Anonymous
01/09/2023 20:38
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s less about not putting the grades into SIS than not grading the work at all. When teachers don’t grade and return assignments, how are kids supposed to learn and do better the next time?
Sounds like the district needs to give them more planning time to do it.
YES, please! I don’t even have after school planning time twice a week as one day is school meetings (department, faculty, etc) and one day is required free tutoring. Even just saying no commitments after the last bell rings would be a major improvement.
How much time do you get during the school day? Not challenging you, just curious. I’m an ES teacher and I can completely understand prioritizing and how entering grades into a grade book gets pushed down the list behind more immediate needs. There are only so many hours.
ES teachers get 3 planning periods each week (45 minutes each).
Anonymous
01/09/2023 20:36
Subject: Re:Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Many teachers at my school have second jobs to pay the bills so they aren't staying after school to update the grade book. It gets done when it gets done.
You can do it over the weekend, or when you get home from your 2nd job
Or they could pay teachers enough so that they don't require a second income. I'm pretty sure my stockbroker BIL isn't running from his office to his second job just so he can pay the bills.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 20:32
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Happy to beat that with one class that hasn’t had a grade since 11/10.
Jesus, I just don’t understand why they just don’t update the gradebook
Because I don't work after my day ends. The bell rings at 4:30 pm and I'm on campus until around 5:30. If it doesn't get done during that time, it waits until the next day. And what needs to get done during that time is the returning of parent emails and the endless stupid-ass gd training the county assigns us.
If I can't get grades done while at school during my free period - and honestly, I usually can't because I'm being asked to cover other classes - then that's what happens.
I'd rather cram all grades in one Sunday afternoon before the semester ends than spend an hour of my personal time each evening doing them. My husband isn't asked to continue his workday once he arrives home. Teaching is a job and is no different than other jobs.
Which schools dismiss at 4:30?
DP. I work at an ES that dismisses at 4:05. The last bus is called at 4:25-4:30, which is after my contract hours officially end.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 20:25
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Happy to beat that with one class that hasn’t had a grade since 11/10.
Jesus, I just don’t understand why they just don’t update the gradebook
Because I don't work after my day ends. The bell rings at 4:30 pm and I'm on campus until around 5:30. If it doesn't get done during that time, it waits until the next day. And what needs to get done during that time is the returning of parent emails and the endless stupid-ass gd training the county assigns us.
If I can't get grades done while at school during my free period - and honestly, I usually can't because I'm being asked to cover other classes - then that's what happens.
I'd rather cram all grades in one Sunday afternoon before the semester ends than spend an hour of my personal time each evening doing them. My husband isn't asked to continue his workday once he arrives home. Teaching is a job and is no different than other jobs.
Which schools dismiss at 4:30?
Anonymous
01/09/2023 20:23
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s less about not putting the grades into SIS than not grading the work at all. When teachers don’t grade and return assignments, how are kids supposed to learn and do better the next time?
Sounds like the district needs to give them more planning time to do it.
YES, please! I don’t even have after school planning time twice a week as one day is school meetings (department, faculty, etc) and one day is required free tutoring. Even just saying no commitments after the last bell rings would be a major improvement.
How much time do you get during the school day? Not challenging you, just curious. I’m an ES teacher and I can completely understand prioritizing and how entering grades into a grade book gets pushed down the list behind more immediate needs. There are only so many hours.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 19:40
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Happy to beat that with one class that hasn’t had a grade since 11/10.
Jesus, I just don’t understand why they just don’t update the gradebook
Because I don't work after my day ends. The bell rings at 4:30 pm and I'm on campus until around 5:30. If it doesn't get done during that time, it waits until the next day. And what needs to get done during that time is the returning of parent emails and the endless stupid-ass gd training the county assigns us.
If I can't get grades done while at school during my free period - and honestly, I usually can't because I'm being asked to cover other classes - then that's what happens.
I'd rather cram all grades in one Sunday afternoon before the semester ends than spend an hour of my personal time each evening doing them. My husband isn't asked to continue his workday once he arrives home. Teaching is a job and is no different than other jobs.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 19:38
Subject: Re:Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Many teachers at my school have second jobs to pay the bills so they aren't staying after school to update the grade book. It gets done when it gets done.
You can do it over the weekend, or when you get home from your 2nd job
Nope, that is time for us and our family
LOL I really hope that last post was sarcasm. I somehow manage to keep my grade book updated for the most part and am usually only behind on late work and retakes. Fwiw, if I have 20 students retake my honors high school test, and it's about 3-5 minutes per test to grade (math, short answer, etc), then thats an hour to over an hour and a half of grading just for the retake and that's if I only have 20 students taking it. That's an entire planning period and we all know we rarely get a full planning period to actually get work done. So retakes are graded when I get to them. I also don't grade homework and post keys so it's up to students to complete the practice and self check. Quiz grades usually reflect homework anyway. The only way I'm not drowning in grading is that I just don't have as many things I grade. I have no idea how teachers in the English and history departments in my school do it.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 19:34
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Last time my DD teacher updated the grade book was December 9th….
Students have been doing assignments since then, semester end soon and nothing graded. I’m not telling you how to do your job, but you should update your grade book kids need to know if they are missing anything. Please
Well they just got back from the long break and have only been back 5 days now. Dec. 9 isn’t that bad as the last day of school before break was Dec. 16. I doubt they did anything significant that week anyway.
What grade is your child in?
Anonymous
01/09/2023 19:16
Subject: Re:Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Many teachers at my school have second jobs to pay the bills so they aren't staying after school to update the grade book. It gets done when it gets done.
You can do it over the weekend, or when you get home from your 2nd job
Nope, that is time for us and our family
Anonymous
01/09/2023 19:09
Subject: Re:Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Many teachers at my school have second jobs to pay the bills so they aren't staying after school to update the grade book. It gets done when it gets done.
You can do it over the weekend, or when you get home from your 2nd job
Anonymous
01/09/2023 18:57
Subject: Re:Let’s update gradebook
Many teachers at my school have second jobs to pay the bills so they aren't staying after school to update the grade book. It gets done when it gets done.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 18:54
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s less about not putting the grades into SIS than not grading the work at all. When teachers don’t grade and return assignments, how are kids supposed to learn and do better the next time?
Sounds like the district needs to give them more planning time to do it.
YES, please! I don’t even have after school planning time twice a week as one day is school meetings (department, faculty, etc) and one day is required free tutoring. Even just saying no commitments after the last bell rings would be a major improvement.[/quote
I seen TikTok post about teachers only working contract hours, Every Time I see a teacher posting that I asked them to quit
Why? Working only contract hours protects them from burnout.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 18:49
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s less about not putting the grades into SIS than not grading the work at all. When teachers don’t grade and return assignments, how are kids supposed to learn and do better the next time?
Sounds like the district needs to give them more planning time to do it.
YES, please! I don’t even have after school planning time twice a week as one day is school meetings (department, faculty, etc) and one day is required free tutoring. Even just saying no commitments after the last bell rings would be a major improvement.[/quote
I seen TikTok post about teachers only working contract hours, Every Time I see a teacher posting that I asked them to quit
Anonymous
01/09/2023 18:40
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s less about not putting the grades into SIS than not grading the work at all. When teachers don’t grade and return assignments, how are kids supposed to learn and do better the next time?
Sounds like the district needs to give them more planning time to do it.
YES, please! I don’t even have after school planning time twice a week as one day is school meetings (department, faculty, etc) and one day is required free tutoring. Even just saying no commitments after the last bell rings would be a major improvement.
Anonymous
01/09/2023 17:58
Subject: Let’s update gradebook
Anonymous wrote:It’s less about not putting the grades into SIS than not grading the work at all. When teachers don’t grade and return assignments, how are kids supposed to learn and do better the next time?
Sounds like the district needs to give them more planning time to do it.