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by SoftTalker 1152 days ago
> I will not work somewhere where I am expected to put in extra hours for no extra pay

So you'll never teach K-12 without giving up that restriction.

People often joke about how teachers have summer off, 2 weeks at Christmas, fall break, spring break, etc. but don't talk so much about the hours of work they do at home every night grading or doing lesson prep, or the hours of time they put into advising or coaching extracurriculars, as well as required professional development that normally has to be done on their own time.

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Yeah, that's why the 'and' is emphasized. I can see why that's the case (grading takes a variable amount of time, so does advising, and required PD to keep teachers up to date is very reasonable). I wouldn't mind doing that if I were paid enough to be secure, but you want me to do that and probably have to work a second job? No.