Friday, September 21, 2007

A normal work day for a teacher at my school

8:45 arrival
9:15 specialist (55 minutes) This is the teachers free time. They do NOT attend specialists with their student.
10:00-12:00 lessons
12:00-12:45 lunch
12:45-1:45 more lessons (sometimes combine with another class so a teacher can then have another break
1:45-2:00 Recess (only two out of the five teachers have duty-The para in that class has duty everyday and the para's must attend specialists with the child. If the para is not required during specialists time they shove her in another class room to be the teachers helper there.)
2:00-3:00 Additional Lesson.
3:00-3:22 prepare to depart.

That means that during that 6 hours of work they have 2 hours of "alone" time. Now this does not include the time that they shove their class onto another teacher, have some else give a presentation, or have an assembly.

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