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hauntmeister

Hurray, graduation done!

Jun 13, 2009 06:49

We had a nice graduation last night. About 40 seniors, which is honestly embarrassing if you consider that the school has about 350 students and you would expect roughly a quarter of them to graduate each year. But accounting for the ones we've lost along the way during their four years of high school, the ones who got held back for a year or two ( Read more... )

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in_parentheses June 13 2009, 17:29:50 UTC

But evidently other teachers have other thing to do.

That is honestly appalling to me. I can't understand why graduation isn't mandatory, and I *really* can't understand why everyone (at least everyone who taught the graduates) wouldn't want to go.

happyfunpaul June 13 2009, 22:35:04 UTC

Seriously. Our school's graduation was on Thursday evening. Even if it weren't mandatory, of course I'm going to it; I can't imagine not doing so, barring some major conflict (which isn't likely to occur on a Thursday anyway).

hauntmeister June 14 2009, 04:01:49 UTC

The commencement at my internship was completely different. The entire faculty was expected to appear, including interns; we all wore academic robes with cowls representing our majors; and we all processed onto stage and sat there as background for the duration of the ceremony. That -- to my jaundiced ivy-league mind -- is How It Should Be.

But at this school, the assumption seems to be that anything after 1:45 PM, with the exception of a few mandatory after-school meetings, is completely voluntary.

in_parentheses June 15 2009, 17:41:32 UTC

Really? At my suburban junior high and high school, teachers had to stay for 40 minutes of extra help 3 days a week. Is that unusual?

-Dan

hauntmeister June 16 2009, 01:44:44 UTC

I stay late twice a week; Tuesday and Thursday. Classes are over at 1:30, and I tell students I'll go home if nobody arrives by 2:00. Some days nobody shows up, other times they're working (and so am I) until the last bus leaves at 3:30.

But our contract only requires us to sign in by 7:10 AM and stay until 1:45 PM. (Of course, that makes no provision for all the planning and grading done at home. There's no way that can all fit into a single prep period!)

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