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Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, 10 PD days in late August is a joke of a proposal. And what, no PD during the rest of the year? By day 3 of consecutive PD, everyone is overloaded and nothing is going to stick.

Does any industry or profession expect their professionals to take all their PD in 2 straight weeks? No, Continuing Education is most effective in small doses at regular intervals.

Comment to have the PD through the year, please!! It's helpful to us to have days to reflect and think. Without that reflection and planning, lessons are going to be less effective and tailored to your child and his/her classmates.

No every other profession requires people to do professional development on their own time when they are not being paid. Stop your whining.

I would have said 'most' not every but agree with PP on this one.

My employer sure pays me my salary to do professional development on their time. It helps their bottom line, however they calculate that, to improve my skills, so they are fine with doing it on their time. should be the same for teachers.

Well, most professionals who have to maintain credentials do it on their own time. I don't begrudge teachers getting this perk but coming on a internet forum and asking parents to vocalize support for her schedule preference is asinine. She has a union rep, she should call her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, 10 PD days in late August is a joke of a proposal. And what, no PD during the rest of the year? By day 3 of consecutive PD, everyone is overloaded and nothing is going to stick.

Does any industry or profession expect their professionals to take all their PD in 2 straight weeks? No, Continuing Education is most effective in small doses at regular intervals.

Comment to have the PD through the year, please!! It's helpful to us to have days to reflect and think. Without that reflection and planning, lessons are going to be less effective and tailored to your child and his/her classmates.

No every other profession requires people to do professional development on their own time when they are not being paid. Stop your whining.

I would have said 'most' not every but agree with PP on this one.

My employer sure pays me my salary to do professional development on their time. It helps their bottom line, however they calculate that, to improve my skills, so they are fine with doing it on their time. should be the same for teachers.

Well, most professionals who have to maintain credentials do it on their own time. I don't begrudge teachers getting this perk but coming on a internet forum and asking parents to vocalize support for her schedule preference is asinine. She has a union rep, she should call her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, 10 PD days in late August is a joke of a proposal. And what, no PD during the rest of the year? By day 3 of consecutive PD, everyone is overloaded and nothing is going to stick.

Does any industry or profession expect their professionals to take all their PD in 2 straight weeks? No, Continuing Education is most effective in small doses at regular intervals.

Comment to have the PD through the year, please!! It's helpful to us to have days to reflect and think. Without that reflection and planning, lessons are going to be less effective and tailored to your child and his/her classmates.

No every other profession requires people to do professional development on their own time when they are not being paid. Stop your whining.

I would have said 'most' not every but agree with PP on this one.

My employer sure pays me my salary to do professional development on their time. It helps their bottom line, however they calculate that, to improve my skills, so they are fine with doing it on their time. should be the same for teachers.