tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post7867328372454578320..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: UFT PAID PARENTAL LEAVE COST NUMBERS BROKEN DOWN SHOW MULGREW'S NUMBERS DON'T ADD UPJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-25828013120462056172018-08-29T12:44:51.001-04:002018-08-29T12:44:51.001-04:00 9:57 PM You sound like you really have your... 9:57 PM You sound like you really have your head on straight. Cherish the rare moments of solitude and success. Retirement will come soon enough. Remember, The days go slowly, but the years go fast Have a great yearPrehistoric pedagoguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309260131781133687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-32568964450022316122018-08-28T23:07:27.676-04:002018-08-28T23:07:27.676-04:00Nice post @ 9:57. I hope you and everyone else hav...Nice post @ 9:57. I hope you and everyone else have a wonderful school year. waitingforsupporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390407586885648546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-39398721896749329192018-08-28T22:24:33.982-04:002018-08-28T22:24:33.982-04:00If 10:03 is talking to me 9:57, yes it happens. I...If 10:03 is talking to me 9:57, yes it happens. I can’t teach the unwilling, but if a student is unskilled and wants to learn, for the most part, I can help them improve. Of course the administration throw in students who shouldn’t be in the class and it is awful for the kids and for me. I won’t pass them. The last time I was pressured to pass more people I handed my administrator a copy of my grade book and attendance and told them to pick the students I should pass and to put it in writing in an email and I would do as they wish. Never heard a peep about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-80777000688015313022018-08-28T22:03:43.647-04:002018-08-28T22:03:43.647-04:00Does that ever honestly happen with all the grade ...Does that ever honestly happen with all the grade fraud? My high school students cant write a proper sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-35778361117497285852018-08-28T21:57:47.973-04:002018-08-28T21:57:47.973-04:00Some of you should just leave teaching.
I’m not ...Some of you should just leave teaching. <br /><br />I’m not looking forward to going back because I like to sleeping. I like my students for the most part and when I close my door and get to teach, it is wonderful, sometimes even magical. Yes, there are times I count years until I hit milestones like 30 years and then age 55 so I can retire (and sometimes during the school year-days), but it is rarely about teaching. (I have less than 10 years left.) I could live happily if I never saw any school administrator, again. They are awful for the most part. The best part of being observed is knowing they probably won’t be coming back for a while. But, I still like my job when I’m allowed to do it the way I want. There is still nothing better when a kid finally understands something they found difficult or they get a 90+ on a test for the first time and/or even for some, pass a test for the first time.<br /><br />Good luck with the new year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8122217100914221722018-08-28T21:01:34.032-04:002018-08-28T21:01:34.032-04:00As above, the job sucks.As above, the job sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-83957964481884524352018-08-28T20:35:37.979-04:002018-08-28T20:35:37.979-04:00God, how I miss the "good old days" when...God, how I miss the "good old days" when I started teaching in the early 90's. Took a couple of years to get tenure and my principal literally never stepped in my room again. Closed the door and taught in peace. UFT had our backs and got us some decent contracts with retro right up front. Schools did not have any restoritive justice and actually suspended kids. Teachers hung out with one another and were not competing to see who was the hottest shit in the building. Most staff worked in their school for most of their career and could transfer easily before the 2005 contract. Well, those days sure as hell are over now. Sad. Sad indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70759005309456290392018-08-28T20:16:31.716-04:002018-08-28T20:16:31.716-04:00My school had a 30% teacher turnover rate from Jun...My school had a 30% teacher turnover rate from June till now, and that was with zero retirements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-28904702361701635912018-08-28T19:36:29.323-04:002018-08-28T19:36:29.323-04:00Why would anyone be a teacher, or stay in this job...Why would anyone be a teacher, or stay in this job? Desperate for medical insurance? In NYC, the salary isnt that great. I will be informing my principal next week that I plan to quit ina couple months, the pension aint worth it, and I am way underage to leave the job. Dont want to die from this, or spend the rest of my life doing something I hate. i will pay my own medical. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54564114153820308732018-08-28T19:07:02.372-04:002018-08-28T19:07:02.372-04:00What a terrible deal this is, especially for those...What a terrible deal this is, especially for those of us who aren;'t haveing kids. Why should we have to pay for everyone else? Thanks a lot UFT. I'm opting out as soon as I figure out how. what a terrible union. They should be ashamed of themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-50676819558180730962018-08-28T19:01:48.203-04:002018-08-28T19:01:48.203-04:00Not happening, so why ask? Might as well ask for ...Not happening, so why ask? Might as well ask for all the retro now, or since the city is doing so well, raise the 1% raises, or get 8.25% tda back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-55855299140022504412018-08-28T18:59:31.175-04:002018-08-28T18:59:31.175-04:00I do not want to sound like an miser, but I have a...I do not want to sound like an miser, but I have a quick point: Does anybody think there should be a monetary payout of a certain amount to any teacher who DOES NOT have kids throughout say a 25 year career in the DOE? Maybe the DOE could pay back half of whatever maternity days that would be in the contract at the time that the teacher retires? I bring this up because it looks like that we will all be paying into this in one form or another as long as it is around. We get to cash out half of our sick days so why can't we cash out half of paid maternity leave if we never end up using it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-81969490572398158432018-08-28T18:09:14.026-04:002018-08-28T18:09:14.026-04:00Wait until UFT'ers retire. UFT only reimburses...Wait until UFT'ers retire. UFT only reimburses you $760 towards drug. PSCCuny full funds retirees drugs. Even city cops get drug coverage BUT NOT UFT>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-19877610918648418372018-08-28T16:18:33.059-04:002018-08-28T16:18:33.059-04:00When my wife and I were planning to have our 2nd c...When my wife and I were planning to have our 2nd child, and I was still not back with the DOE, we did make an effort to time it when my wife would have health insurance. (My first was born on the day after the last day of school, which was also nice as I had all summer with him We probably waited about 3 months longer than we would have. So it's not a difference maker of whether or not to have a child but I think it does have an effect on the timing. I would not be at all surprised to see a mini-baby boomlet in the Spring. Also I know many female teachers who would time their kids to be born around summer vacation so they did not have to deplete their CARs to be home with the babies. If I recall correctly they will still have to use days, but if it's not as much of a dent in CAR days, you may see more in the way of 6th classes and ATR assignments during the school year.<br />I don't mind paying for others having this benefit but like James I don't like how our Union capitulates and makes terrible deals. The City knew the UFT was desperate for good news with Janus coming and took advantage. I don't blame the City for that, I blame the Union.TJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080823411092014871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-38511030261372819042018-08-28T14:45:18.462-04:002018-08-28T14:45:18.462-04:00NYC Educator and I are pro union activists who hap...NYC Educator and I are pro union activists who happen to have a disagreement on this issue. We both are not in the business of trying to tell people to be anti-union or how to be anti-union. This blog has repeatedly declared itself pro-union. Nobody is encouraging pregnant teachers. James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-86697718337584112452018-08-28T14:41:06.910-04:002018-08-28T14:41:06.910-04:00NYC Educator is a traitor. If he really cared abou...NYC Educator is a traitor. If he really cared about teachers he'd be showing us how to opt out inastead of encourage pregnatnt teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-5120466344920571032018-08-28T14:11:51.323-04:002018-08-28T14:11:51.323-04:00I’m not opting out or complaining. I’m collecting ...I’m not opting out or complaining. I’m collecting my 119K to babysit as an ATR and have bought a new bottle to pee in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-26121346094383639172018-08-28T13:39:14.395-04:002018-08-28T13:39:14.395-04:00Oh, is that the reason?Oh, is that the reason?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-33938711859018922142018-08-28T12:17:24.473-04:002018-08-28T12:17:24.473-04:00The problem is some of these kids don't think ...The problem is some of these kids don't think rationally about getting pregnant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62501303102264033202018-08-28T11:27:08.962-04:002018-08-28T11:27:08.962-04:00So i guess our students, with no money and no medi...So i guess our students, with no money and no medical insurance, as teens, take tons of time thinking about if it is the right time to get pregnant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76681793913072505422018-08-28T10:56:43.340-04:002018-08-28T10:56:43.340-04:00If we organized that anger into a real union 10:47...If we organized that anger into a real union 10:47, we would be a real force for positive change in the NYC schools.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-60115348402533910082018-08-28T10:51:26.876-04:002018-08-28T10:51:26.876-04:00Six weeks paid leave is not a difference maker on ...Six weeks paid leave is not a difference maker on whether or not to have a child. Maybe they were being sarcastic.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-5531926462240532282018-08-28T10:47:52.816-04:002018-08-28T10:47:52.816-04:00Paraphrasing the overwhelming majority of comments...Paraphrasing the overwhelming majority of comments on this blog<br /><br />Whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, <br />woe is me, woe is me, woe is me, woe is me, woe is me, woe is me,<br />when can i opt out, how do i opt out, when can i opt out, how can i opt out<br />i opted out today, i opted out yesterday, I opted out a week ago, I'm opting out tomorrow, I've opted out so often on this blog I am wealthy<br />mulgrew sucks, mulgrew sucks, mulgrew sucks, mulgrew sucks,<br />whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whine, whineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-79014921339466037842018-08-28T10:01:58.995-04:002018-08-28T10:01:58.995-04:00James it’s the truth - I’ve met several young wome...James it’s the truth - I’ve met several young women that were on the fence about having children and were putting off the decision as long as possible. Paid parental leave is now going to facilitate a baby boom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-52682117152892919202018-08-28T09:42:42.013-04:002018-08-28T09:42:42.013-04:00Danielson has been weaponized by many administrato...Danielson has been weaponized by many administrators. Getting us to the state law mandated minimum of two observations per year would help many teachers. There are also plenty of administrators who don't want to waste their time with so many pointless observations. Observations are generally not helpful toward improving teaching.<br /><br />I know for me personally, I often changed what I was doing if observed as it wasn't just me and the kids. It was the administrator, (since 2013) the stupid Danielson rubric, the kids and me. I taught to the stupid rubric sometimes. Students usually liked me so they would put on a show and ask how they did after the administrator left but we all knew it was not how we really operated. Observations were something to get over with.<br /><br />I don't know how you can argue that it is probably change for the better with more observations. If you are doing nothing while you are supposed to be teaching, the kids will let you know quickly and they talk, talk, talk outside the classroom so administration and your colleagues will know too.<br /><br />As for the comments from last night on women trying to get pregnant so they can get six weeks paid leave, I hope you were just joking. Nobody in their right mind would make a life changing decision to have and raise a child based on a few short weeks off, even if they are paid.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.com