I teach at a K-12 comprehensive school and our administrative requirements and teacher duties are overwhelming. As a CTE teacher we have course building/planning, reporting, financial paperwork, multiple preps, resource management, CTSOs, subject area advancements, and additional PD. How do you convince admin that the additional workload from their micromanaging and additional duties isn’t feasible/reasonable?

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I get that our CTE stipends are meant to cover some of the extra time/hours, but a lot needs to be done during the actual school day. I often find myself too busy meeting additional school teacher requirements/duties and too mentally fragmented to teach at the level I used to. I am feeling guilty because being a good employee means being a mediocre teacher to my students.

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Teaching CTE is teaching academics PLUS teaching employment skills. It’s 2 jobs in one. A “regular” teacher could not do what we do (although they will debate & try to prove that they could). I have asked my English teachers to teach students HOW to research. I have asked my Math teachers to teach students HOW to graph their answers. I have asked my science teachers to teach students HOW to create and follow a step by step plan when performing a project that goes beyond the classroom science experiment. My students come to their CTE class with knowledge of annotating The Great Gatsby; or c^2= a^2 + b^2; or knowing if sugar or salt dissolves faster in vinegar. Ok … now what? CTE teachers take all of that “useless” (and I use that term very loosely so as not to offend the very thin skinned regular teachers) knowledge and apply it to real world activities (aka acquisition of useable work skills) and make magic happen!

Not sure if I responded appropriately, but you’re right. CTE teachers do more, accomplish more, and are treated as less. Do NOT feel guilty that you’re not being a good employee!! You are being an amazing employee and are giving your students life skills that are transferable to college and career! Your work is not commensurate with a $1500 stipend - please never forget that.

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😂 I’m sorry. I have to laugh to keep from crying.

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