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!

This. Not to mention the other shady stuff the county has done lately. Examples include walking back the advertised pay for employees working SOAR, dragging their feet on approving step increases for people who took coursework to get their +30, forcing staff to give up lunch and planning periods without compensation to cover for coworkers instead of addressing the sub issue, lying about Covid cases, etc. It's no wonder teachers are done.

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Anonymous wrote:If there was a major family move or health reason, the email probably would have said something, there would be a send off party, a card, a note - something. A few years ago, my daughter's teacher found out she had breast cancer in the first week of school. We didn't even know her but we all signed cards, send flowers etc.

The only reason for her to pack up all her things and walk out would have been a major fight with the administration.

Many, many teachers ask that their private lives stay private. I had a co-worker with cancer and very few knew- right up until her death. Families never knew, they also just thought “she left.”

+1. I was also a teacher. OP, it’s possible she left abruptly for many reasons: 1) health issues (including mental health) for herself or a family member 2) harassment or mistreatment by admin/co workers at the school 3) she’s in an abusive relationship and leaving the area entirely to keep herself safe…yes, it’s unfortunate for the kids. But I try to not assume the worst of people so my mind goes more toward “there must be some big, important reason this person is doing this.” You may never learn what that reason is but try to think of teachers just like any other people: they have things going on in their lives you don’t know about and sometimes those things cause them to make abrupt changes in their lives.

Or she could have just gotten a new job and when she announced her resignation, admin was unhappy and asked her to leave quickly and quietly (w/o talking to students/parents).

I knew plenty of teachers and many do not get the party, the card from co workers etc when they are on sick leave/parental leave/move/resign/retire/are let go. That’s an image you have in your head/from your personal (limited) experience. It should be that way but there are plenty of times in schools where it’s not like that and you don’t find out where someone went or what happened until later-if at all.

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!

Again, many teachers are leaving the profession, and start dates with new companies do not often wait for convenient timing from the previous job.

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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.

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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.

Why should she wait six weeks? Teachers don't get paid for the summer. So her leaving now for a better job means a better financial future long-term. OP doesn't like it I'm sure she knows were the sub sign-up forms are. It won't even be that long, just six weeks.

Wow, the disrespect towards teachers just doesn't stop.

How are the last two posts commenting on being disrespectful, actually disrespectful?
They are just stating why teachers leave.

Anonymous wrote:If there was a major family move or health reason, the email probably would have said something, there would be a send off party, a card, a note - something. A few years ago, my daughter's teacher found out she had breast cancer in the first week of school. We didn't even know her but we all signed cards, send flowers etc.

The only reason for her to pack up all her things and walk out would have been a major fight with the administration.

Many, many teachers ask that their private lives stay private. I had a co-worker with cancer and very few knew- right up until her death. Families never knew, they also just thought “she left.”

Anonymous wrote:Maybe her husbands job transferred and they’re moving. Maybe she has a kid with a really bad diagnosis and ran through sick days and realizes she needs to step away. Maybe her mental health is in crisis and she felt she was harming the kids more than helping. You can’t know and don’t need to. Barely any new learning happens in the last month. It’s review and SOLs and fun activities. It’s gonna be fine.

What a waste...

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.

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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.

Unless the new job said we need you to start by xx/xx date.

Sad the kids didn’t get to say goodbye, but I cannot fault the teacher for looking out for themselves.

Seriously, folks. It's just a job.

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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.

Why should she wait six weeks? Teachers don't get paid for the summer. So her leaving now for a better job means a better financial future long-term. OP doesn't like it I'm sure she knows were the sub sign-up forms are. It won't even be that long, just six weeks.

Wow, the disrespect towards teachers just doesn't stop.

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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.

Why should she wait six weeks? Teachers don't get paid for the summer. So her leaving now for a better job means a better financial future long-term. OP doesn't like it I'm sure she knows were the sub sign-up forms are. It won't even be that long, just six weeks.

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.

Right? Teachers are all replaceable and interchangeable.

Can you even hear yourself? SMH

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.

Anonymous wrote:Teaching is a job. Teachers are people. VA is a right-to-work state. Anyone can leave their job at anytime. Teachers don’t “owe” anything to the students.

If you think that posts like these are respectful towards teachers, you've got it backwards.