Sorry, but there are lots of people in the private sector that work 12 hours a day, too, all year long.
Schools have prep periods for teachers to use and I know for a fact that usually the teachers disappear during those periods. One is hard pressed to actually find a teacher in their room using it to plan, grade papers, etc.
“Sorry, but there are lots of people in the private sector that work 12 hours a day, too, all year long.”
Yes, and they are compensated for it. Teachers are not. If I only did work on my contracted hours my students would suffer greatly.
“Schools have prep periods for teachers to use and I know for a fact that usually the teachers disappear during those periods. One is hard pressed to actually find a teacher in their room using it to plan, grade papers, etc.”
Your very correct here. In my case it’s because in my school we don’t have enough classrooms, so on a prep period they move another class into “your” room. Second, I am generally chasing down kids during my prep period. With all the demands on teachers (having to do the legwork on the latest trend an admin has jumped on) we use some of our “prep” for that as well.
Really, too many people blame the teachers because their contract is the biggest line-item in a budget. Compare their line-item per capita with admin, consultants, superintendents and the like and then you will find the true waste.