Slack teachers

The whole “you have no idea what it means to be a teacher” argument aside, I think you might want to sit down and think for a moment. I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure that they close schools out of safety concerns for the students.

Freezing rain + a busload of kids without seatbelts = concerned parents. I wouldn’t want my kid on a bus today, thank you very much, especially the way some of those bus drivers scream around. As far as teachers go, try teaching a class of disinterested, spoiled, self-centered junior high/high school brats for a month and see if you don’t change your opinion real quick.

And since when is 40K a year a decent wage for providing an education? It should be more like 60-70K considering there are plenty professions which are less important making way more than that!

snow days aren’t about teachers being lazy, it’s about kids being in danger when traveling to and from school. I would be terrified to walk to school today if I were in that situation. When it snows, the roads get slippery, decreasing reaction time and visibilty. I don’t want to be crossing the street or walking on icy sidewalks, while cars are slipping past me with less control that usual.

Wow, that’s wierd J!! This poor guy seemed to be in his late 40’s or so, a very emotional guy who seemed really anxious and unhappy all the time. No wonder; even when he made the extra effort, he got laughed at. It was a rough school but I think you have to be a very strong, confident person to teach 35 loudmouth, pre-pubescent kids and maintain your sanity long term!

TTFN – school buses have a superior safety record even though no regular school bus in the maritmes has ever been equipped with seat belts. You might think the drivers are going fast but do you really think (speaking as an ex-bus driver) that the professionals behind the wheel are ready to put their passengers at risk? Unlikely.The buses are designed to absorb the shock in an accident, padded seats with foam inserts protect the students if they are sitting properly in their seats (that mean on their ass and facing forward), the smooth interior sheeting protects against injuries should a roll over or tip over occur and the body is built to prevent punctures or window popping out when the bus body distorts.You can’t say the same about motorcoaches or even Metro Transit buses which can legally carry 50% above their seat limit as standees. Even go zipping along the Magazine or Circ as a standee? Those metal stanchions will no a number on your teeth in the event of a collision or sudden stop.As for the original post – no one wants school closed, we get it. But no one wants to hear about a bus passenger or walking student getting killed on their to/from school in a weather-related accident. The school boards can’t win when it comes to whining parents who are forced to find alternate childcare for the day. Sorry to say it but childcare became your issue once the baby popped out from between your legs.

Maybe when you have kids and you have to think about other people’s safety besides your own – oh wait maybe you don’t care about your safety or others – then you’ll realize why they cancelled school today.True enough they cancelled in advance prior to snow falling – but it’s probably better “to be safe than sorry” especially when most parents rely on schools to keep their children safe while they’re at work.So shut the hell up and think for a minute before you rant about something that is clearly a safety concern.

Public schools were cancelled today, but the universities/colleges were not. At 5cm of snow, that’s not unusual, considering it wasn’t snowing when I left for school at 6:30am. However, when I was driving home at 12:00, the roads were terrible.. mainly because they hadn’t been plowed at all. Cars were going at most 30km/hr on the circ and going through the Mackay Toll Plaza was scary as hell. I almost got pinned between two transports who slide trying to get their trucks into the right lanes. I got a little irate at the fact that I got an email from NSCC saying that “the weather will clear up later this evening, classes are still on” when the roads were obviously terrible, and had I stayed for my afternoon class I likely wouldn’t have been able to get home. It took me 3x as long anyway, and the Mount definitely saw the safety issue. It’s not about being lazy, its’ about being SAFE. My friends daughter attends a public elementary school and walks there every morning, and it’s up a hill.. if she fell and a car happened to slide at the same time, she could be killed. I’d rather they play it safe than end up with a huge tragedy.

If you think it’s a “Day off” for teachers, you’re partially mistaken. Yes, they may have that particular day off, but they are still obliged to teach everything in the curirculum that year and a day without classes that wasn’t planned in advance really messes up the schedule. They have to then re-vamp all the class schedules and make sure that the time and material missed on that day is made up somehow. This is sometimes done by cancelling extra-cirricular activities or activities that are not considered as important (Band practices, sports practices, etc). No fun for the students or the teachers in the long run! And, to be sure that the OP gets it I’ll state the same as Miles has already said – the teachers DO NOT make the call to close school so don’t blame them! They would much rather go to school and get the work done that has to be done than miss it and have to put even more work into rescheduling and trying to work in the things that were missed because of the “Snow Day”.Get a grip, “Tired of Teachers”.

I work for the bank – and some branches closed first before our central office in Halifax did….we closed 1/2 hour early so we could drive home slowly and whatnot.Now universities and colleges took awhile to close – some did while others did not….but comparing universities/colleges to public schools is not worth doing – as majority of people who go to university or college – are living on campus/residences.So obviously they don’t want to put their students that are paying extra living on campus or very close by, at a disadvantage due to 5cm of snow.

first off my dad is a teacher and through the comments there are good points made 1. when school is called off teacher still HAVE to go in2. Teachers do not make near as much money as you think3. summers off are gen unpaid unless you ahve money taken form pays throughout the year.4. Lazy no my dad was a busy man always marking and after school activities5. if they do ahve a day off to be lazy well HELL yeah your working with children, teens some adults all day long exsplaining yourself over and over i would need a day off too