spinnerdegrassi
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That's just her PT gig. I pimp her out to hospitals for her regular job of designing their oracle databases.
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gr8Dad
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...he's a NURSE...Labor...Intensive...why do you CARE, LMAO!
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1004SRS
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My daycare is at our school/aftercare. As I drop off my kids in the morning at 7:15 and pick up my kids at 5pm, the teachers are still there. They have extra assignments like volleyball coach and they have to join committees like PTO. Since it is a Catholic school they have to join the parish and be active in the church as well.
Sure, they get a nice summer break. But, many of ours are still at the school helping out.
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Gecko
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Loc: Third rock from the sun
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Wow...I don't believe some of ya'll!
Do ya'll honestly think that your kids' teachers just nip into school five minutes before class and walk out the minute the bell rings...like ya'll do for work? Most of the folks I know who are teachers, are at school at LEAST an hour before and an hour after.
And when do you think that lesson plans and homework gets graded...in that 10 minutes BETWEEN classes? Or is the teacher using that 10 minutes to prepare for the next class and straightening up from the little animals that just left?
And the teacher's websites that ya'll just LOVE having the convenience of checkup up on your kids' progress...when do you think that that gets done?
Do you honestly think that YOUR child is the ONLY child that the teacher has? On the average...middle/junior/senior high teachers have ONE HUNDRED FIFTY students come through their classrooms EVERY DAY. Grade school kids may not change classrooms like the older kids, but they do change 'subjects' so the numbers are really no different...your kids still has homework in two or three subjects every night and that homework has to be graded.
And let's not forget that grade school teachers often spend a lot of their own money for the 'extras' that school can't afford or for basics for students who parents can't afford it because they care enough not to let them be left out.
And then there is the teacher's continuing education that THEY pay for, but don't get paid for.
And the college level...yeah, instructors may only teach three classes a day (average class is 1 hr, 20 minutes), but they are also expect to maintain regular office hours to be available for students.
I'd guesstimate that the average teacher puts in a good 60 hour work week, but they sure as hell aren't getting paid for it!!!
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Cassie23
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ITA Gecko. Teachers put in so much extra time at school and at home besides the 8-3pm shift they actually work.
There is a lot of preparation, and our children's minds are being molded every day by their teachers! They do not get paid nearly enough...
Of course I think nurses are very important as well, and I know spinner's job is certainly no cake walk. BOTH jobs exceeding important.
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preemiemom
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Loc: New York
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.. thanks.. here's the dress:
[censored]://www.nydressco.com/detail.php?mode=regular&from=63&id=935
I didn't get it in this color though, I can't find a listing for it in the color I got which is the black, and an electric blue (same look though). Looks stunning on. Did have to get the 3 inch heels because it is a longggggg dress and even at 5'8" it was skimming the floor, soooo.. I'll be 5'11" with the heels.. thank goodness he's 6'1"-6'2" ;) He's not used to dating a tall girl, so he was a little tripped out when I said I was wearing 3" inch heels ("umm.. you'll be almost as tall as me!" Yes, indeed I will, lol).
As to seriousness.. we'll see :) He's a great guy.. so far. We'll just have to see how it goes. We have a logistical problem in that he is there.. I am here. If there is going to be a REALLY serious relationship.. I'd have to move back which is a whole other issue. So, we'll see :)
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craftywoman
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Ok..so I"m going to put my two cents in here..my last year of teaching was in 2003 and I taught a high school BD classroom..had 21 kids and they were a mix of all four years. I wrote, on average, 23 different curriculums per day..not week...day!!! I had to cover every class given at the high school...it was typical to have a student that was say a junior not only have to take his 8 junior classes but also take fresh and soph english..math and something else because he had failed it when he was classified as a fresh/soph..and it was like that with all of my kids..And..that wasn't counting the curriculum's that I had to write for the ones that were in jail. That's right, if kids are serving time they still have to have their schooling and it's up to their school districts to provide that. I would write it up and it would get sent to to which ever jail they were serving time in. Then it would get returned for me to grade and send out more work. I can't even begin to guess how many papers I graded a week. I know I was grading well over 150 papers every few days. Plus having to put up their crap. Sleeping in class..not doing homework..fighting..some parents should just be so proud of their offspring. Anyway, I deserved every bit of time off and money that I earned that year. Now, when I taught in the elementary, it was different, but not much. I serviced 150 kids per week in a school that serviced 320. That's how many kids needed help with their school work. Sad, I think. I wrote just as much curriculum there as I did at the high school. It's surprising how many kids can't do simple math or read. I got one planning time per day, 45 mins to write all of the curriculum for the 150 kids. Not an easy task. I spent most of the evening writing and grading. Planning week to week. Not all teachers teach the same stuff each year. They get bored with their stuff too.
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elliesmom
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All this is just making me more convinced I am doing the right thing by homeschooling. My kids will be taught by a degreed, licensed engineer with a student:teacher of no more than 5:1.
Frankly I think we should expand school hours to reflect the working hours of parents these days. Incorporate some type of daycare supervision so teachers get a break for curriculum planning, grading papers, etc. I mean really - our taxt dollars PAY for our schools - shouldn't they provide a better service? Obviously we'd have to pay a bit more - but no more before/aftercare and finding a sitter has its perks. Maybe we could do away with bus service to save money by having supervisors there to accept and send home kids at parent's convenience. Hey - just because I don't plan to use it doesn't mean I can't dream big, LOL.
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1004SRS
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We got to a small Catholic school. I do wish that schools had better hours. Parents work 8-4:30 or even longer. Having school run from 8-4:30 would be great.
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RJ1
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Loc: Sweet Home Alabama
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I personally LOVE my son's school. They are wonderful. Absolutely top notch. Their walls are full of awards for their teachers, programs, fund raisers...you name it.
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