Petition for the August 1st Calendar
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#372 Re: people need breaks?2011-02-24 22:26#81: shakes head - people need breaks? Dear Mr. "Head"...(appropo)...You obviously don't teach. Let me explain what teachers do, since you are coming from a place of utter ignorance, bless your heart. As middle school teachers, our day officially starts at 8:40, I think. I don't really know since I get to work about 7:15 everyday. I think the day ends when the students load the buses...this would be 4:15. The only reason I know the official end time is because that's when I walk the kids out to safely board the buses. That doesn't mean my day ends. My day ends generally about 5:30, sometimes 6. If I have an after school activity to attend or supervise (which is frequent), I can stay as late as 8pm. Now. Breaks. Well, we don't have any. You see, we have to be with kids the whole time they are in school. I can't even go to the bathroom at my leisure. It's either pee in 3 minutes and race back to class, or hold it to the end of the day. Lunch? Sure. It's for 22 minutes, and I have to supervise kids the whole time. Oh yea...there IS that planning period we get in the day when our kids are in Connections. Oh...but wait...that's when we meet as content teams, data teams, grade level teams...that's when we meet with parents, or do training for assessment administration...or meet to discuss retention issues, or tutor kids who are behind. Planning? No. We do that once we get home....which is when we grade all our papers and essays, too. You see, for a teacher, the day doesn't end when we get home. There is still much to do. And summer? What summer? You see, Mr. "Head", summer is the time teachers hone their teaching skills by attending trainings and planning for the next year. They are often found meeting with their teammates to analyze what things went well the year before and what things could use some improvement. This is a time teachers work on additional certifications, or go back to school to take extra hours towards a Masters or other educational endeavors. So sir, please watch your arrogance. You really shouldn't be commenting on something you know nothing about. You obviously haven't read the research on Balanced Calendars, nor have you stayed up on the fact that America needs to improve its educational system. We are constantly searching for ways to make our educational system World Class. The status quo that you are referring to isn't good enough anymore, and in case you haven't noticed, the world isn't the same place it was when you were a lad. Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth and learn something before you make such insolent comments. |
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#384 Re: Re: people need breaks?2011-02-25 17:25:36#372: 4 B C - Re: people need breaks? Very well said....THANK YOU... |
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#393 Re: Re: people need breaks?2011-02-25 22:55:59#372: 4 B C - Re: people need breaks? You poor baby. Bless your heart. |
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#407 Re: Re: people need breaks?2011-02-26 00:00:49#372: 4 B C - Re: people need breaks? Said very nicely!! I am an elementary teacher, I get to work at 6:40 every day of the week and work (at school) until 4:30 every day except Friday! That is 10 minutes shy of 10 hours a day I am at school. Like you, I come home and do lesson plans, update my website, e-mail parents, search for Promethean lessons online, grade papers, do the weekly homework calendar, make tests, cut lamination...I work at the very least one hour at home every night but it's usually two hours. I stay two weeks at school after the kids last day doing report cards, filing papers, doing portfolios that will go with my students to the next grade, packing, cleaning, and I report two weeks before the students first day preparing for the first day and sneak a peak BECAUSE our "pre-planning" days are filled with meetings and trainings. I keep up with my hours (at school and home). This year, Week 1 - 62 hours. Week 2 - 59 hours. Week 3 - 64 hours. I haven't worked under 40 hours a week at all this year. My lowest week was 46.5. The proposed calendar will cause much burnout... |
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