Quote from: Solstice2006 on January 10, 2018, 07:09:32 pmQuote from: johngenx on January 10, 2018, 07:04:33 pmOh, here we go. Yup, teachers have the easiest job in the world. Huge pay, barely have to go there, little effort. Yup. My contract stipulated 1400 minutes of instructional time per week. So, that only 23 1/3 hours a week. Then there's 6 2/3 hours of "assignable time." So, only 30 hours a week! Score!! What a great job.Studies show teachers work on average the same number of hours (approx 2000) per year as similarly employed people. Seems that there's a lot of work that takes place outside of the actual time in the classroom. Huh.No one is denying that they work similar hours per hour as others. Just not many employers give the 2 weeks at Christmas, March break, Easter Break, July & August, plus any other civic and stat holidays!My kids schools added a fall break in October for a week too. Not denying teaching doesn't suck (raising kids) but they don't work harder than any other working stiff... Lots of vacay is the tradeoff for dealing with the minions. My next door neighbor is a teacher. When I start work he is still at home and when I get back from work his driveway is shovelled and he is home...
Quote from: johngenx on January 10, 2018, 07:04:33 pmOh, here we go. Yup, teachers have the easiest job in the world. Huge pay, barely have to go there, little effort. Yup. My contract stipulated 1400 minutes of instructional time per week. So, that only 23 1/3 hours a week. Then there's 6 2/3 hours of "assignable time." So, only 30 hours a week! Score!! What a great job.Studies show teachers work on average the same number of hours (approx 2000) per year as similarly employed people. Seems that there's a lot of work that takes place outside of the actual time in the classroom. Huh.No one is denying that they work similar hours per hour as others. Just not many employers give the 2 weeks at Christmas, March break, Easter Break, July & August, plus any other civic and stat holidays!
Oh, here we go. Yup, teachers have the easiest job in the world. Huge pay, barely have to go there, little effort. Yup. My contract stipulated 1400 minutes of instructional time per week. So, that only 23 1/3 hours a week. Then there's 6 2/3 hours of "assignable time." So, only 30 hours a week! Score!! What a great job.Studies show teachers work on average the same number of hours (approx 2000) per year as similarly employed people. Seems that there's a lot of work that takes place outside of the actual time in the classroom. Huh.
Quote from: CanuckS2K on January 10, 2018, 07:54:14 pmI have absolutely no doubt that Teaching isn't easy. No way in hell would I want to do it, nor could I do it. I suspect you could teach a brewing class?
I have absolutely no doubt that Teaching isn't easy. No way in hell would I want to do it, nor could I do it.
Quote from: ktm525 on January 10, 2018, 07:18:07 pmQuote from: Solstice2006 on January 10, 2018, 07:09:32 pmQuote from: johngenx on January 10, 2018, 07:04:33 pmOh, here we go. Yup, teachers have the easiest job in the world. Huge pay, barely have to go there, little effort. Yup. My contract stipulated 1400 minutes of instructional time per week. So, that only 23 1/3 hours a week. Then there's 6 2/3 hours of "assignable time." So, only 30 hours a week! Score!! What a great job.Studies show teachers work on average the same number of hours (approx 2000) per year as similarly employed people. Seems that there's a lot of work that takes place outside of the actual time in the classroom. Huh.No one is denying that they work similar hours per hour as others. Just not many employers give the 2 weeks at Christmas, March break, Easter Break, July & August, plus any other civic and stat holidays!My kids schools added a fall break in October for a week too. Not denying teaching doesn't suck (raising kids) but they don't work harder than any other working stiff... Lots of vacay is the tradeoff for dealing with the minions. My next door neighbor is a teacher. When I start work he is still at home and when I get back from work his driveway is shovelled and he is home...Like any profession there are those who work hard and those who don't. Over my 35 years of teaching I've worked with a lot of teachers and very few of them were slackers.This was my teaching schedule, which varied very little over my 35 year career:I arrived at school at 7:15 am and left at 5:30 pm. During the day I took two breaks: 15 minutes for recess and 15 minutes for lunch. Lunch was 40 minutes, but I supervised in the gym every day for 25 minutes.I also usually put in an hour of marking after dinner.
working in a university, especially as a young academic, is akin to slave-wage labour - a race to the bottom and we are working for pennieswhy the hell did I get into this profession?
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on January 10, 2018, 08:38:50 pmworking in a university, especially as a young academic, is akin to slave-wage labour - a race to the bottom and we are working for pennieswhy the hell did I get into this profession?So that you could buy a Tiny House?
So that you could buy a Tiny House?
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 09, 2018, 07:19:20 pmIt's not like license plate bulbs are my top priorityCan't the give you a ticket if it is out Yeah, they probably can if they notice. But there are two bulbs, and only one actually burnt out.Another thing I thought was interesting is that people apparently “upgrade” their license plate bulbs to LED. Who the hell cares? Especially since you need to buy a $50 kit, or else the display will show a permanent “bulb out” warning.
It's not like license plate bulbs are my top priorityCan't the give you a ticket if it is out
Quote from: HeliDriver on January 09, 2018, 07:44:32 pmQuote from: Airbalancer on January 09, 2018, 07:19:20 pmIt's not like license plate bulbs are my top priorityCan't the give you a ticket if it is out Yeah, they probably can if they notice. But there are two bulbs, and only one actually burnt out.Another thing I thought was interesting is that people apparently “upgrade” their license plate bulbs to LED. Who the hell cares? Especially since you need to buy a $50 kit, or else the display will show a permanent “bulb out” warning.MDX won't throw out that kind of warning light for changing the regular licence plate bulb to LEDs without using any kits.
Quote from: Firm on January 10, 2018, 04:33:10 pmI took the afternoon off to take care of some errandsWhen I left industry and started teaching, one thing I found frustrating was my complete lack of flexibility. I'd really grown used to setting my own schedule. I am wondering why you have a dead body in a burlap bag "disguised" as a Christmas decoration in your yard...
I took the afternoon off to take care of some errands
Another thread completely off the rails...lol.
all threads get to houses, jobs and finances it seems....anyway, my car thing is that i just ordered a new antenna. someone snapped mine off. ordered a couple days ago actually, but didn't really think about it until i couldn't get many radio stations this morning... that's my time to catch up on the news. oh well, more ipod time.
it's what i had... luckily when someone snapped it, they didn't seem to damage anything else...i went total douche and got a red 14" metal one. i find they go on nicer/more flush and don't "hold" a position too much. so many of the rubber ones i see are permanently on a 10 degree angle.
