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[wanderingsalsero]

One of the pleasant surprises about teaching in the high school has been all the surprise cancelled classes and days off (even if I had to be in the office).

It seems like every time I turned around there was a 'health day' or a class election day or a minor national holiday or a blook donor day or a special testing day or something.

Does the same kind of thing happen in middle school?

Regards,
Art

[cruisemonkey]

Yes, but I don't think to the same extent as high school.

Also, I think it varies a great deal by school. Certainly, I've read/heard about all sorts of 'special' days (read cancelled classes) at other schools that my school does not have. However, because the students must do X number of classes per term/year, it seems those schools who have more 'special' days during the term also have shorter vacation periods.

[JJJ]

Days off (but I still gotta be there) ???

Sorry, but that doesn't constitute a day off to me. Maybe a cancelled class day or relaxed day..something like that. Day off is when they tell me, "don't worry about coming in during exams".

I have all my 3rd grade middle school classes cancelled for the rest of the year. 1 day no classes....no day off...just sit there day.

Anyhow, middle school has lots of relaxed days with activities and exams and whatnot.

[warmachinenkorea]

I teach at 3 schools, 1 high school, 2 middle schools one is an all girls private middle school. My middle schools have more days off but class is not cancelled as much. However, my HS is an Academic HS so they rarley if ever have days off or days with out class. The only way my HS classes get cancelled is so they can study or take some test other than that I have class. I have been under the weather for 2 days with a real bad sinus drip and sore throat. I got a feeling they will try to get me to make up classes as well.

[BS.Dos.]

I get a few days here and there at my BAHS, but I get far more time off from my GMS. In fact, I'm at home now having just been given the afternoon off. I've also got Tuesday morning off as well. I seem to get more lesson cancellations at my HS though. As it's a private academic school, they seem to be continually tested and, as a result, yours truly gets lots of desk time. It's very rare that I get to knock-off from my HS, but I always get to go early at my MS. I think it's pretty obvious which school I'd rather be at FT.

[sweetiesmith]

[wanderingsalsero]

I taught in a high school my last contract but now I'm in a middle school.

Are there a similary number of days off in middle schools too?

Art

[cruisemonkey]

It's similar, but varies from school to school depending on the principal.

[T-J]

Is your job satisfaction and perception of worth in your work environment diminished at all by the constant reminder that what you do really isn't important?

You all seem like the really bad player on the team that is relegated to right field, and then when a left hand hitter comes up they bench you.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[T-J]

You are confusing the job with the person doing the job.

Your argument is that anyone can do the job so you are not indispensable.

My point was that the job itself seems to be not important when it is continually pushed to the side every time the real business of preparing for exams that matter come up.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[T-J]

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I teach at a combined middle and high school and get slightly more time off because of cancellations at the high school.

[T-J]