http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/teachers-afflictions/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:53:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/teachers-afflictions/comment-page-1/#comment-78329 Anthony Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:22:49 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/06/teachers-afflictions/#comment-78329 Margo/Mom - the system mayhave its origins in the contracts, but it is now state law that layoff notices must be given by March 15 each year. Were I an administrator, I'd start giving *everybody* a notice on March 15, and try to get my fellow administrators in other districts to do the same, and tell the union that it was the only rational response to a requirement that we had to give 5 months notice of layoffs. Margo/Mom – the system mayhave its origins in the contracts, but it is now state law that layoff notices must be given by March 15 each year. Were I an administrator, I’d start giving *everybody* a notice on March 15, and try to get my fellow administrators in other districts to do the same, and tell the union that it was the only rational response to a requirement that we had to give 5 months notice of layoffs.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/teachers-afflictions/comment-page-1/#comment-78287 Margo/Mom Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:52:44 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/06/teachers-afflictions/#comment-78287 The pink slip system, I believe, derives from contracts that require notice by a certain date if a teacher is to be laid off. The district has to err on the side of caution very early in the budget game or be stuck with a surplus of teachers that they are obligated to employ. Teachers could change this, if they wanted to. The pink slip system, I believe, derives from contracts that require notice by a certain date if a teacher is to be laid off. The district has to err on the side of caution very early in the budget game or be stuck with a surplus of teachers that they are obligated to employ. Teachers could change this, if they wanted to.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/teachers-afflictions/comment-page-1/#comment-78257 Heather Wolpert-Gawron Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:38:06 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/06/teachers-afflictions/#comment-78257 They forgot #7: Our inability to go to the bathroom whenever we need to. They forgot #7: Our inability to go to the bathroom whenever we need to.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/teachers-afflictions/comment-page-1/#comment-78256 tweenteacher.com » The Seventh Affliction Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:37:10 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/06/teachers-afflictions/#comment-78256 [...] Joanne Jacobs made me aware of a post from the Education Gadfly about the six main afflictions of teachers.  In a nutshell, they are as follows: [...] [...] Joanne Jacobs made me aware of a post from the Education Gadfly about the six main afflictions of teachers.  In a nutshell, they are as follows: [...]

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/teachers-afflictions/comment-page-1/#comment-78215 dangermom Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:30:42 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/06/teachers-afflictions/#comment-78215 The pink slip system is truly bizarre. My mom was supervising some of the local school libraries for a while there, which she really enjoyed, but the combination of a yearly pink slip and the administrators' habit of giving her more work and fewer resources every year drove her to the public library. She doesn't like her schedule so well, but at least it's stable and her boss doesn't constantly tell her that she's expendable. The pink slip system is truly bizarre. My mom was supervising some of the local school libraries for a while there, which she really enjoyed, but the combination of a yearly pink slip and the administrators’ habit of giving her more work and fewer resources every year drove her to the public library. She doesn’t like her schedule so well, but at least it’s stable and her boss doesn’t constantly tell her that she’s expendable.

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