Comments on: We need to stop judging and criticizing other teachers for how much we work

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:06:55 +0000

I forwarded your article to other teachers (1st grade, 2nd grade, etc.). I received an email from my principal stating "If you have items to share with the staff, I would be happy to share with them." I am thinking she did not appreciate that I shared the article. Maybe I should have sent it to the teacher's emails rather than by grade level‍

By: Jennifer Guzman

Jennifer Guzman — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:17:23 +0000

I agree with everything you said, but as a Special Education/Resource Teacher I don’t see how to not work all the time. Between having Zero time to do paperwork with my full load of 28 students with special needs, and the IEP’s, MDR reports, tracking service minutes, supervising para professionals, making lesson plans, being the case manager for all meetings, contacting parents, getting parents to sign all paperwork, contacting parents and interviewing them, pre IEP meetings to share test scores, then the facilitative meetings with slides, connecting with general education teachers, there isn’t enough minutes in the day. I am not certain if the work load is just my district or many Special educators jobs. I have been doing this for over 20 years and the work load has double since I started in 1990.

By: Michelle M

Michelle M — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:56:45 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Lawrence. absolutely! That is what I did too! I immediately shared it with some of my teacher friends.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 03:34:23 +0000

Megan, yes yes a thousand times yes. I absolutely love watching Abbott Elementary – and – it recognizes and amplifies teachers as heros as much as it reinforces the narrative that good teachers spend their own money and sacrifice themselves completely “for the children.” The demonization of teachers as the haves (so well said!) coupled with the demands that teachers act in defense of their students is most unbearable when foisted on each other. Police officers do not have a legal duty to protect us when their own safety is at risk – but teachers do. Imagine if policing was considered women’s work and teaching was a man’s job. Teachers would get overtime. At the very least.

By: Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:04:20 +0000

Brilliant!!!! I found myself shouting YES through this whole article.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 05 May 2022 00:01:43 +0000

Thank you so much for your affirming article. I’ve felt guilty because I’ve taken less work home than ever this year, and this was something I really needed to hear.

By: TeacherJ

TeacherJ — Sun, 01 May 2022 23:21:26 +0000

Well said!!