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04bride
I'm a big sister!!!
Member since 5/05 6707 total posts
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Noel
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any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
you work 8-3, thast so nice?
You make so much more than i do hourly bc you only work half the days i do.
*** no i dont
Message edited 10/4/2007 11:08:07 AM.
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JessInCA
live laugh love
Member since 8/06 5082 total posts
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Jess
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
It makes me angry when people say things like that. That and "you get the whole summer off" - dude, I NEEDED the whole summer off in order to want to keep doing my job!  I just try to be patient and not bite their head off about it, because I realize they truly don't know better.
Consider this: I now have an 8-5 office job, and somehow have MORE free time on a day to day basis than I did when I taught.
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| Posted 10/4/07 12:15 PM |
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Diane
Hope is Contagious....catch it
Member since 5/05 30683 total posts
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D
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
yes, and I HATE it....I always say, well that is the choice YOU made in choosing YOUR profession
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| Posted 10/4/07 12:29 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
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Meaghan
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
we are just bitter. i hate it when DH gets to sleep in (he works in the summer, but not everyday) and I have to go to work in a suit on a nice summer day.
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| Posted 10/4/07 1:31 PM |
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dbleplay17
My 2 boys!
Member since 10/06 4578 total posts
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Chrissy
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
here is my response
"Everyone chooses their profession and I chose mine...piss off"
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| Posted 10/4/07 4:14 PM |
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TeeDee09
LIF Adult
Member since 1/07 1011 total posts
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E
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I CAN'T STAND IT!
They do not have any idea what it is like to be a teacher..sorry to all the non teachers..i chose my profession, I love it, I wouldn't change it for the world..
You chose your profession and I hope you love yours too.
I hate having to explain myself to people/family/friends who aren't teachers. I don't ask anyone to explain themselves..
Sorry, I get emotional when talking about this 
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| Posted 10/4/07 4:55 PM |
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drpepper318
MIR MIR MIR!
Member since 6/07 8274 total posts
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me
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I know... they have NO IDEA what it's like!!! 
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| Posted 10/4/07 5:49 PM |
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MrsYank
She's here :)
Member since 4/07 3238 total posts
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Mrs. Yank
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
i had a friend say to me once "I could teach Special Ed with my eyes closed"
 
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| Posted 10/4/07 6:31 PM |
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Tabitha
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
i actually dont mind it. they will never understand.. and besides, you cant really put a price on having the summer off!!!!!
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| Posted 10/4/07 6:39 PM |
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daisy
Be happy
Member since 5/06 1359 total posts
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Me
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
These comments are only overshadowed by my personal favorite:
"So, if you do a grade more than once, you just pull out your plans each year and your work is all done.How easy. "
Message edited 10/4/2007 6:42:33 PM.
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| Posted 10/4/07 6:42 PM |
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aw29
LIF Adult
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I hate when people say maybe I will just go back to school to be a teacher-even though they have no clue!!!
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| Posted 10/4/07 8:55 PM |
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lkrpaul
Becoming a Big Brother!
Member since 5/07 2541 total posts
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Laura
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
OMG I get sooooooooo mad when people say that!! I've gotten comments about the hours I work, about summers off, about "how easy I have it", or about "what a rough life".
But the worst one... "I wish I could get paid to do that artsy-fartsy sh*t all day."
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| Posted 10/4/07 9:27 PM |
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Nicole728
My Happy Girl
Member since 7/06 8198 total posts
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Me
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
Posted by MrsYank
i had a friend say to me once "I could teach Special Ed with my eyes closed"
Wow, People have no clue
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| Posted 10/4/07 10:44 PM |
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
Member since 12/05 23902 total posts
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Leslie
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
Dopes. All of them. Such smart people should be able to do the math. We do not get the summer off. We get paid for 10 months of work. Idiots.
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| Posted 10/4/07 11:10 PM |
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My3Shmoos
Me and my Monkey
Member since 7/06 2437 total posts
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K
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I just invite then to spend one day in my classroom in June when it's 90 degrees and no air conditioning. Then they realize what we go thriugh and why we have the summer off.
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| Posted 10/4/07 11:17 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
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Me
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I really don't get comments like this...mostly people say I could never do what you do. Also, DH is a teacher and so are many of my friends.
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| Posted 10/5/07 2:32 AM |
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VirginiaDeb
Don't eat me, hippo!
Member since 5/05 9252 total posts
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Deb
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I get a combination. Most say "I don't know how you do it"
But I still get the crap "but you get summers off" blah blah blah.
For the amount of hours that I work - and 'contract hours' don't count because I don't think I could find even ONE DAY that I only worked 8-330, I make about $22/hour. Which is what I should AT LEAST be making with a masters degree plus the 7 credits I've accumulated since getting said degree 2 years ago.
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| Posted 10/5/07 6:50 AM |
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JenandMikey
life is good =)
Member since 5/07 4216 total posts
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We're so blessed!
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
Posted by Goldi0218
Dopes. All of them. Such smart people should be able to do the math. We do not get the summer off. We get paid for 10 months of work. Idiots.
exactly!!!!!!!!!!..I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME a$$holes still never get it. plus i dont know about any of u but my job doesnt end at 3...i go home and grade for the next 2hrs so to me i work longer bc i go into work before the school day starts at 6:50 and i dont finish working until 5....so those that wanna say $hit go $uck a nut....i feel better now
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| Posted 10/6/07 6:57 AM |
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SupportACop
Momma's Boy & Lovin' it!!
Member since 5/06 2579 total posts
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C
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
I get many rude comments and obviously people never understand. Try seeing how much unpaid overtime I get. Work on the weekends, professional developement hours, not to mention all the time with parents. I found a great snipet someone sent me:
I love this and thought this FWD was perfect to explain exactly what I do all day and exactly why I do it, a little long but worth it...Enjoy!!!
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decide to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers "those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
To stress his point he said to another guest, "You're a teacher Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? Well I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental....
You want to know what I make? (she paused and looked at each person at the table)
"I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them criticize. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write and then I make them write. I make them read. I make them show all their work in math. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. I make my students stand to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag because we live in the United States of America. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.
(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued) "Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant...
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make?
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| Posted 10/6/07 7:14 AM |
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CAMCaps
Live Laugh Love Run
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Re: any non teacher friends ever make these type of comments to you...
It bothers me so much. I come home to a gazillion email messages and myspace posts from my friends who are government workers and accountants, etc. I barely have time to eat my lunch let alone browse websites at work.
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| Posted 10/7/07 11:20 PM |
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