Certainly possible they are required to spend x amount of time planning, and that they are not required to do so at school.
I assumed they were required to work 8/day, so that makes a lot of sense. I actually want to teach. Only reason I didn't become a history teacher is because I wanted to start my own company.
Meh. I understand the freedoms and everything, but what the **** happened to respecting your country's flag? Is $85K the price of that respect?
It depends on the standards. They are all going to change over the next couple of years with the new common core standards. But more importantly your students will change from year to year so you need to find different ways to deliver the material. It is easier after having having delivered it for a few years. Of course many times teachers are moved to different grades. Then it's like being brand new all over again, and you have to do a ton more work rather than just tweak things. Hopefully teachers are always looking at their data and making adjustments. I know sometimes it doesn't happen with all of the teachers. A totally off topic question. Is your screen name from the Gu Long Wuxia novel called Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword? There was a character in that novel who was called Ling Ling. I was just curious. You don't have to answer if you don't want to.
Oh, you had those handful of teachers that asked students to pass their homework or test to the student behind them and let them grade it. Kinda feel bad for you.
Well, regular desk jobs doesn't mean you're actually working during your mandatory 8 hours/day. For example, I'm sure a vast number of people on this board, including myself, use clutchfans to take breaks during work. In the end, you can basically say any job "can" be less than what the normal work would be. But it is a fact that in order to perform the duties of a teacher well, s/he must spend an inordinate amount of work between and after classes to prep students, look over papers, tests, and deal with any issues that arise. You don't have to be a teacher to realize this behind the scenes work. It should make sense intuitively.
You may be required to do 8, but if there are people who are willing to accept your money and consistently do more than the required 8 hours, then you will be fired pretty soon.
Not in teaching. And compensation is for the most part based on education, certification, and experience, rather than the job they did.
He should have the right to freedom of speech, those that fought for that flag protected it for him with their blood sweat and tears. And others have the right to remember this guy and not give him a job now. Good luck, and Semper Fi, ingrate jackass.
