Teachers, would you work?

[Liveandletlive3]

Just read an article which was stating that schools may run half days over the summer holidays due to missing so much from school closures.
Teachers, would you back this if you had the option to opt in or out to work over the summer holidays?

@CountessFrog

But dramatic to be crying because you need to catch up with marking.

DH just in from a 12 hour shift in ITU. Two patients died, one as they were turning him onto his front.

Catch yourself on.

How awful for your husband and those people. Very sad.

However, it hardly means no one else is allowed to cry about anything. I had a cry this morning because I miss my mum and I would like to see her soon. Should I not have a cry because your husband's job is really hard work? Unsure why you posted this or felt it was fair.

@wasgoingmadinthecountry

Countessfrog I'm not playing top trumps, I know it's utterly pathetic. I'm just very very tired. I am fully aware I need to get a grip and I will. Sometimes in the anonymity of the internet we're allowed to whinge. But thanks for the pep talk. Always helps.

Don't you dare take a word of that nonsense to heart! You're doing your best, you're tired and it's coming out in tears. That's ok. I think a lot of people are feeling that way

Correct me if I'm wrong Countess but is it you who works in mental health? I seem to recall someone on here who revealed they work for CAMHS.

How awful to dismis a person's distress in such an uncaring and damaging way. Terrible.

to all dealing with everything and anything right now.

There’s always someone who comes on to say ‘yes but such and such a situation is much worse ...’ It’s not a competition. Lots of people are finding it difficult at the moment.

There’s always someone who comes on to say ‘yes but such and such a situation is much worse ...’ It’s not a competition. Lots of people are finding it difficult at the moment.
People who do that are irritating. It comes across like they thrive on belittling people and dismissing people's struggles.

@wasgoingmadinthecountry

Countessfrog I'm not playing top trumps, I know it's utterly pathetic. I'm just very very tired. I am fully aware I need to get a grip and I will. Sometimes in the anonymity of the internet we're allowed to whinge. But thanks for the pep talk. Always helps.

You have got this!

SionnachRua and everybody else, much appreciated!

Like everyone else, I have friends working for the NHS who are truly going above and beyond. I love them for it and worry about them.

In fact, I was only crying because reading all this made me realise I need to work less and probably care a bit less about the children I teach. Either that or the thought of turning 57 next week has messed with my head!

Tough as old boots me! But thanks

My DH spent today digging kittens out of wells and when they were all eaten by a hawk, his bottom lip didn’t even wobble.

And that’s why I am better than all of you.

Where's the like button?

@wasgoingmadinthecountry, you're not alone. I worked my arse off this week to get a bit of breathing space this weekend. That's not to say I don't have commitments that I needed to keep though, just not work ones.
I cry at least every other day. The relentless stress is a lot to deal with, and I've had monitoring too (and also have once-weekly monitoring to look forward to in my form time. )
for you.
For anyone else in any kind of job who is feeling stressed, for you too.
This isn't a competition as to who is most stressed - we're all in this together, I hope.

Only eaten by a hawk?

Talk about a chushy life.

My DH does all of that and allows the hawk to pull his fingernails off only by one. He smiles as this happens. His boss offered to pay him, but he turned it down because it's his vocation.

@Fortherosesjoni70

I do give a shit about the children. I give more of a shit about my own though.

Totally this. Not a cat in hells chance I will work over the summer, and furthermore I am VERY relieved we haven't got to work for free this half term holiday like I did last Easter and may half term break!

@Liveandletlive3

Just read an article which was stating that schools may run half days over the summer holidays due to missing so much from school closures. Teachers, would you back this if you had the option to opt in or out to work over the summer holidays?

I teach though currently employed as a HLTA. I've worked throughout Easter and May, albeit from home I'm cv) and currently wfh. I, working weekends and some during holidays.

Would I volunteer to go into school in the summer?

No. I'm tired, I've been ill and still recovering 4 months on from covid. I don't want to give up my summer, especially if we are in a period of some freedom and less restrictions, and after I've had at least my first vaccine.

I'd also have a bit of issue of doing this simply as a result of the government and the DfE refusing to look at the suggestions out forward by who and sage, and various other educationists, of how,schools could be made safer.

@CountessFrog

But dramatic to be crying because you need to catch up with marking.

DH just in from a 12 hour shift in ITU. Two patients died, one as they were turning him onto his front.

Catch yourself on.

As someone that says that they work in mental health this is a pretty shitty thing to say.

@Liveandletlive3

Just read an article which was stating that schools may run half days over the summer holidays due to missing so much from school closures. Teachers, would you back this if you had the option to opt in or out to work over the summer holidays?

Teachers are already working now, teaching at home or at school. Why would they also work in the summer holidays???

I apologise for my harsh comments but if we are leaving our children in the care of people who really don't give a shit, then that's something that really angers me. But I appreciate the majority of you do care

I care deeply for the children I teach. It's why I have worked throughout the year since March, albeit some of it from home - I'm CV and still struggling after covid ( most likely caught at school from pupils) 4 months on,

But I simply need a break.

If things open up more and I can visit my family and friends in the summer, possibly have a holiday, then I will choose that.

My main concern for myself though is that stopping means I will have time to stop and remember the past yea: FIL died at start of lockdown, cancellation of DD's 18th birthday celebrations, cancellation of DD's exams, nana dying, DD's a level results and university fiasco, other nana dying, Dd leaving home for university but with no knowing if we'd be allowed to see her anytime soon, catching covid, catching covid and needing urgent hospital in-patient treatment with vat b rush to a and e, someone I know dying from suicide, ongoing long covid complications, cancellation of being allowed to see my family over Christmas, and still ongoing void complications.

Maybe working over summer might stop an oncoming melt down.

I think doctors moaning about being stressed need to remember it's a vocation... said no one ever. Because apparently some vocations should accept more of a kicking than others.

Abraxan you absolutely need a break! That's an awful lot of stuff happening for you x

@wasgoingmadinthecountry

Abraxan you absolutely need a break! That's an awful lot of stuff happening for you x

Not sure I dare tbh.

Just typing it was hard enough. I am definitely using work as a distraction technique right now. I'd imagine a lot of people are.

I find it very difficult to believe that someone who worked in mental health with teens would say such a stupid fuckwit nonsense thing.

Not a teacher but work in a school. I have my own kids which is why I work term time only. Like most of us in schools. So I could only work if my own kids were in the same hours which logistically would never work.

I don’t think teachers need to worry about being made to work the summer holidays as it won’t make it past the parents.

2307 votes, 77% against summer school.

I don't understand why trachers are working harder now than ever,

Teachers on teams but there is no homework to Mark In my son's secondary school, nothing gets handed it there is no feedback - so what is happening in between lessons what are teachers doing?

Primary school child gets one live lesson a day so what are the teachers doing the rest of time, apart from teaching a few key worker kids??

How come teachers are working harder?

That's all I hear yet my kids are being taught eff all right now!!

I'm surprised that no teachers are concerned kids falling behind and not even up fir an extra weeks teaching over the summer (paid)

I'm teaching live to timetable. I only teach y10-13.

I'm setting and marking class and homework as normal.

Parents' evening and reports still happening.

I'm not worrying about students falling behind because we're on top of our students. I know who to be worried about, and we're on it.

I'm not working in my unpaid holiday even if they offer to pay me.