I am just wondering, why do school teachers have to take a long time in the restroom?
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Because they're usually full of sh*t!
78577
Im answering this question from an adult point of view. I work in a high school and there are 8 periods that run about 45 minutes each. There is a 10 minute break in the morning and a 25 minute lunch. Although the break and lunch seem short, they are actually a good amout of time. Any longer than that gives the students time to start fooling around and lose focus. The school day should be well structured and the transition between classes should be about 3 minutes for a smaller school.
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I wish there was b/c I too have wondered much the same thing. I sat behind a guy in school that was a moron, took the time to dress up in nice clothes, yet refused to take a shower. Needless to say, he was quickly dubbed "why dress up if you're gonna stink". I hated him.
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Children do not respect rules and often teachers allow children to get away with things to make their lives easier.\n\nI work in a school and a lot of teachers threaten children with detentions, but never carry them out because they'd have to give up time at lunchtime or after school.
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Women take longer to go as they can't just unzip their pants and they are also the ones taking young children to the bathroom. They also go more often because they get periods. They have extra stalls because otherwise the line is much longer. People who inspect restrooms for cleanliness as a job are people who formerly cleaned it and got promoted. If no one inspects then people will do a bad job of cleaning it. Most women don't like to use a filthy bathroom so we are concerned with it being clean
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our teachers do the same thing........the main reason why is beacuse the students at our school disrespect the teachers by walkin out of class, cusin at the techers, hittin teachers, and too much more.........but teachers are not allowed to curse at students though
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yes..........my 6 yr old told me thats all her classmates poop and pee  at the same time.......... tmif.......lol
577579
I have never understood this.  I have tried it a couple times, like I will come home and bring the mail in the bathroom with me.  But all I get out of it is spending more time than I needed to on the toilet (because I was busy reading instead of getting up and leaving) and a numb rear end.  Toilet seats are not made for long periods of sitting.\n\nI have been told its for peace and quiet, but I could find a much more comfy spot for peace and quiet.
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Teachers tend to spend a lot of time standing at the front of the classroom. Standing for long periods on hard floors can cause back pain.  It's mostly due to lack of exercise to keep the back and abdominal muscles toned. These muscles help support the upper body while standing. \n\nA few hours a week in the gym, working on back and abs can really help.
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BECAUSE THEY ARE DEHYDRATED. For some strange reason when you are dehydrated you urinate a lot. Your body uses up all available resourses.
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I understand your frustration.  I have taught high school for 8 years and it is very discouraging at times to see the situations that exist in the classroom.  First of all, there is a mandate that Special Education students be mainstreamed into the general classroom population.  I have had a class of 34 students with 9 Spec. Ed. students (this is becoming more and more typical).  There are supposed to be teacher's aides to help in classes like that, but school budgets are spent so unwisely, at times, that there is no money for a teacher's aide for every teacher with a significant amount of Spec. Ed. students (who either have a learning disability, a behavioral disability, or an emotional disability).  This leaves the teacher and the students at a disadvantage.  Teachers now use more time on class management than on class instruction.  And, it's not just because of Spec. Ed. students.  For some reason many students like to "dumb down" on their own as to not be ridiculed by their peers for being too smart, a nerd, or a "lame".  School administration look at teachers with disdain and often let go of teachers with too high of a failure rate, so many teachers, when presented with a class or classes that do not produce on the expected level then create a curriculum that they feel the students have a chance to pass, even if it does not prepare a student to be on level.  Our educational system is in deep need of reforms that work, not just reforms that look good on paper but have no substance or effectiveness in the classroom or to the students.  I try to prepare students for high school and beyond, whether they are college bound, interested in vocational training, or ready to work once they graduate.  Teaching is a many tiered profession (teacher, counselor, mentor) if children are to be educated properly.  I worry about the same things you do, but I also know that the big decisions about education often do not rest upon  teachers' shoulders, but on an administration that is often too long out of the classroom to remember or know the things that work and the things that do not.  I only hope that it gets better before it continues getting worse.
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actually i just watched a thing on t.v. about germs. they said bathrooms are okay and that although they are dirty, as long as you are not licking your hands afterward, you have nothing to worry about really.  their advice was:  always wear shoes,  go in the very first stall (less people use ones closer to the doors),  unless you can visibly SEE something gross on the toilet seat -it is OK to sit on it, even without a seat cover,  and wash your hands with soap for minimum of 20 seconds (sing the ABC's in your head while washing to do it for the right amount of time).  The germ people actually said that shopping carts from grocery stores fail more health/hygeine inspections than most public bathrooms!!! But no one thinks twice about touching a shopping cart handle.  They tested one and found all sorts of viruses and bacteria including poo. So never, never take free food samples from the grocery store without sanitizing, or your likely to get sick from it. \n\n  \nI don't mind public bathrooms unless they are really, really gross. You always hear horror stories about people who contract diseases from public bathrooms, but I think they are few and far between. I've never known (or met anyone who has known) anyone who has gotten medical problems from a public bathroom....\nIn Switzerland (i think) an artist created a fully functional bathroom on a street corner. it's walls are two-way mirrors. So people on the street just see a mirror, but from the inside you can see everything outside. So you're basically doing your business in front of everyone, but they can't see you.  Apparently no one uses it because it's so strange and they get anxiety about it. Talk about public bathrooms.... haha.
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Teenagers need their own time and space to think.  There's a lot going on in their heads!  If it makes him or her feel better and release stress from their day, or prepare them for a better day than I wouldn't put a limit to it.  I guess if it's in the morning and there are people trying to get in the bathroom and the teenager is just taking his sweet time than that is disrespectful.  In that case I would put a limit on it so that other people can get the bathroom time they need.
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For one thing, I imagine that schools are worried that their students will tred into dangerous territory.  There have been numerous instances of children going into chat rooms and later ending up in a dangerous situation, usually by meeting someone they met in a chat room face-to-face.  So, to prevent such things from happening, schools block access to chat rooms from their computers.\n\nI also agree with the answer previously given:  class time is not play time.
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sitting for long periods at a time and holding it too long when you have to use the restroom.
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I hover sometimes or I use tissue to cover the toilet seat. Sometimes I hold it if it is a nasty restroom. At school I will not take a shit. It is really embarrassing if you do it and someone just happens to walk in behind me.
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Anything genital related always works well, because the teacher doesn't want to probe (no pun intended) too deep. For a guy, take your teacher asided and tell him it burns when you pee. He will feel so uncomfortable, that he'll let it slide.