Education / Teaching thread

Outbackjack said

I’m telling you someone isn’t being efficient.
Our teachers work 7:15-2:15 school day…..then stay til 4:00 to complete all meetings, headings, etc.
I require them to leave by 4:00 each day, not make calls to parents after 4:00.
Parents know that and honor it too.
If a teacher wants to check email at night, that’s their choice.
But most use the 2:15-4:00 slot to handle all of that….and it works.

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My wife teaches until 3 then has hall duty until 330. Special Ed is an entirely different realm with regard to documentation. Her caseload is usually about 15-18 and she will be case manager for many of them. IEP can be 20-30 pages with a lot of narrative. Parent calls which have to be transcribed. She averages 50+ hrs per week and still feels like there is much that doesn’t get done.

Due to Covid there is a real staff shortage at her school. As a result everyone wears more than one hat. Rooms need to be cleaned and sanitized, and there are too few janitors.