’re giving teachers a bad name, OP.

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Have the admins read this thread and they'll change it. Honestly it should just all be pto

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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.

I consider myself a quasi-professional masquerading as a professional in some contexts particular in early childhood education (my field). I think that sums up how society feels about teachers. I don’t have strong writing skills. For example, the beginning of your post “right except,”. Doesn’t really meet any grammar requirements I know of, but again, I am not sure.

I would need more time to put together a well written email. I don’t have the time and if I took it, I would miss time with my family because it would be personal time. This is also why I don’t ask co-workers to look over my newsletters, we are in so many meetings, I would rather make sure the kids work is together than proof read my co-workers emails. Luckily, the parents in my room and my principal haven’t complained about it too much. Maybe I should look into chat whatever to start writing news letters!