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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Normal, I would.  Teachers make all kind of excuses but it’s absurd. [/quote]

150 essays at 15 minutes each takes 37.5 sustained hours of grading. That’s 37.5 extra hours of unpaid work to get done in 10 days.

I don’t call that an excuse. I call it an explanation. And I agree it is absurd. It’s absurd that we consider that workload acceptable. [/quote]

It is absurd! But it’s also how things work in most jobs. It’s an American work expectation problem.[/quote]

No, this is not true in most jobs.  Not saying that teaching is the *only* job where this happens, but there are lots of jobs where there is little or no work expected outside of work hours.  And many of the others that do expect that heavy of a load pay a lot better than teaching.  In other words, if teachers leave, most of them can find a lower workload or better pay or both.  We need to wrestle with this or we are going to continue to struggle with recruiting and retaining good teachers.  [/quote]

I’ve watched many of my coworkers transition to other fields. 100% of the ones I’ve kept up with make more money and/or work fewer hours. They all report being much happier.

Teaching has a longevity problem. People burn out. [/quote]

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