Re: Technology Teachers - So, about zipdrive's issue nm
Posted by: Jo on 10/20/09
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!
