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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of the extra work teachers say they do sounds low level and that is probably why the barrier to entry and the pay is low. Making copies?  Buying supplies? Someone said they spent 3 weeks I. August setting up their room. Grading papers takes 1 minute per student according to one poster.
[b]There is no higher level higher paid job that expects people to do that.[/b] Seems like a lot of organizational and time management things that they do, aka busy work, that could be handled by someone without a degree and free up teachers to teach.
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I do my own copies.

I think that you are confusing cause and effect.[/quote]

You are not claiming you spend hours outside of your regular and paid hours to do menial tasks like this. That is what I'm talking about. If you re read the thread, many of the things teachers have to do out of work hours are not high level skilled things.

I agree with you on whether it's a cause or effect situation. 
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As a teacher I agree with what you said, however it's important to note that it's not just menial work that teachers have to do on their own time, but work that is absolutely fundamental such as lesson planning which takes hours and hours a week and can in no way be done during the regular school day. The fact is school administrators know that the basic work that teachers need to do just can't be done during school hours, and teachers are just expected to do it all on their own time, and not mind. 
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