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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If teachers are working 70hrs/week grading, can someone explain to me why my child has no grades entered into SIS for English and History?   [/quote]+1. No grades in Civics.  It’s almost October. [/quote]

As I posted above: you may have a teacher who isn’t going to work more than their paid hours. Some teachers will work dutifully during the school day, but they aren’t willing to give their nights and weekends to the job anymore. There’s a growing argument that those of us who are willing to work around the clock are actually enabling school systems, who then expect even more blood from stone.

My own kids have high school teachers who haven’t put grades in. I get it, and I can’t fault them. Sure, it’s annoying. But if we want grading done in a timely manner, then we need to provide time at work to get it done. [/quote]

What do you call all these days off they've had? That's time.[/quote]

Do you mean these recent school holidays? Those are not days teachers are paid, they are not teacher workday or staff development days; so as the PP mentioned, teachers are not working on them.[/quote]

This is the key issue. Teachers work contract hours and no more- they’re not professionals in the sense that professionals get their work done and don’t just clock out based on work hours. And not all professionals are highly paid. Many local government and nonprofit and other public interest workers are not highly paid but do want to get the job done.[/quote]

Teachers also want to get the job done. They are simply work time to do it.

Imagine your boss told you that he expected you to give presentations for 6.5 hours each day, but you’ll only receive half an hour to prepare. The rest of your work day will be spent presenting for absent coworkers. Would you simply say, “I’m on it”? Or would you ask how realistic that expectation is?

And then imagine your boss said that you also had to regularly assess how well your audience receives that message. (Did I mention it’s a disinterested and potentially hostile audience?) You must collect tons of data, analyze it, and use it to tailor upcoming presentations. Once again, would you question that expectation or simply say “I’m a professional! I’ll get it done!”[/quote]

You’re seeking sympathy from people about to do all that and not get paid. Please get some perspective. [/quote]

You give 6.5 hour presentations for free?[/quote]

What do you think the jobs of the hundreds of teachers employee by the federal government look like? [/quote]

They give 6.5 hour presentations for free? [/quote]

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