A 40-hour work week?

Not for a teacher. Though teachers technically only work 8 hours a day for 9 months of the year, it's all the before/after hours work that makes this more of a lifestyle than a profession. Take for example, this week:

Monday - 7:15am - arrive at school

8:00 am - 3:15 pm - teach

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm - grade papers

Tuesday - 7:30 am - arrive at school

8:00 am - 3:15 pm - teach

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm - make copies, pull supplies, etc...

Wednesday - 7:15 am - arrive at school

8:00 am - 3:15 pm - teach

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm - Teachers' Meeting

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - grade papers, pull supplies, etc...

Thursday - 7:00 am - arrive at school to supervise morning care

8:00 am - 3:15 pm - teach

3:15 pm - head out quickly YAY

Friday - 7:30 am - arrive at school

8:00 am - 3:15 pm - teach (Friday are my day with ZERO break so it's very llooonng)

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm - vaccuum, pick up room, grade papers, etc...

Saturday - 12:30 pm - arrive at school to:

finish lesson plans, turn a box into a covered wagon, etc...

I still need to finish grading, email parents, research more into the Westward Movement.

The job of a teacher never ends...