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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]
(Called government shutdown)

Once again, why be a teacher if you can't handle the task of teachin?  The fact that you're surprised by this is amazing!!!

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DP. I get it. You’re a fed facing a potential shutdown and a delayed paycheck. [b]See, here’s the difference: I do feel bad for you.[/b] That shouldn’t happen, and I can sympathize with having to work for free for an employer who doesn’t respect you.

But I guess it’s hard to send that same respect my way, huh? [/quote]

Do you? Then act like it the next time you advocate for schedules that make it impossible for those of us with kids who still have jobs to work a normal workweek just so you can have more free time. Stop with your ludicrous **amazon** wishlists while your students parents’ are on unemployment. Advocate that schools in this area fundraise to support local food banks instead of catering your meals.  Then you might deserve some respect but your entitlement at this time in this area is truly an incredibly off-putting representation of your profession.[/quote]

Based on your post, we can tell you’ll never respect teachers (or probably any other human). You’re just mad at the world and are taking it out on teachers. [/quote]

No, I’m not mad at the world, I’m mad at a bunch of lazy, entitled “professionals” who have convinced themselves and a fair number of others that they are victims when there are people working 1000x harder getting a fraction of what they do.  Yet somehow they believe the VA social worker should miss a shift at work so they get more prep time.[/quote]

Got it, nothing anyone says will change your mind. Your life sucks and posting on this board makes you feel better.[/quote]

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