FLA voter registry has her registered to vote in FLA since 2004. She’s 38.

Thanks, and that sucks.

What do you mean exactly? Wait lists to add a PCP?

This article is reporting what Russia has announced and some Ukrainian viewpoints on the announcement. That’s not an example of “taking the word” of Russian leaders, it’s describing what they said. No conclusion was drawn from it.

Pierogi is already plural! It’s a battle that cannot be won.

But anyway I also grew up on Polish food and customs and there’s a lot of Jewish crossovers.

And Charlottesville before that, and Trump reluctantly and slowly declining David Duke’s endorsement. Trump also outlined his definition of what American Jews are supposed to be (basically Israeli citizens).

That and higher rates to teach in failing schools. There’s nothing to attract talent to Title 1 schools, and I say this as someone who has only taught Title 1.

Edit to add: especially with merit pay getting thrown around as an incentive/punishment, as it was in my last district.

Ha, we both taught art! Here’s to you

I taught art with level T5 certification in Atlanta metro area Georgia from 2006-2017 (budget cuts ended my position and I spent a couple years freelancing and teaching a college course before returning). See link at the end.

Teachers in Georgia were furloughed several times from 2007-2010 and nobody got that paid back. No union.

Hours per week paid? 40. Hours worked? That’s a long answer. Schools routinely took planning period away so grading was on your own time. When I left I was responsible for up to 40 students per class. You had to enter formative and summative grades at least weekly so that’s 120-ish students’ grades to enter at home or after school unpaid. I honestly don’t even know how many unpaid hours I spent doing that. It was mandatory to tutor after school unpaid every week for two hours, and we were required to attend after school events. Parent teacher conferences and faculty meetings were also mandatory and unpaid, not to mention stressful.

At just under 10 years I was making 51k a year with a graduate degree plus a four year fine art degree.

https://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Gwinnett_FY17_Teacher_Salary_Schedule

I now work in the film industry and started with an hourly rate double what teaching for ten years got me, and if I go overtime I’m paid time and a half. Teachers deserve much much more pay than they get.

Edit: I should add Art budgets are always micro so I was spending at least $200 a semester on supplies.

I quit teaching public high school 5 years ago. I love teaching and would definitely return to it if pay was significantly higher and workload was sane. After ten years of doing it out of a sense of duty I finally had enough.

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