How long is a sabbatical?

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » June 7, 2005 11:56 pm

How long is a sabbatical?

How long do you have to be somewhere to qualify for a sabbatical anyway?

Post by **SMLCHNG** » June 8, 2005 12:24 am

Main Entry: sabbatical
Function: noun
1 a year of rest for the land observed every seventh year in ancient Judea
2 : a leave often with pay granted usually every seventh year (as to a college professor) for rest, travel, or research -- called also sabbatical leave.

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » June 8, 2005 12:26 am

SMLCHNG wrote:Main Entry: sabbatical
Function: noun
1 a year of rest for the land observed every seventh year in ancient Judea
2 : a leave often with pay granted usually every seventh year (as to a college professor) for rest, travel, or research -- called also sabbatical leave.

HA ! !

Penny , I swear I thought I was gonna come in and see you had posted. .

. ." beggin out of doin dishes does NOT constitute a sabbatical . . "

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » June 8, 2005 1:07 am

Elrod wrote:How long is a sabbatical?

How long do you have to be somewhere to qualify for a sabbatical anyway?

Managers must work at McDonalds 10 years then they get a 3 month sabbatical during the summer monthes. I had an employee once who needed the summer off to accompany her hubby to where ever they were subbaticalling.

Its a common term used in education.... once designed for the professors to go off and write books, give lectures and the like.

I don't believe most Big Business is so easily swayed.

creeky · Post by **creeky** » June 8, 2005 3:34 am

Elrod wrote:How long is a sabbatical?

How long do you have to be somewhere to qualify for a sabbatical anyway?

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » June 8, 2005 9:03 am

a year I thought
but how long you need to be at a spot????
I do not know

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » June 8, 2005 9:06 am

a year seems right for rest, travel and research

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » June 8, 2005 9:10 am

I had a nine month involuntary sabatical from my previous occupation

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 8, 2005 9:17 am

I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » June 8, 2005 9:38 am

i think it's for however long a hollywood wingnut needs to get back in the news. they make great publicity stunts, along with "fact finding missions" and new found religions

MojosMama · Post by **MojosMama** » June 8, 2005 9:53 am

I think it's as long as you need to put your head together about a place, person, or issue.

DonnaKayDunbar · Post by **DonnaKayDunbar** » June 8, 2005 11:14 am

MojosMama wrote:I think it's as long as you need to put your head together about a place, person, or issue.

yep

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » June 8, 2005 1:33 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.

I always find it ridiculous that teachers, out of all professions, take sabaticals. . . 3 months per year in the summer isn't enough!?!??!?!??

HarbourPhan · Post by **HarbourPhan** » June 8, 2005 1:38 pm

DonnaKayDunbar wrote:
MojosMama wrote:I think it's as long as you need to put your head together about a place, person, or issue.
yep

yep, me too! Welcome back DKD!!

You were missed, but glad to have you back!!

conched · Post by **conched** » June 9, 2005 1:27 am

DsilCaribe wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.
I always find it ridiculous that teachers, out of all professions, take sabaticals. . . 3 months per year in the summer isn't enough!?!??!?!??

If you ever taught school, you'd know why we wish every month could be June.

kitty · Post by **kitty** » June 9, 2005 6:25 am

conched wrote:
DsilCaribe wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.
I always find it ridiculous that teachers, out of all professions, take sabaticals. . . 3 months per year in the summer isn't enough!?!??!?!??
If you ever taught school, you'd know why we wish every month could be June.

I was going to say the same thing...I give more credit to teachers than you can imagine!

Island_Lullaby · Post by **Island_Lullaby** » June 10, 2005 12:54 am

DsilCaribe wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.
I always find it ridiculous that teachers, out of all professions, take sabaticals. . . 3 months per year in the summer isn't enough!?!??!?!??

Today is my first day of "summer vacation" so I am in far too good of a mood to respond to this with anything other than a

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DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » June 10, 2005 11:04 am

conched wrote:
DsilCaribe wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.
I always find it ridiculous that teachers, out of all professions, take sabaticals. . . 3 months per year in the summer isn't enough!?!??!?!??
If you ever taught school, you'd know why we wish every month could be June.

if you are a highschool teacher or a college professor i can see it being a difficult job and being very tedious, having to memorize the same thing and teach it to similar uninterested teenagers every year. . .but if you are a kindergarden teacher or a elementary school teacher or anything like that and you were to give me the excuse that "little kids are just hard to deal with" i'd just tell you that "well, your job is to deal with those kids and teach them . . .if you dont like it thats too bad, cuz thats ur job" . . . as far as I see it, all you need to know to be a teacher for young kids is know how to spell, do simple addition, know how to read, and know how to speak nicely and smile (i could be totally wrong though)

Opie · Post by **Opie** » June 10, 2005 11:06 am

I voted for one year.

Island_Lullaby · Post by **Island_Lullaby** » June 10, 2005 11:30 am

DsilCaribe wrote:
conched wrote:
DsilCaribe wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:I always thought only teachers and preachers took them. Was always under the impression that they generally last about a year.
I always find it ridiculous that teachers, out of all professions, take sabaticals. . . 3 months per year in the summer isn't enough!?!??!?!??
If you ever taught school, you'd know why we wish every month could be June.
if you are a highschool teacher or a college professor i can see it being a difficult job and being very tedious, having to memorize the same thing and teach it to similar uninterested teenagers every year. . .but if you are a kindergarden teacher or a elementary school teacher or anything like that and you were to give me the excuse that "little kids are just hard to deal with" i'd just tell you that "well, your job is to deal with those kids and teach them . . .if you dont like it thats too bad, cuz thats ur job" . . . as far as I see it, all you need to know to be a teacher for young kids is know how to spell, do simple addition, know how to read, and know how to speak nicely and smile (i could be totally wrong though)

I am a Kindergarten teacher...and yes, you are totally wrong...do I complain about my job?...hell no...I love it!!!..but to imply that teaching young children is easy is way off base...I hate to burst your bubble, but education is a lot different than when we were kids...if I may ask, what do you do for a living?

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