#372: 4 B C - Re: people need breaks? 

Said very nicely!!  I am an elementary teacher, I get to work at 6:40 every day of the week and work (at school) until 4:30 every day except Friday!  That is 10 minutes shy of 10 hours a day I am at school.  Like you, I come home and do lesson plans, update my website, e-mail parents, search for Promethean lessons online, grade papers, do the weekly homework calendar, make tests, cut lamination...I work at the very least one hour at home every night but it's usually two hours. I stay two weeks at school after the kids last day doing report cards, filing papers, doing portfolios that will go with my students to the next grade, packing, cleaning, and I report two weeks before the students first day preparing for the first day and sneak a peak BECAUSE our "pre-planning" days are filled with meetings and trainings.   I keep up with my hours (at school and home).  This year,  Week 1 - 62 hours.  Week 2 - 59 hours. Week 3 - 64 hours.   I haven't worked under 40 hours a week at all this year.  My lowest week was 46.5.  The proposed calendar will cause much burnout...

#407: Bring back the balanced calendar! - Re: Re: people need breaks? 

 you poor baby

please your heart

#407: Bring back the balanced calendar! - Re: Re: people need breaks?

They have fired us--then rehired some.  They have cut our pay 2%.  They have given us our raises 5 months late.  They have furloughed us 3 days.  They have made us pay more for health benifits (most on a calendar with an August 15th start date I might add).  They have asked us to do more with less.  All we asked for in return was a reasonable calendar with some breaks for us and our students.  This would make our lives and the lives of our students a little less stressful.  What did we get?  A sharp stick on our eye.  Thank you Cobb County School Board!