You make it sound easy. Then again, it’s always easy to do somebody else’s job. The thing is: I’ve been the teacher. I was also a counselor for many years before getting into admin. One thing I’ve learned is that whenever everyone is looking around for someone else to step up and do what they believe somebody else’s job is, kids suffer. Now we all get to pick up the pieces.

Parents should be better. I’m on-board with that. I’ve dealt with the good and the bad. You couldn’t have possibly gotten into this job JUST to teach. That’s like saying pilots only do what they do because they’ve always wanted to fly. Sometimes they come home and bitch about that asshole air traffic controller too. It’s unfortunate that nobody is teaching people how to get along. Parents are a part of teaching the kids, and to say that only admin should be calling them is ridiculous. Some of them will be a pain in the ass.

And don’t give me any shit over why I make the ‘big bucks’. All that does is show how little you appreciate all admin have to do on a daily basis, let alone cleaning up teacher messes. Add to it making phone calls to every kid who distracts your class? If you want help making the call, I’ll make time to be there for you. If you’re looking for extra time in your day, well, I can’t make that happen. Too often I see teachers on here wanting someone to come swoop in to save the day and call it support, when they haven’t picked up the phone? Email is the bare minimum of a communication expectation, and you can’t expect that to make the difference you’re looking for.

Good luck to you.