Traveltalkonline.com Forums


SXM Cruise Schedule TTOL Sponsors SXM Travel Calendar
Forum Statistics
Forums39
Topics38,430
Posts310,044
Members26,538
Most Online2,218
Jan 21st, 2020
Top Posters(30 Days)
RonDon 115
pat 42
jazzgal 41
Todd 40
Member Spotlight
Posts: 89
Joined: May 2001
Show All Member Profiles 
Today's Birthdays
ecco, OceanDrop, vincent
Who's Online Now
37 registered members (Good Boy Gus, camview, WWII, sailingbob, snman31, anet_scot, nevar37, Alltech63, MrEZgoin, cabokid, Whale Tail, blooming, knitsoftwear, xrayman67, Brian&Andi, Fran, luvtotravel, Ackman, crsxm, CaribbeanCanadians, KirkB, UncleLuff, lcote, davidandsusannj, eightzerobits, RickinAtlanta, hokiesailor, jagmansr, SXMScubaman, Kennys, George1234, 6 invisible), 977 guests, and 65 spiders.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Teachers up in Arms Over Hours #145775
10/06/2017 06:05 AM
10/06/2017 06:05 AM
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
ruralcarrier Offline OP
Traveler
ruralcarrier  Offline OP
Traveler
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio


J.D.
SXM Sponsors
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: ruralcarrier] #145776
10/06/2017 08:59 AM
10/06/2017 08:59 AM
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 74
Boston, MA
mdmf52 Offline
Traveler
mdmf52  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 74
Boston, MA
Maybe it's just me, but after reading this article i have absolutely zero respect for the Teachers stance. Hasn't everyone on St.Martin realized that during the aftermath & rebuilding of their Island home, daily life as they knew it now has to be altered in order to push forward in a unified way. Sad that this group of "engineers" in the development of children are against this. And make no mistake, i believe that "loaning" a months salary is a poorly thought out carrot on a stick that is ridiculous in it's current presentation.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: mdmf52] #145777
10/06/2017 10:51 AM
10/06/2017 10:51 AM
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 60
SXM_Bound Offline
Traveler
SXM_Bound  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 60
Wow. Zero respect for teachers stance? The article doesn't even get into their pay structure. Were they paid their salary during the storm recovery? We already know these folks are willing to teach, when others are not. They didn't even say they are not willing to work the extra hours, just that they don't think they are ready right now. The most unappreciated job in the world!

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: SXM_Bound] #145778
10/06/2017 11:12 AM
10/06/2017 11:12 AM
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
ruralcarrier Offline OP
Traveler
ruralcarrier  Offline OP
Traveler
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
After all, 6 hours is a pretty long day compared to the 4H 50M day they had been required to teach.

Unlike many others on the island, at least they have a job to go back to that will produce current income and is not related 100% to tourism.

BTW, my wife is currently a teacher and works 12 months a year due to where she is employed and works 8+ hours a day and has an hour drive to and from work. She also makes about 50% of what public school teachers make in the area who only work 9 months a year.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: ruralcarrier] #145779
10/06/2017 11:52 AM
10/06/2017 11:52 AM
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 516
Rbailey Offline
Traveler
Rbailey  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 516
I get the impression that they are more concerned about the way the extra time was instituted rather than the time itself - no warning, no time to reorganize their personal schedules.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: Rbailey] #145780
10/06/2017 12:08 PM
10/06/2017 12:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
ruralcarrier Offline OP
Traveler
ruralcarrier  Offline OP
Traveler
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
And perhaps that is the case but perhaps they also did this to make up for the 4+ weeks they lost.

Sorry, but teachers just about anywhere do not get my sympathy.


J.D.
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: ruralcarrier] #145781
10/06/2017 12:27 PM
10/06/2017 12:27 PM
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,297
CT
pony600 Offline
Traveler
pony600  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,297
CT
An hour & ten minutes extra?
Doesn't sound too long to make a big fuss about, IMHO.
I am a nurse, and until we got it abolished, we used to get mandated to work double shifts. Eight more hours, after working eight long hours, with no regard for babies, children or sick family members at home. Or animals and livestock either.
Not to mention it being unsafe, giving care and medications to sick people, being mentally & physically exhausted yourself.
I'm sure this will only be a temporary measure for the teachers,until things on the island normalize. It would be a shame for all the children to lose out on all the education they have missed.


[Linked Image]



If life hands you a lemon, just squeeze it on a lobster!
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: pony600] #145782
10/06/2017 02:06 PM
10/06/2017 02:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 74
Boston, MA
mdmf52 Offline
Traveler
mdmf52  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 74
Boston, MA
Excuse me ruralcarrier, <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> but I 1000% agree with your stance, absolutely being a teacher in this day & age no matter where you are has taken on more of its share of difficulties, taking into consideration the tech world being melded into our children/grandchildren's every day way of life it's so obvious that these impressionable children are more attuned to a tablet screen than the voice of education standing alone in front of them. I don't nor have I ever envied the position any teacher is in, more often than not, nowadays they are more babysitter than educator thru no fault of their own. A lot of people desperately need to understand there is a time & place for Unions to stand their ground and once again in my opinion, there is also a time & place to embrace the chance to step up, come on an xtra hour & a half seriously. And for the record I was in a Labor Union for 45 years, 23 of those as a Union Steward. And again what happened on the Island is of no fault of any living being, but when will people put other people ahead of themselves, I wonder.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: ruralcarrier] #145783
10/06/2017 08:59 PM
10/06/2017 08:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,580
M
MotownTim Offline
Traveler
MotownTim  Offline
Traveler
M
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,580
I was under the impression that TTOL did not get into the political side of things so I’m kind of surprised a moderator would bring up this topic when it’s certainly going to be controversial. Having been down there for only 4 days after the hurricane I can’t imagine what these people including the teachers have gone through. Everyone there is in a state of exhaustion!

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145784
10/06/2017 09:23 PM
10/06/2017 09:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Carol_Hill Offline
Traveler
Carol_Hill  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Tim-I think this was a link to a Daily Herald story and to me, not political, per se..


Carol Hill
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145785
10/06/2017 09:23 PM
10/06/2017 09:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,668
L
LBI2SXM Offline
Traveler
LBI2SXM  Offline
Traveler
L
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,668
Amen! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145786
10/07/2017 08:34 AM
10/07/2017 08:34 AM
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Carol_Hill Offline
Traveler
Carol_Hill  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Agreed, none of us can really imagine what it's like there now, but I don't really see at all how the topic is political.


Carol Hill
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: ruralcarrier] #145787
10/07/2017 11:08 AM
10/07/2017 11:08 AM
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,288
P
PelicanPirate Offline
Traveler
PelicanPirate  Offline
Traveler
P
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,288
their workday seemed short to start with, but maybe that is typical for the island.

All I know is if someone told me i had to work an extra hour everyday going forward, i wouldnt be happy myself.

We all get used to our lives and schedules.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: Carol_Hill] #145788
10/07/2017 11:09 AM
10/07/2017 11:09 AM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,580
M
MotownTim Offline
Traveler
MotownTim  Offline
Traveler
M
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,580
Slamming teachers is a favorite pastime in the U.S..

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145789
10/07/2017 11:52 AM
10/07/2017 11:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 769
Western MA
S
SandS Offline
Traveler
SandS  Offline
Traveler
S
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 769
Western MA
Amen. Giving the teachers the benefit of the doubt. I took away they were upset more with the way they were notified than the extra hour.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145790
10/07/2017 01:25 PM
10/07/2017 01:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Carol_Hill Offline
Traveler
Carol_Hill  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Could be, but that doesn't make it political. Since I went to what was a known as a 'teachers college', even though I wasn't in that educational area, I know a lot of them. I think it's mostly about getting three months off in the summer. Most of the rest of us are envious of that!!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />


Carol Hill
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145791
10/07/2017 01:46 PM
10/07/2017 01:46 PM
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 363
The Villages, FL
deputydog1157 Offline
Traveler
deputydog1157  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 363
The Villages, FL
Quote
MotownTim said:
Slamming teachers is a favorite pastime in the U.S..

Second only to cops!



[Linked Image]
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: Carol_Hill] #145792
10/07/2017 02:11 PM
10/07/2017 02:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,141
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
islandgem Offline
Traveler
islandgem  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,141
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I was a teacher Carol and I know that teachers only get paid for the ten months that they work. Their salary is divided over 12 months so that they will have income during the summer when they are not working. They are also required to stay current and often take extra courses over the summer when they are not working. These courses are at their own expense. Many people are not aware of this and thus are envious of teachers.Believe me teaching is not an easy job especially today as you have to teach the parents as well as their children. The respect for teachers and all professions is just not there today.




Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: islandgem] #145793
10/07/2017 03:32 PM
10/07/2017 03:32 PM
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 261
CANADA
L
LINNY Offline
Traveler
LINNY  Offline
Traveler
L
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 261
CANADA
AMEN!!!!

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: islandgem] #145794
10/07/2017 04:06 PM
10/07/2017 04:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Carol_Hill Offline
Traveler
Carol_Hill  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,472
Central Florida!
Yes, BUT teachers actually CAN get another job during that three months if they want.. Regardless, this conversation is getting us nowhere..


Carol Hill
Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: MotownTim] #145795
10/07/2017 09:56 PM
10/07/2017 09:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 68
Spring,Texas
A
ARC Offline
Traveler
ARC  Offline
Traveler
A
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 68
Spring,Texas
Quote
MotownTim said:
Slamming teachers is a favorite pastime in the U.S..

Maybe that’s because they are always whining about how bad they have it. They want to get paid like someone who works 12 months. Where I live they have all kinds of time off, 2 1/2 months in the summer, spring break, winter break, and every other single holiday that’s celebrated. People who work all year and maybe get 2 weeks off get tired of hearing it.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: ARC] #145796
10/07/2017 10:45 PM
10/07/2017 10:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 276
North of Boston
Ted_n_Jan Offline
Traveler
Ted_n_Jan  Offline
Traveler
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 276
North of Boston
Seriously??

If you aren't a teacher or don't know a teacher well, you might perhaps think about being a little bit more measured in your response.

Just saying....

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: Ted_n_Jan] #145797
10/08/2017 04:08 AM
10/08/2017 04:08 AM
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,288
P
PelicanPirate Offline
Traveler
PelicanPirate  Offline
Traveler
P
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,288
The ones i know work late after school and at home and contribute alot out of pocket for other peoples kids.

As for summers off everytime i here someone want all year round it aint the kids, it parents whomwant all year daycare.

These teachers on sxm must be having an impact as when i listened to laser 101after storm i was really impressed at how the hosts/ callers were as/ more sophisticated as in america, so many of these callers had left the island to study in europe, etc and were calling back.

Anyway this thread isnt going anwhere especially after my 2 cents.

Teachers have a huge impact on humans. Mostly positive.

Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours [Re: PelicanPirate] #145798
10/08/2017 06:36 AM
10/08/2017 06:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
ruralcarrier Offline OP
Traveler
ruralcarrier  Offline OP
Traveler
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,476
Ohio
Correct about the thread and we are done.


J.D.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.6.1