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by DanRhett

Question by Oh, well!: Should teachers on unpaid vacations be expected to do some works during the summer?
I am a preschool teacher, currently on unpaid vacations, and my boss keeps on contacting me to ask me to write last minute progress reports, recommendations, etc. She even wants me to make myself available for a 4-hour meeting on a Saturday or Sunday at some point during the summer… I am so totally flabagasted by her requests that I almost wonder if this is standard practice. And I don’t even know where to start to tell her that I think it is out of line -I have already refused to take care of her previous requests, telling her that I had another job over the summer (still have to pay the bills!!) and that I did not have time to write progress reports but she keeps on asking… I would love some input from other teachers or school administrators.
Thank you very much to everyone who answered. Your feedback were very helpful. I ended up offering to go to work for a couple of hours on one day to do some prep work for next year because I wanted to be the one making decisions on a specific project. But I refused to write progress reports for some parents who have just decided to put their children in another school and suddenly need letters of recommendation. I also specified that I would not be available for the remainder of the summer because I really needed the break. As some of you pointed out, I am a little sick of people who think teachers should be ever so thankful for having summers off and we should just do everything we are asked for without complaining. I am NOT paid during the summers. I actually wait tables 6 days a week to be able to pay for my mortgage. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE having the summers off. But I also know I am a very valuable teacher and I don’t feel the need to suck up to anyone for fear to lose my job

Best answer:

Answer by BirdY
Im not a teacher but a student…and I would agree with you not having to work during summer..u have a life too..its hard working with kids…they all have differnt moods and temper exp little kids…ur break is the summer you have one of the hardest jobs out there so i feel u shouldnt have to work during the summer..coming from a rising senior =]

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