Ellen Wickham wrote:
>You only have so many (contract) hours in a day.
>
This is a good point. While we are salaried professionals and therefore
not paid by the hour, the fact is that, like other teachers, there is
/always/ something more that /could/ be done. I used to be at a school
that said teachers were on duty 24/7, and all to often I was called in
the evening to return to school to get a microphone, projector, or
something for an outside group that was meeting on campus—a group that I
was never told needed something set up.
I don't mind putting in some extra time once in a while when it is
really necessary, but I've gotten to the point that I'm /not/ willing to
put in extra work when the only reason I'm asked to put in extra is to
avoid hiring another employee.
--
David Lininger, kb0zke,
MS/HS librarian
Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
417-993-4226
tss003 at tnp dot more dot net
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