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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a long-standing problem in FCPS with terrible consequences for students. But most teachers, particularly those who post here, will be incredibly defensive about it. They, quite frankly, do not seem to think that grading is important enough to prioritize over other tasks. And administrators must agree because there is never any change.

I'd lodge concerns, in writing, to the counselor and principle, but do not expect any change.  [/quote]

Which task should we drop so we can grade? Should I drop planning lessons? That means I won’t be ready when your child shows up in my classroom on Monday. Should I drop logging and analyzing student data? That means I’ll have no idea how well your child is doing over them. Maybe I should drop parking lot duty and cafeteria duty, even though my contract dictates that I am responsible for fulfilling them. Maybe I should drop answering the tsunami of parent and student emails I get each day, or I should refuse to go to IEP meetings.

I get less than an hour of work time each day. I usually have over 5 hours of work to do. There’s the math and that’s the reason grading takes a while.

If you want more timely feedback, then join teachers in the fight for more reasonable workloads. I’ve worked 6 hours already today, on a Saturday. I’m nowhere near done.

The teachers here who refuse to work on weekends have the right idea. They are forcing an appropriate work/life balance while I’ll burn out and quit.[/quote]

Proving the OPs point. Sorry your job sucks. But that doesn’t change the fact that grading isn’t happening and childrens education is suffering because of it. [/quote]

Teaching these days is an absurdly impossible job.  Most teachers have lives, families, and responsibilities outside of work and are unwilling to “volunteer” our time past the contracted hours for the pay we receive.  Some have second jobs because of the pay they receive.  A lot of teachers learn  take shortcuts in order to stay afloat and even then, they have to let some things slide.  It’s appalling, I know.

So kids aren’t receiving grades in a timely manner.  If that’s your biggest concern, it shouldn’t be.  You are focusing on a symptom of a much larger problem. It is possible that in fifteen years time, you will look back on these days and think how lucky your kids were to have teachers with college degrees, teachers who tried to plan interesting lessons for your kids, rather than high school graduates and military vets who are only equipped for babysitting duty.[/quote]

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