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It’s wrong. That said teachers have breaks and a Lunch twice the length of aides. We have no breaks and 30 minute lunch and things do come up now and then. We have lives just like the teachers who are on their phone do
You have no breaks? We get our 30 minute lunch and one 15 minute break.
We are not supposed to be on our phones when with our kids. I have seen para constantly on their phones, some that are occasionally and even some that never are. I use my phone constantly throughout the day. I will look up information if a student asks about something. Prelunch weather check. Brief look at new work email - glancing at subject lines in case anything needs to be read immediately. However, I also use it to track and help with student behavior. The app sounds for "good marks" are a incentive that works for this student. The "bad sound" is not liked at all and usually gets behavior back on track. Yes, I will check my texts & answer if from my kids ~ they know I am working so if they text, it is rare, but important. My phone use is probably 2% personal & 98% work related.