It was somewhat in the interest of equity that the state testing schedule was made at our school, but not exactly. Over six testing days, most teachers average one planning and/or meeting period per day, down from the contractual two. On each actual day, however, that number ranges from 0-4.
And so while today I met with all five of my classes and then saw two of the sections for a second time, wrangling 29 sixth graders through an unusual schedule on the Friday after a big test and before a three-day weekend, not for one period, but two, at least one of my colleagues dipped out at 11, because she was done for the day after teaching two classes with five students.
Maybe it's just the lingering tension headache talking, but that doesn't seem equitable to me.
And so while today I met with all five of my classes and then saw two of the sections for a second time, wrangling 29 sixth graders through an unusual schedule on the Friday after a big test and before a three-day weekend, not for one period, but two, at least one of my colleagues dipped out at 11, because she was done for the day after teaching two classes with five students.
Maybe it's just the lingering tension headache talking, but that doesn't seem equitable to me.
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