tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post3809042765447958019..comments2023-05-26T13:58:00.927-07:00Comments on Mathie x Pensive: TCH: Teachers Work 8 hr DaysGregory Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-15853391854425944432013-06-24T17:13:44.570-07:002013-06-24T17:13:44.570-07:00I worked 19 days straight, along the lines of your...I worked 19 days straight, along the lines of your daily summary chart, except the spike was Friday instead of Tuesday. That you do that sort of work for the bulk of the year is mind-blowing and exhausting. I've been thinking about accounting for the holiday Monday, too, and nothing is coming up. I think that, overall, Mondays are going to look light because most holidays during the school year fall on that day.<br /><br />Hmmm... I was thinking your "at-school, in the physical building" time, more. And, if you work through lunch, it counts. The regular work world gets time off to eat without working. (Though, I've done light work through lunch like start a PC re-image because the PC is at my desk.) I was also thinking that you should merge the April data with the May and see if that changes anything on the graph.<br /><br />Aha! However, weekly prep is needed and is best done at the start of the week instead of the end, so that doesn't help smooth the graph any. Still, the graphing and tracking is showing a definite pattern.Scott Delahunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-80910027479604163602013-06-22T21:25:09.852-07:002013-06-22T21:25:09.852-07:00I'm trying to picture 19 days crammed into one...I'm trying to picture 19 days crammed into one week, and it's blowing my mind. Maybe I missed something there. Also, not sure how to adjust for the holiday without putting probably far more thought into this than necessary.<br /><br />At first I thought "great idea!" for the removal of in-class, but then it occurred to me that it would only be removing 225 minutes (3.75 hrs) from every day. Or 5 hours if you include the 75 minute "prep" period I have to do, er, everything else. Which isn't that hard to do (lobotomize the bars) and simply shows that, on a daily basis, I work 4 hours more than people think I do. Or 3 hours more, if you accept I work at lunch and need to be in class before the bell actually rings (the standard "6 hour day").<br /><br />Yeah, Tuesday I try to prep for the rest of the week while I'm still fresh. Suppose it doesn't really surprise me. I think June's been shaping up the same way.Gregory Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109150351375891279.post-72723117379523174822013-06-10T18:15:28.469-07:002013-06-10T18:15:28.469-07:00You really work too much. As do your fellow teach...You really work too much. As do your fellow teachers. That's a workload that would result in the Labour Board stepping in, especially when sustained. I once did a 19-day work week and was burnt out and needed time to recover.<br /><br />For the Mondays, can you separate out the holiday Monday from the rest? Or maybe subtract the time at school from the average of the non-holiday Mondays for comparison? Because it's starting to look like you did more work at home the holiday Monday than any other weekday.<br /><br />Hmmm... One thought just occurred. What if you took out the in-class time? The "regular" work hours, so to speak. Compare the "overtime" (for lack of a better word here) per day. Weekends, it's all "overtime" (really need a better word here). It might be educational for non-teacher types.<br /><br />Looking at your daily graph, Tuesdays seem to be your heaviest day, though the holiday Monday skews things a little. Wednesday through Friday is more steady.Scott Delahunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.com