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Originally Posted by Sliver
It's not an insult so don't be a baby. If you don't want to do it, then don't. Nobody is forcing you and you can't get fired from being a teacher so what's the problem? Some people don't mind putting in extra effort to do what needs to be done, and people like you do. Don't worry about it, the rest of us will take care of it.
I don't refer to my contract every time I'm posed with a new task because I'm a grown up and understand I need to go above and beyond when looking at the big picture of what my company needs to accomplish. Who else should be marking these tests? Of course it needs to be teachers.
Quit worrying about who your employer is and look at who your customer is: students. It doesn't matter who signs your cheque; your job of educating and grading students hasn't changed.
And holy crap, here you are again with the "it is NOT part of our 12-month contract". Guy, people that work in the real world are expected to be somewhat flexible to accomplish what needs to be done within their organization. Did I go to university for four years to become a writer so I could stay late five nights in a row putting marketing message stickers on water bottles? Of course not, but after my day job is done I am occasionally required to help in other areas of our business so the company as a whole accomplishes what it needs to do. You have completely lost sight of the bigger picture of what is required of you and, frankly, it's ridiculous.
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Ummmmmm......he isn't being forced to do anything. Or can you read? From the article...
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In mid-May, Alberta Education sent a letter to school authorities that said it needed about 240 more names of potential markers to get the grading done on time. Teachers are not required to do the marking, but volunteer.
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So.............it's not about "wanting to do it" or not. They aren't required to do it, as their employers are the boards and not Alberta Education. AE contracts these positions for marking. He doesn't have to do it until he voluntarily agrees to do it. And here's the rub: This is why they have a shortage right now. They wanted to pay less, so they did; the result, unsuprinsingly, is fewer people want to do it. That is a textbook example of free market at play. They wanted to pay less, they have fewer available options. When they inevitably set it back to the amount before or to a higher amount than currently, there will be more options.