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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers are busy. They don't have time to grade assignments. [/quote]

If you don't have enough time and have to choose to do do something, so be it. But choose to not do something else. Something that doesn't so adversely affect the very students you are ostensibly there to help. [/quote]

I’m a teacher and a different poster. I don’t agree with a lot of what I read on this thread. If teachers haven’t updated in a month, that’s bad. If teachers are putting tons of grades in last minute, that’s bad. If there’s only 1-2 assignments, that’s bad.

But…

It’s hard to prioritize grading. If I’m not planned, I literally can’t teach. I’d end up sitting in the front of the room unprepared, simply staring at my students. Planning takes precedence over grading 100% of the time. It has to.

I have to respond to parents and students within 48 hours. I get a ton of emails. If I don’t respond, the emails compound and parents get angrier. Email takes precedence over grading.

I wish it wasn’t like this, but it is. We don’t get a lot of unstructured time at work. Most of our work actually gets done at home. I also wish that wasn’t the case.[/quote]

Welcome to the working world, where you have to prioritize. And do work at home, just like most of us. But, if you're not giving the feedback and grades in a timely manner, it doesn't matter what you're teaching in class. The two go hand in hand.[/quote]

Welcome to the real world where teachers are leaving the profession in droves - no one is going to force them to work 60-hour weeks anymore.[/quote]

I absolutely agree. I’m one of the 60+ hour a week teachers. I get graded work back quickly, but I give up almost every night and weekend to do that. Why is that okay?

I hate when people say “other professions have to work outside hours.” No kidding. Yet somehow we respect those other professions while we belittle teachers.

Clearly teachers are done being exploited in this manner. My department is losing 4 more at the end of the year, and the workhorses among us (like me) are slowing down.

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I left the classroom at the end of the 2022 school year (after 15 years) and don’t miss all the BS at all.[/quote]

YUP! The disrespect is unreal.[/quote]

Oh yea. How dare parents and students expect timely grades and feedback. GTFOH.

We don't miss you either. [/quote]

LOL oh look the angry troll is back[/quote]

You shouldn't be teaching with dumba$$ comments, and an attitude like yours. Thank god you left. [/quote]

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