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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a HS teacher and have been working all weekend. I have a total of 35 college recommendations to write. I still have to prep for my classes and get grading done. I have emails from parents saying I am not doing enough to help their kid in class when I have over 30 kids in each class period. I had one parent email me in all caps - DO YOUR JOB! I have a dozen special Ed reports to write. I never take a lunch break as students always need extra help. I don’t get paid enough for the work I put in. I’m not ready to quit yet but I’m getting close. It is a broken system [/quote] Another high school teacher here and I’m also working all weekend. For those who don’t teach, we aren’t talking 1-2 hours on a Saturday. We mean *all* weekend. It isn’t uncommon to work 15 extra hours prepping, grading, etc. For me this weekend, it’s all about the last-minute college essays. I checked my email and saw a ton of new emails this morning, each a panicked request to look (again) at an essay draft. I’ve been offering since September. I’ve held after-school workshops. No matter what I do, I still get to participate in the last-minute panic. And if I don’t? I have angry parents because I wasn’t available to help their child. I’m exhausted. [/quote] Why are you doing the essays? That’s not part of your job and my teachers never did that. I would view that as a volunteer position that you do because you want to — like being a scout leader or working at a soup kitchen—and not part of your job responsibilities. If it’s too much for you, don’t do it. This is such a classic female thing—voluntarily take on too much and then just silently simmer with rage instead of just saying “no, I’m not able to do that.” [/quote] +1. If someone asked you to come clean their house would you do it? Hopefully not because it's not your job.[/quote] I’m the PP. It is absolutely part of my job. I am told by my department chair, my admin, and our counseling department that I must be ready and willing to help with college essays. I have to attend additional trainings about college essay writing just to make sure I’m prepared for this part of my job. I *wish* I could say no when students ask for this help last minute, especially when I made myself available after school each day in September. Unfortunately, this is a requirement all teachers in my department must fulfill. We receive no stipend, no compensation at all. [/quote] Private school? Charter? If it is part of your job then it needs to be part of the classroom assignment. Next year can you assign "college essay" for the month of October and make that be your classroom project/assignment?[/quote]
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