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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am floored by teachers who think late grading is defensible. It's a fundamental requirement of the job.[/quote]

You haven't been paying attention.  There are now 130% fundamental requirements of the job.  If a person is only willing to give 110-120% of their contracted time to the job, what gives?  It's easier to take a pass on things like entering grades into the on-line portal than to skip mandatory meetings, skip state mandated testing requirements, skip state and federal disability management (like meetings for IEPs, 504s), and so on.

There are only so many hours in a week and at a certain point, teachers give up.  I know many who work 60 hour work weeks and have to stop so that they can take care of their own families or their own health.  I know one teacher who had a chronic health issue, went to the ER, was admitted on a Friday night. [b] On Sunday after getting discharged, instead of going home to rest as she was instructed, she drove to school so that she could work on lesson plans for Monday.  She was given a form from the hospital that said she was excused from work for 3 days to recover, but she ignored it because there was no sub lined up and no sub available for Monday.  So she drove to school, did her lesson plans and caught up on state mandated training that had to be completed by Monday and finally late at night Sunday, drove home to eat a quick microwave dinner and collapse into bed for 6 hours so that she could get up and get to school on time.[/b]

So, what parts of state and district mandated work do you want the teacher to give up to be able to spend 1 hour entering grades into Canvas for parents to see?  My friend graded things and handed the papers back to the kids, but she just didn't enter the results into Canvas.

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She sounds like an idiot without a backbone to be honest. If they can’t find a sub, that’s the school’s problem. The teacher is not expected to come in if no sub picks up the job. That has never been the case. Also, it’s very possible they could have found someone the next am. If not, they will often divide the kids up and send them to different rooms for the day. How would she know on Sunday night whether or not the job would or wouldn’t be filled come Monday AM?  Furthermore, teachers are told to have emergency sub plans on hand that any idiot can follow. There was no need for her to actually go to the school to make the lesson plans if she already had emergency plans created like she was supposed to. I guess she didn’t have them created. And seriously, plans can be emailed to a colleague from home anyway. And why was she waiting until the last possible weekend to complete a state mandated training? I’m sure she could have gotten an extension given her visit to the ER. This so called teacher is trying to be a martyr. Nobody forced her to come in.

To be honest this whole story sounds made up. Schools are not even open on Sundays. [/quote]

I'm confused by the conflicting feedback on this thread. On one hand, we have a parent saying that teachers need to drop everything (family, health, etc.) in their lives, even on weekends, in order to fulfill their obligations. Now we have a parent arguing that teachers shouldn't be martyrs to the job.

My school is open on Sundays. My previous school was, as well. I absolutely believe this story and I've worked with plenty of teachers who would have made a similar decision. There is a sub shortage just like there is a teacher shortage. Guess who covers my classes if I get sick or if I take leave? My overburdened, exhausted colleagues. Many of us try not to take leave for that very reason. Is it martyrdom? Perhaps, but it also the only sign of respect our coworkers often get these days. [b]Guess who gets blamed if a parent doesn't like the "idiot" emergency plan you mention? The teacher. Guess who gets blamed if the students are divided up into other classes? The teacher.[/b] Sometimes the path of least resistance is just getting the job done, no matter how much you put yourself through to get there.[/quote]

Parents don’t really care what happens when there’s a sub for a day or two. Get real. Especially if there was an emergency with the teacher. They are pretty understanding. Parents are simply grateful for their kids to be back in school after the year of hell with virtual schooling. The dr advised the teacher not to work for 3 days following an illness. The teacher chose to ignore medical advice and go crazy with sub plans instead. That is totally on her. I don’t feel sorry for someone like that. That is just sheer stupidity. [/quote]

Your response sounds stupid....did you read the whole thread.[/quote]

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