re: 2/3 of teachers surveyed in Texas considering going peace out

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Yes, but on a board centered around Louisiana, dumping on your own teachers because of what happens in liberal California seems odd.

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The dumb shite that the morons want in Cali and Chicagostan are blamed on local teachers. In the case of NOLA, BR, and Shreveport, that view may be applicable. The rest of the state...not so much. Ditto Texas, minus the Dem shitholes.

That sounds like a problem in your area. And yes, libs tend to turn the other way when they see the negative results of the things they fought for.

As pertains to the OP, and in Texas, I don’t think this is the case. The union does push for some progressive ideas, but locally, it’s big push is for teacher (not admin) raises, working conditions, etc.

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When does stipend usually kick in for teachers and/or for what especially if not a choice?

Not used to seeing salaried workers get stipend so not sure if it’s hourly based, extracurricular activity based (like coaching or band director or whatever) or something else.

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For example, if you want to teach music, you know you are going to put in extra hours at competition and whatnot. The Texas governing body of athletics and extracurricular activities is UIL. You will have to go to mandated training for rules updates and whatnot. The stipend is for UIL obligations, which also extends to marching band. Essentially, the band puts in the same hours as a football team once you factor in the Saturday competitions. The stipend is pennies, but again, we know what we sign up for. It’s added into your paychecks each month.

The problem is when you have admin that suddenly wants the band to play at events that aren’t UIL sanctioned, or are not required of your UIL Region chair. I’m talking volleyball games, wrestling meets, even basketball games. Then a community member wants to have a pep band on site for an Alzheimer’s Walk or something.

These are the things that can add up for any extracurricular teacher. You can discuss this with your boss behind closed doors, but that will go the same way it does for any profession. Someone mentions your stipend, you tell them the stipend is for UIL events only. It’s a slippery slope type thing. People constantly want you to perform at their event, and you are pushed to do so, but there’s no money for your extra time.

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This is in Texas... where the schools are allegedly good.

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As reported by the boss of the teacher's union.

Do better, OP

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Going to get worse; Hispanics kids are flooding the school system throughout the whole state. frick open borders

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With open borders Louisiana may be majority Hispanic in a decade or so.

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With open borders Louisiana may be majority Hispanic in a decade or so.

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Would probably be a huge improvement for Louisiana.

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Teachers have in services, continuing education classes, conferences, lesson planning, 2nd jobs, and report back very beginning of August. Not sure why most people don’t know this.

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They definitely get a good 3 months off for the year. I know exactly zero teachers that have second jobs.

In services and continuing education probably take up a day or two in the summer. They generally go back a week or two before the kids but they get at least two solid months off in the summer, two weeks for Christmas, a week for thanksgiving, a week for spring break.

Some of the stuff coming out of the states now is dumb as hell but this notion that they don’t get three months off is false. During the school year they often have to do stuff at home however many do very minimal. The good ones don’t but unfortunately they get paid based on years they’ve taught.

I teach in Corpus Christi. I was at a middle school in the hood for 5 years and the demographic breakdown was approx 95% hispanic, and the other 5% split with white and AA. No Asians whatsoever.

These kids didn’t give a shite about homework, they were worried if their mom was using drugs that night, when dad was coming home from jail, whether they had food and electricity. It was eye-opening, and made me really see how big of a sham standardized testing is.

I’m proud to say that one of my students, who didn’t have a father figure, is currently working on her doctorate. That is a remarkable achievement for anyone who came through that school.

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How bad do you want to keep your job?

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And this is why there’s give and take. Of course I suck it up at times.

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You don’t have to, but sometimes there are things you just don’t get paid for - especially when it comes to teaching - it’s the teachers that go the extra mile that leave the biggest impact on kids - too few do that nowadays

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I agree. You’ll find that a typical band director is probably putting in among the most hours on his or her campus. Season starts before football, and ends when that last note from the band cuts off at graduation. In my area, head band directors are put on an administrative pay scale because of the hours issue.

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guess it’s because they don’t get paid for it

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Look, I get your angle. But me taking a drumline to play for someone’s private party in disguise is not going the extra mile for my kids. Me taking a jazz band to an event because someone wants cheap entertainment is not going the extra mile from my kids.

The kids tend to let you know that, too, when you see the participation numbers at those events dwindle.

Do I want to ride a school bus for three hours to and from a playoff basketball game on a Tuesday? Then sit in the parking lot until 1AM while someone’s parents fell asleep and won’t wake up? Of course not…but that’s something that is “for the kids”.