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Amy McGrath: At the end of the first day of my kids being out of school... (Original Post) ffr Mar 2020 OP
Please, Kentucky! Ohiogal Mar 2020 #1
And even if you just paid them as child minders their salary would quadruple. BSdetect Mar 2020 #2
Some Days, As A Sub,... ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #14
I did the math and I know! BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #15
Ma'am, yes ma'am. sarge43 Mar 2020 #3
Well, yeah... rickyhall Mar 2020 #4
Yep. Hopefully a new appreciation for teachers is one MissB Mar 2020 #5
Well, we all knew she was Scarsdale Mar 2020 #6
Yes indeed! nt crickets Mar 2020 #11
Do it Kentucky IronLionZion Mar 2020 #7
Yes they are. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #8
I was an older mom when I had the kids and I agree being a stay at home parent was toughest job iluvtennis Mar 2020 #9
Even after many years of graduating from school....................I still love my teachers......... turbinetree Mar 2020 #10
When my sons, now in their late 20s, were... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #12
Will KY live down the Itch McCrotchallnight/Moscow Mitch evil? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #13

ProfessorGAC

(64,852 posts)
14. Some Days, As A Sub,...
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 01:02 PM
Mar 2020

...that's what I am. Not most days because I sub mostly science & math, and I have advanced degrees in both. So I can actually help there.
But, some days, I'm doing little but babysitting kids too old to need a babysitter.
I don't need the $ I make doing this, and I those days I do think, "They aren't paying me enough for this"
Now, take a real teacher & multiply that by 10!

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)
15. I did the math and I know!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:18 PM
Mar 2020

I was a sub for two years and a classroom teacher over 15 . I multiplied the number of kids I had in my class by the average hoirly pay of Day Care and of hireing a babysitter. I would have made 4 times more if I were in either of those professions. This is my post from last night after I read McGrath's tweet.....


Parents are quickly learning how much work teachers do...
"Parents Forced To Homeschool Their Kids Are Tweeting About How Hard It Really Is (21 Tweets)"

https://ruinmyweek.com/parenting/homeschooling-kids-tweets/

"Amy McGrath tweeted...
At the end of the first day of my kids being out of school after our attempts at “homeschooling”... my conclusion... teachers are superheroes. The end."

"Lauren
"47 of minutes into homeschooling my child while working from home, and I’m about to hit the streets demanding teachers be paid a million dollars a year 😣."


I taught 1st grade I know that teachers go home and take naps, then do hours of our own homework, often while sick too. We are NOT glorified babysitters.

iluvtennis

(19,833 posts)
9. I was an older mom when I had the kids and I agree being a stay at home parent was toughest job
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 11:31 AM
Mar 2020

I ever had. At work, you can take a coffee break, go chat with a co worker, walk the hallways, etc. At home with young kids, you can never take a break. You have to mentally be on it the entire time.

I have the UTMOST respect for stay at home parents!

turbinetree

(24,683 posts)
10. Even after many years of graduating from school....................I still love my teachers.........
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 11:37 AM
Mar 2020

there dedication and compassion was amazing ..................

3catwoman3

(23,947 posts)
12. When my sons, now in their late 20s, were...
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:49 PM
Mar 2020

...2 and 4, there were days that I would find myself thinking, before breakfast was even over, “How soon is nap time? Not soon enough!”

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
13. Will KY live down the Itch McCrotchallnight/Moscow Mitch evil?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:57 PM
Mar 2020

Not in my mind!

You know you aren't suppose to speak ill of the dead?

*exceptions are made.... and looking forward to it in this particular case with gusto!

His -KARMA reached infinity +1 long ago?



Good Luck!

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