Sunday, August 9, 2015

A MOMENT OF SILENCE



IN THE ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS IS THE WEEK THAT TEACHERS 
ARE REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO WORK.
MOST TEACHERS, ME ESPECIALLY, HAVE ALREADY
PUT TIME IN AT SCHOOL GETTING THEIR ROOM READY.

THERE WAS SEVERAL YEARS THAT YOU COULD GET
PAID FOR WORKING TO GET READY FOR A NEW SCHOOL YEAR!
CAREER LADDER = 6 TEACHER DAYS & 3 PRINCIPAL DAYS.
PAY FOR THIS WAS NOVEMBER 30.
NOW, YOU ONLY GET PAID FOR COLLABORATION
WITH YOUR TEAM!
BLEH.

I USUALLY WENT THE 2ND SATURDAY OF AUGUST
TO GET MY ROOM SET UP.
THE REASON I PICKED THIS DAY, WAS THAT NO
OTHER TEACHER WOULD BE AT THE SCHOOL WORKING.
THEREFORE, NO VISITING!
I WOULD TAKE NIECES & NEPHEWS.
THEN, I TOOK THE BAGLEY KIDS.

WE DID BULLETIN BOARDS, SET UP DESKS, PUT ITEMS
ON DESK, PUNCH HOLES IN PAPERS, ETC.
I HAD EVERYTHING RUN OFF AND READY TO GO BEFOREHAND.

AFTER, I WOULD TAKE MY NIECES SHOPPING
AT THE PARK CITY OUTLETS FOR PAYMENT.
BAGLEY KIDS GOT LUNCH AT PIZZA PIE CAFÉ, AND $40.

I GOT 1 OR 2 YEARS WITH COURTNEY HELPING
WITH THE BAGLEY KIDS.

I FEEL THE TEACHER'S PAIN.
ESPECIALLY NOW, WHEN YOU'RE NOT PAID TO DO IT!

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