tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post3185534445852214195..comments2023-05-04T08:08:39.681-05:00Comments on rainbow motel: CrumbsRainbow Motelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14181387926946193981noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-91199834142456217782013-10-20T21:42:27.906-05:002013-10-20T21:42:27.906-05:00Best part of teaching at a German school is the fa...Best part of teaching at a German school is the fact that we are all treated like professionals. I work part-time (which I also did in the US for a while when the boys were younger) and was stunned to discover that no one wanted me to sign in, sign out, or otherwise prove that I was where I was supposed to be when I was supposed to be there or that I was really and truly earning my pay (which is also significantly more generous than it was in the US). It was just assumed that I, as a professional, would do what I was supposed to do without anyone requriing me to check in and out - and guess what? I do!. My colleagues and I work just as hard as our US counterparts, but the general attitude and mood is far different from anything I've experienced since I started teaching in 1990. The parents, of course, will always be there, and well-to-do European expat parents are quite involved - and vocal - about their kids' education, but in the German system (even in a private school like this one) the teacher has the final say and the administrators (who also teach at least one class per semester to keep them real- how novel!) back them. Lawsuits are much more difficult and expensive to bring in Germany, and the constant threat of one for any tiny thing does not hang over everyone's head like it does in the US. I'm going to have a really hard time going back to a US classroom after 4 years in this environment. Sigh.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-15428532078348321412013-10-20T20:46:45.603-05:002013-10-20T20:46:45.603-05:00In the final analysis, it was the parents that mad...In the final analysis, it was the parents that made me retire when I did. It is a terrible realization, as a grownup and a professional, that everyone else is your boss and you are no one's. Teaching's best years are far behind it. Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-10441150473161306742013-10-19T06:27:17.435-05:002013-10-19T06:27:17.435-05:00Funny, I am a parent, but I have to agree with you...Funny, I am a parent, but I have to agree with you that parents are the worst. Parents are the reason I wouldn't even consider pediatric nursing. When my kids were in grammar school, they were in a Spanish immersion program that attracted all the high maintenance parents. They were so bad that the two teachers actually called us all to a come to Jesus meeting and told us to cut t out. And then a parent raised her hand and suggested the teachers organize a "colonial dance."Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-45967312019083408552013-10-18T09:08:12.328-05:002013-10-18T09:08:12.328-05:00I used to tell people the worst part about teachin...I used to tell people the worst part about teaching high school was the parents. No joke. Consequently, I try super hard to be the exact opposite of that kind of parent now.<br />Good for you to take that personal day and just take care of yourself. <br />Those helicopter parents need a dose of just the facts, stats and reality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com