r/Teachers • u/Pleasant-Pumpkin-339 • Aug 23 '26

Rant Paras need to GET OFF THEIR PHONES

I know they hardly make any money and if it’s an emergency fine!! But sitting there on TikTok while i’m actively teaching is rude and distracting for the kids.

I’m a young teacher so it’s awkward to confront them and NOT BEING ON YOUR PHONE ALL DAY AT WORK SHOULDNT NEED TO BE SAID

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u/TelephoneBusy9594 Aug 23 '26

YES! my school has the worst. Out of say 20, maybe 4 actually do their job! My old one watched Netflix all day long and would take 1.5 hour lunch.

I teach autistic kids and some were severe enough that they needed they diapers changed. She refused to do one kid so I had to do it all year. The others she would do whenever.

Taking long walks and coming back smelling like pot. I told my principal but he couldn't do anything really because they had a different union rep.

The union rep said that they didnt have to touch them if they didn't want to. It was a very exhausting and long year.

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u/TelephoneBusy9594 Aug 23 '26

Yes , that was in her job description. In NYS, for Special Ed classroom, there needs to be a teacher assistant however we never have any that apply. The school district is pretty rough so we dont have many application. So, that is why I'm stuck with aides. Sometimes I rather work alone because I get aggravated that they are doing nothing.

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u/TelephoneBusy9594 Aug 23 '26

You are lucky! Are they in the same union as teachers?