So,
I am finally back to work after a nice long vacation where I did absolutely nothing. I love long vacations. Next year I am planning to hit Italy and Greece, so there will be no time for relaxation. However, it won't be cutting into my planned budget after all. Why? you may unwisely ask. Because when you are good they take advantage of you. And I am good. So instead of the usual work load, I am doing overtime. Steady overtime for the year. That means a lovely large amount of money that comes at the end of the year, just in time for the vacation.
For the second time in my teaching career I am taking on 24 contact hours. For those of you who don't teach, most teachers put in 20 at the most, more often 10-15. That is contact hours...hours actually spent in the classroom, not including preparation, materials, test creation, grading, or any of the other innumerable tasks that await any teacher.
In addition to the numerous hours (as I said I have done this before) I get the additional joy of having far to many sections. Usually there are 2-4 classes, not often more than 100 students whose names you are expected to remember and who you are required to evaluate based on performance and work.
I have 8 sections, roughly 200 students.
All that being said, I am not expecting a particularly difficult year. This time around I started working with my darling husband to create a website that covers all of the materials of the class. That takes half of my load off my shoulders completely.
And to top it all off, I have been given a free hand in making the class into a content based curriculum. Meaning that my actual designation is still English teacher, even though I get to teach them computers.
So even though I have a massive load (or at least that is what my coworkers see) I am not really that surprised. I know how my supervisors think of me, and for that matter my boss as well. They think I am good and can handle it.
Next step,
I have to prove that I really am that good.
and on top of that, I still have to do publishable research and professional development trainings.
ah,
piece of cake.
I am finally back to work after a nice long vacation where I did absolutely nothing. I love long vacations. Next year I am planning to hit Italy and Greece, so there will be no time for relaxation. However, it won't be cutting into my planned budget after all. Why? you may unwisely ask. Because when you are good they take advantage of you. And I am good. So instead of the usual work load, I am doing overtime. Steady overtime for the year. That means a lovely large amount of money that comes at the end of the year, just in time for the vacation.
For the second time in my teaching career I am taking on 24 contact hours. For those of you who don't teach, most teachers put in 20 at the most, more often 10-15. That is contact hours...hours actually spent in the classroom, not including preparation, materials, test creation, grading, or any of the other innumerable tasks that await any teacher.
In addition to the numerous hours (as I said I have done this before) I get the additional joy of having far to many sections. Usually there are 2-4 classes, not often more than 100 students whose names you are expected to remember and who you are required to evaluate based on performance and work.
I have 8 sections, roughly 200 students.
All that being said, I am not expecting a particularly difficult year. This time around I started working with my darling husband to create a website that covers all of the materials of the class. That takes half of my load off my shoulders completely.
And to top it all off, I have been given a free hand in making the class into a content based curriculum. Meaning that my actual designation is still English teacher, even though I get to teach them computers.
So even though I have a massive load (or at least that is what my coworkers see) I am not really that surprised. I know how my supervisors think of me, and for that matter my boss as well. They think I am good and can handle it.
Next step,
I have to prove that I really am that good.
and on top of that, I still have to do publishable research and professional development trainings.
ah,
piece of cake.
