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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she's commuting with a spouse [b]why can't she work while he drives? Or take the work with her and do it later in the evening?[/b]

It sounds like she's taking advantage because she knows you'll stay and finish the work. What has she said when you've previously brought this up?[/quote]

These are good questions.  I think you're being taken advantage of.  You need to address it.

If it doesn't change and there's time sensitive work to be finished that she promises to do the next day.  Say "That's great.  Let me just send this email to the boss letting him/her know you'll be doing that."  And walk out the door with her.[/quote]

OP here-- in the industry we're in it doesn't really work like that. I was trying to avoid stating my profession, as it is one that many people have uninformed opinions about and once those people start chiming in then the thread will derail.  She does take her own personal work to do on the drive or at home, but it's not the stuff that needs to be done for the greater good. [/quote]

I think if you want useful advice you are going to have to provide better details. If the greater good work is things that cannot be taken out of the office, then state that. Also, what have you said to her about this issue and what has been her response?

I think the second PPs suggestion of take her up on saying she'll get the work done is a decent solution.

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We are teachers on the same team. I was trying to avoid saying that, seeing how another teacher-related thread derailed. The work she brings home is her own grading.

The stuff that we divide up is creating instructional resources and assessments. It's time-sensitive because we map out the unit and can't just stall if we don't have the resources ready. We divide up different content areas--like she'll plan for science and I'll plan for reading/language arts. Then we share what we came up with. We can use some stuff that's already created but most often we have to adjust the materials to differentiate for our students. The students' needs are different every year. It's time-consuming. A lot of the programs we use are only available on school computers, so it's difficult to do that stuff from home.

Then there's the business of having the materials physically ready for the kids. When the resources aren't ready on time, it's a mad dash to get copies made or to convert the resources into a flipchart or to have the materials laminated and cut out.

So basically when she doesn't have her part ready by the agreed-upon day, then I'm left to scramble or use materials that aren't as good for my students. That is what I meant about the greater good. So I stay later to make sure I have everything ready for the next day and try to get a little ahead. She comes in the next day and the resources are magically there. Then I bring home my own grading to do at home.

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