To the principal who is making you actually work - THANK YOU!
I don't know what county you are in, but in Loudoun, they are
glorified babysitters and get paid nicely to no nothing,
except check their e-mails, go on eBay, or sit in
their "offices" while they aid is doing all of the work.

Also, technology "teachers" need to, well, TEACH! It's not
the job of the aid, and with teachers already having
overflowing plates, classroom teachers shouldn't have to
teach technology. Loudoun, if you're looking for a way to
save money, then make your TRTs actually T-E-A-C-H!

It's about time someone make the TRTs actually do something!

On 10/17/09, zipdrive wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I wanted to get some thoughts and opinions from other
> technology teachers or specialists here in Virginia in
> regards to a certain issue I am dealing with. I am a
> traveling technology teacher and split my time between 3
> schools each nearly 45 minutes apart. I am lucky that I am
> at each school for the full day and do not have to drive
> from one to the next during a single day. Two of my
> principals want me to do the yearbook, they tell me this is
> the "technology teacher's" job at their school. NO it is
> not the technology teacher's job (or any other specialist
> for that matter) and secondly last year I was not required
> to do it at my school (same county). My director told me
> that only my "home" school can issue the yearbook job to
> me. I have done a yearbook a few years ago for the same
> county at a different school and the amount of time and
> dedication it took was so overwhelming that I vowed I would
> never do it again.
> I don't want to do it and my "home" school principal said
> it was required of all technology teachers that worked at
> that school. I am not even there "full" time and do not
> feel it is my job.
> How many of you have been told that you are "required" to
> do this? Much of it ends up done outsied of school hours
> without compensation. The company we use is Lifetouch and
> though you are able to "do it at home" online, I cannot
> because I do not have adequate internet connection to
> maintain the connection needed for uploading and I am
> certainly not going to upgrade my internet connection at my
> cost to make a darn yearbook!
> I have heard that other specialists get stuck with it too,
> especially art teachers and librarians. This is not fair
> and actually quite demeaning. Our programs require the same
> amount of effort to teach and plan for as a regular
> classroom teachers (who get to be at their schools ALL DAY)
> and yet they are not required to make yearbooks. If any
> principals read this, maybe it will make you consider other
> options!
> Thanks
> My vent is over! I'd be interesting in seeing how many
> other technology teacher's or specialists get shafted with
> this!
>
> Thanks!

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