During this time, my cold did not heal. The symptoms are not serious, but the nasal congestion is severe, the throat is hoarse, and it is very inconvenient to go to class, and they cannot give lectures, so they can only ask students to do homework or endorse.
Occasionally, if students study independently for three or four days in a row, not only will they not be sure, but their parents will also have opinions.
But I'm reluctant to take time off. It doesn't matter whether I am dedicated or not, but when I ask for leave, I have to ask other teachers to teach for me. Everyone's workload is very full, and most people are not happy about doubling the tasks for no reason.
Moreover, asking someone else to take a class is like a debt. When you get better, you have to return it immediately. At that time, I will have to take double time classes in unit time, and I will be very tired.
In this respect, teachers are similar to workers on an assembly line. The production line doesn't stop because you're sick, and there's no student left out of the classroom because you're sick.
Is there a good solution?
Primary and secondary schools in the United States use substitute teachers to solve this problem. Their substitute teachers are not the same concept as us. Our substitute teachers refer to temporary teachers who do not have a formal establishment, and their specific work content is basically the same as that of regular teachers.
Substitute teachers in the United States are independent teachers who are not affiliated with any school. When the school has a need, it calls the substitute teacher ** and asks them to come to class. Substitute for one lesson, or substitute for a week's lesson. Get paid according to work, leave after class, and the two parties have no relationship with labor relations.
The ** of these substitute teachers are mainly retired teachers. In principle, as long as you have a teaching certificate, teaching experience, and academic qualifications that meet the requirements, you can. The cost of substitute teaching, which is tolerance, is paid by the school;It is a private leave of absence, which is paid by the teacher himself/herself.
The substitute teacher program in the United States can be used as a reference.
Another solution is to establish a "substitute teaching" system within the school or school district. If a teacher needs to ask for leave, after being approved by the relevant leaders of the school, the Academic Affairs Office will publish a reward offer on the internal platform, indicating the specific content and requirements of substitute teaching, as well as the amount of substitute teaching remuneration. It is a school official assignment and the school pays for it;It is a teacher's personal leave request, which is paid by the teacher himself;Leave due to illness is paid half by the school and the teacher himself/herself.
How to determine the cost of substitute teaching?
The average daily salary can be obtained by referring to the average salary of teachers in the local area and dividing it by 22 (22 working days per month). The average daily wage is then divided by the school's average daily workload to get the cost of substitute teaching per class.
For example, if the average salary of a local teacher is 6,000 yuan, the average salary on a working day is about 270 yuan. Assuming that the average workload of teachers in the school is 15 periods per week and 3 periods per day, the substitute fee for each class is 90 yuan.
Teachers of the same subject can get 90 yuan for a class, which should be attractive. If there is still no one who takes the initiative to receive the reward, the Academic Affairs Office will make arrangements according to the actual situation.
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