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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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.
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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.
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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.
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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Tim-I think this was a link to a Daily Herald story and to me, not political, per se..
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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.
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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="" />
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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.
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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Yes, BUT teachers actually CAN get another job during that three months if they want.. Regardless, this conversation is getting us nowhere..
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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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.
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Re: Teachers up in Arms Over Hours
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Correct about the thread and we are done.
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