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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]there aren't even that many slots.  my kid's english teacher posted 2.5 hours worth of slots and he must have at least 4 sections of 28 kids each...they're all full.[/quote]

If they're full, you should contact the teacher for a slot.  The teacher should be there long enough (on that day or a different day) to meet anyone who wants a meeting.  If you need more than 5 or so minutes, you can ask for a real meeting time.  (If the teacher is playing games by doing as you describe, they deserve to have people request longer meetings on various and sundry dates.) [/quote]

Sometimes it's not feasible for teachers to meet with all parents. What if the teacher has 100 plus students? This is why we have Synergy, Interims, report cards, etc. Not every parent/student nerds a conference. [/quote]

That’s true but my kids’ middle school has 2.5 hours of slots of 10 minutes each (8 minutes for parent + 2 minutes for teacher to regroup.)  that’s 150 minutes or 15 kids per middle school teacher-it’s no wonder there aren’t enough slots to go around.  And no it’s not ok to not meet with all the parents who want to meet.  These are half days so the teachers can do PT conferences.[/quote]

Teacher here. I was just reading a thread on the “jobs and careers” board. Professionals were in agreement that people shouldn’t work over their contracted hours if they aren’t being compensated.

But a teacher? Teachers are expected to sacrifice as much of their own time as necessary.

Let’s talk conferences. At my school, I was given one day for conferences at 15 minute intervals. (I received a 30 minute break mid-day.) Overall, I was able to meet with 20 parents that day out of 104. That’s all the time my school provided.

So all the extra conference requests are happening on my own time in the afternoons and evenings, on top of my 60 hours I already work a week.

I long for a job where my work/life balance is respected.[/quote]

Many professionals who are exempt work over the hours they are technically required to work. At my nonprofit 60+ hour weeks are typical, and the pay is mediocre. [b]People do it because they are committed to the mission. [/quote][/b]

How nice for them. I'm committed to work life balance and I work my contracted hours. My mission is to last until retirement and not burn out. Every year, it's getting worse so I'll do what I need to do to make it until I retire.[/quote]

It's pretty funny how quickly teachers will go back and forth between considering themselves skilled professionals vs. wage-workers.[/quote]

Do you think it’s acceptable for a skilled professional to be expected to do 50% of their job at home? Do you really think that’s okay?

I’m track my hours now. I worked 75 hours last week. I had 5 hours of unmanaged time at work during the week, which meant that I was given 5 hours to grade, plan, respond to emails, meet with parents, attend meetings, eat lunch, go to the bathroom, etc.

You seem to think that’s acceptable, and that I should just take what I’m given in the name of “professionalism.” Yet here on DCUM are threads arguing against a return to the office, the dreaded 8am meeting, work after 4pm. It seems, according to DCUM, that other professionals should be treated like professionals. Teachers, however, should be treated as martyrs.

The teacher shortage should be clear enough to you: we aren’t putting up with it anymore. [/quote]

Apparently you are, though. [/quote]

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