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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stand up for the teachers. The reason they aren’t grassing work quickly is because they have to cover other teacher’s classes during their planning periods. [/quote]

The ones who can't do their jobs had other excuses when they weren't covering other teachers' classes.  It's really quite ridiculous and just breeds cynicism and a lack of respect on the part of students when teachers can't get their act together to post grades on a timely basis. [/quote]

Is grading and posting grades more labor intensive now than they were in the 80s? Is it lack of time during the school day to grade work? Genuinely curious. We had larger classes where I went to school and teachers turn homework and tests around quicker. My MS and HS kid don’t get many assignments back u til after the unit tests or quizzes on the test topics. And much of what is returned isn’t actually checked for accuracy — just that work was done.[/quote]

It is different because teachers have way more responsibilities than before. The amount of forced meetings, trainings, PD, admin tasks takes time away from grading and planning. This is a major reason why teachers are leaving. There is very little autonomy. I think if the county did the following there would be less burnout.

90 min planning blocks daily
Class Size Caps of 25
Stop CLTS and let teachers choose to meet and plan together. 
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I don’t teach high school, I teach Upper ES and can tell you I am drowning in work. I have 5 hours a week of planning and only 3 that are not in CLT meetings. 3 hours is not a lot to plan, grade, email parents, etc. I come in early every morning and do a few hours on Sunday. I have been teaching for awhile so luckily planning has become easier, but what teachers need is time. [/quote]

That plan would be great.  The CT meetings are terrible and such a time suck.

Also, I would specify that administrators cannot require teachers to use their planning time for non-teaching activities.  [/quote]

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