This started because I was saying how much I really did love substitute teaching and how much I really am enjoying my classes but that I was looking forward to a regular schedule without the "night-time" component -- wreaks havoc with the kids' schedules -- and Al (my dear hubby) said, "well... you may want to ask your friends what their evenings are really like because ..."  

 

So, I know there is homework to grade and planning to do ... but what is this "bureaucratic tracking" thing?   I know that I saw a study once that showed, for elementary, an average workweek of something like 50 hours -- which is probably pretty close to a "normal" (non-workaholic) industry average, but I thought I'd check... 

 

I think the questions I shall ask of all of you are these:

 

-  on an average night, how much "work" do you do after you leave school -- don't count parent-teacher conferences etc... and what kind is it?  Is it more grading papers/planning/communications than this bureaucratic stuff or the other way around?  

-  I know that most teachers don't actually LEAVE school at 4 ... how late do you find yourself usually needing to stay ... how often do you have meetings that keep you there till ??? 

 

P.S.  I have made my decision -- I am not scared off by extra work -- YOUR experiences are right now the only way I can get a taste of the profession!!  So, I just want to know!!