They'd rather do five days than early outs on Wednesday. Those early outs are misery for 90% of the teachers that have other things on their plate + mindI’d rather do the 4 days than early out every Wednesday.
They'd rather do five days than early outs on Wednesday. Those early outs are misery for 90% of the teachers that have other things on their plate + mindI’d rather do the 4 days than early out every Wednesday.
Pretty sure saydel went to a four day. Saydel for those that don't know is directly between Ankeny and Des Moines and is a 3a school. Teachers there can enjoy the best that suburban living offers and teach the four day week.Its likely less that they 'can't work 5 days a week' and more that they have better options if they're going to work 5 days. Going 4 days is a selling point they can try to offer. Especially for districts that might be in that 'remote but drivable' distance from a metro area, it might be easier to convince a teacher living in a metro to do a long commute into a small town if they only have to make that drive 4x a week.
And? I see this comment all the time on here. What does it even mean? Yes, as a parent I would prefer my kids school hours overlap with normal business hours. Most working parents would just be paying child care on the 5th day. Childcare that’s already mostly unavailable and unaffordable.
So the parent wanted to let the kid steal until he steals enough to go to jail/prison?Lining up with working hours is a valid case.
There's smoke about 4 day work weeks too but that's for other threads and a scary subject for a few...let's just say insecure folks.
The 'daycare' part is for the 'parent' who leaves it up to the school to provide basic life things, but then turns around to go after the school or teacher for establishing boundaries.
Why just yesterday I had a colleague say a parent told them they're 'killing their kids' spirit' because they held the kid accountable for stealing something.
This type of thing is pretty normal which brings us back to how people are leaving in droves or not filling in the openings.
Fairly simple answer. It won't happen because you will have to pay for childcare and most people will raise hell to avoid paying for childcare. This isn't an incremental cost and you know that.And? I see this comment all the time on here. What does it even mean? Yes, as a parent I would prefer my kids school hours overlap with normal business hours. Most working parents would just be paying child care on the 5th day. Childcare that’s already mostly unavailable and unaffordable.
So the parent wanted to let the kid steal until he steals enough to go to jail/prison?
That is hell of a viewpoint.
She but point stands...that's just the tip of the ice berg and not just stealing but I could list all sorts of examples of parents blaming teachers for their kids' behaviors.
And there's about a 70/30 chance the principal takes the parents' side.
4 or 5 doesn’t bother me, but what days would you work? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday?I think we should make 4-day work weeks the norm all around. I've been hopeful the schools will start this movement.
Work from home day.Maybe a dumb question and probably already answered
But how does a 4 day school week work with 2 parents who have m-f 9-5s? What’s typical plan on that off day for student?
Which may not be possible in every household given their professions.Work from home day.
I would even say the majority of households. People here skew college educated (duh it's a college sports forum), but only 30 percent of Iowans 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Most non-degree requiring jobs require in person work.Which may not be possible in every household given their professions.
I should have put the pirate. I was meant pretty sarcastically.Which may not be possible in every household given their professions.
Obviously the preference would be Monday-Thursday, but I did a summer of Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday and that wasn't bad.4 or 5 doesn’t bother me, but what days would you work? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday?
Well that would be incredibly frustratingShe but point stands...that's just the tip of the ice berg and not just stealing but I could list all sorts of examples of parents blaming teachers for their kids' behaviors or not acknowledging that they happen.
And there's about a 70/30 chance the principal takes the parents' side.
My kids' school no longer have snow days, just learning from home days which is the same thing only they count the hours. All the kids long ago learned to say their internet wasn't working so they wouldn't be held accountable for whatever was supposed to be done.Most will add 20-30 minutes and then kill all the extra that get added for snow days. Snow days are made up on the day not normally scheduled. They also do teacher inservice days on the open date and not have a 1-2 hour early out weekly/bi-weekly.
I asked because I think many just assume that 4 day means M-TH. But reality is that there will be a lot of people where that either won’t work or will have negative effects. Most of the service industry will have to have random days off so they can cover 7 days/week to be open. The places that run 3 shifts a day will have to go to a weekend crew or have people now working days all over the week to make them work.Obviously the preference would be Monday-Thursday, but I did a summer of Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday and that wasn't bad.
I just think the traditional 40-hour work week is antiquated.
The schools have to have state authority to do the online. My wife’s doesn’t have that. They built in 5 auto snow days every year. So they don’t worry about the first 5 days. State football has ate 2 of them the last several years so it’s actually been 3 days. They just had the last two used last week or they kids would have given two extra days.My kids' school no longer have snow days, just learning from home days which is the same thing only they count the hours. All the kids long ago learned to say their internet wasn't working so they wouldn't be held accountable for whatever was supposed to be done.