Teachers stage "Grade-In" at area mall

[proud2BlibKansan]

Frank McCulley and 106 of his colleagues converged on the Deptford Mall food court, took a seat and for two hours did in public something usually done in private. They graded papers, wrote lesson plans, and created instructional materials. McCulley, a physics teacher at Delsea Regional High School, cooked up the idea with chemistry teacher Tina Dare.

Working for a solid two hours, no one got all the work done.

“Tina and I were talking about how the public has this notion that teachers work short hours,” McCulley said. “They have no idea of the time we put in grading papers or prepping for class outside the normal school day.”

A 2008 NJEA poll of members revealed that more than 20 percent of teachers spend more than 20 hours beyond the contracted day on schoolwork. Seventy-five percent report that they work at least six to 10 hours beyond the contracted day in a typical week.

more . . . http://www.njea.org/news/2011-03-23/members-stage-grade-in-at-deptford-mall

[drm604]

1. K&R for our teachers.

:kick:

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Thank you

[MadHound]

2. It has always amazed me that people think that teachers don't work,

Being the son of teachers, I knew the hours put in by teachers, but I guess since most folks don't have this sort of perspective, they just look at the school hours and assume. Though one would think that if people used their common sense. . .

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Well if you want to educate the masses, where better than the mall?

I think this is just a great idea.

[Reader Rabbit]

5. That's a brilliant idea!

Teachers should stage this kind of demonstration across the country! In addition to making their point, it's also probably morale-raising to share time with like-minded colleagues.

[mcar]

6. This is a great idea!

[Shagbark Hickory]

7. Oh Christ. Someone please help these people.

They don't need a "grade in"
They need a "GRADE OUT"

as in...

Fuck us over and your brats aint getting an education.