ALT Working hours...how many do you teach?

by **Otaku** on Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:02 pm

Teach? Dude, I teach 18 classes a week!

And, I just finished up teaching a hardnosed admin a lesson. ;P Got the information removed this morning. Probably pissed him off in the process to know his powers can be subverted.

by **jessen100** on Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:19 pm

Otaku wrote: I teach 18 classes a week!

serious question here.

is that supposed to be a lot?

in a standard week, when everything goes by the actual schedule, I have 23. And one of those 23, consists of 3 different 20 min lessons for 1+2, 3 and 4th grades ES.

by **Otaku** on Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:34 pm

I would say 18 is more than average for a JHS ALT. Of course, at ES you teach more classes. Glad not to be you! hehehe!

by **Paul** on Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:46 pm

Seriously you guys are getting overworked.

3 to 4 hours MAX per day, JHS or ES. RARELY 4 everyday, sometimes 6 only when I am a nice guy and they want me for something special, which is just about everyday seeing as how I am such a great guy. :whistle:

18 hours a week isnt bad, really, considering the alternatives that JHS teachers have, besides their regular classes, they have Moral's class, electives classes, sogo-gakkshu classes, and HRT's have their homeroom classes along with lunch together as well.

I know teachers that have over 25 hours in the classroom every week. That is damn near every possible hour available.

by **moolooman** on Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:10 pm

22 classes a week for this guy.

by **TheModMan** on Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:46 pm

ALT Working hours...how many do you teach?

All of them!

by **thisiskyle** on Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:49 am

I've got about 18 on average per week which I consider pretty light. In the States I was teaching 35 classes a week. Bogus I tell ya.

by **Richard_Benoit** on Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:01 pm

I've got about 18 on average per week which I consider pretty light. In the States I was teaching 35 classes a week. Bogus I tell ya.

Were you a public English teacher? or ESL? Either way 35 is pretty hardcore!

I too teach the the average 12-18 hours, but take lots of time to prepare. Cutting stuff out, making flash cards, posters and such.

by **thisiskyle** on Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:52 pm

I was a physics and math teacher. I taught a credit-recovery math course for zero-hour (before regular school started) five physics classes and one geometry. I did all the planning for those suckers too. I had absolutely no free time.

by **Yebisu** on Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:07 pm

35 hours a week is hardcore! On a normal week, I do 18 classes.

by **jmoriarty8** on Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:07 pm

I teach 11 JHS hours a week, and I teach 8 ES hours a week. So, 19 total. Plus, I teach in a small community.

by **sonofobed** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:20 am

I teach about 15-20 classes at my JHS per week.
I teach about 20-24 classes at my Ele schools per week.

I alternate one week at JHS and one at my 5 Ele schools, one each day.

by **moolooman** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:47 am

One school for me.

by **Otaku** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:04 am

lol...one school for me, too. I used to do that 5 school business...didn't like it cuz you can't get regular time with students...you're always have guest-like status.

One school = lots of face-time with the students. Me like that so I can regularly subject them to English-learning torture.

by **Paul** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:23 am

sonofobed wrote:I teach about 15-20 classes at my JHS per week.
I teach about 20-24 classes at my Ele schools per week.

When I first read this I was like...WTF?!??!!! Slave labor!

Then thankfully I read the rest of what you wrote.......

I alternate one week at JHS and one at my 5 Ele schools, one each day.

So in ES I take it you are teaching 4 to 5 hours a day?

Dude you gotta have a ton of stamina.

by **sonofobed** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:23 am

Its brutal. A new elementary school everyday each ele week. Its not fun towards the end of the week. Because each school only sees me once every 2 weeks, the kids are super genki when I show up. So by Friday, I am done with them trying to grope me. Lol.

Needless to say, my JHS is a time to unwind from little kids getting all up in my junk.

by **sonofobed** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:23 am

And some ele schools I do 5 classes and a lunch period with the tykes. Other schools only three classes.

by **hokkaido1** on Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:31 am

probably like most ALTs my schedule varies wildly

but I normally do about 18 ~ 22 lessons a week

by **peet** on Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:03 pm

Usually 23 classes a week unless I'm lucky and some get cancelled. That's split 50/50 between jhs and elementary. Fridays are the worst with 6 straight classes of elementary 5th/6th grade.

by **moolooman** on Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:27 pm

by **pakalika** on Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:29 am

in a month i spend 3 weeks at JHS, teaching 17 classes a week and 1 week at ES where teach about 4 classes a day for a week. I dread going to ES. They keep me there to long, I usally save all my lesson making for the end of the day and still with that I have about a hour to walk arouns and do nothing. No computer at my desk either so the last hour is a pain.

by **Richard_Benoit** on Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:41 am

I have deep sympathy for your plight pakalika! I have 2 JHS and they both rock!

by **mangakk** on Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:30 pm

7 hrs at JHS and
10 hrs at ES.

2days a week at JHS and 3 days at ES.

by **jp_headon** on Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:33 pm

Hi all
I teach about 20 classes a week but it changes all the time. I used to teach 32 classes a week at 45 min each at my old job in the private english schools. so 20 is a very nice number indeed.

by **Otaku** on Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:54 pm

I can't imagine 32 classes a week! Damn!

by **FujiFromMyWindow** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:25 pm

I teach at JHS 3 days a week a total of 9 classes.
I teach at Elem 2 days a week a total of 7 to 10 classes.
I don't feel busy because there is downtime at JHS and cancellations.
I like the schedule.

For 3 years I was at a JHS and 3 Elementaries a total of only 11 classes a week. At JHS, I was there 3 days in a row during week 1 and during week 2 a fourth day without classes, either on my butt or walking around the school in circles. I was in an office that had no atmosphere. Nobody liked to talk, staff were extremely private and never asked me anything despite me asking them. I like the internet and all but I'm a social creature.The first 6 months were ok, but then my JHS classes where cut to 50% to increase grammar, well, I learned how to entertain myself very w ell.

Every Week JHS Mon.: 2 classes
JHS Tues: 1 class
JHS Wed: 3 classes
I also taught elementary classes, on Fri and Thurs. in Week 1 and only on Friday in Week 2

Week 1: I taught on Thurs. 4 Elem. classes / Fri. 3 Elem classes.
Week 2: I taught on Thurs. 2 Elem. classes

New job is better balanced and I have more classes.

by **moolooman** on Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:45 pm

Welcome to the forum Fujifrommywindow. I know your no-one talking to you pain. It dawned on me six months ago that no-one was actually listening to me when I was talking (English teachers) so I stopped.

by **jeisensei** on Tue May 10, 2011 8:07 am

Last year I worked at two elementary schools (one big and one small) in which I taught at least 20 classes a week. I enjoyed the teaching and it kept me busy enough to be occupied while I was at work but not so busy that I had to stress about getting anything done.

This year I moved to the same town’s JHS and the situation has changed a lot. I have at most 14 classes a week, but many times those classes get canceled for one reason or another. There are even two days a week in which I have only one class.

On the bright side, the teachers tell me well in advance what we will be doing so I can spend my free time preparing for class. Though I have to watch out about becoming overzealous and finishing all my prep in one day… :shoothead:

by **moolooman** on Tue May 10, 2011 9:10 am

Regular readers will remember my moaning about getting shafted with four lessons five days a week. These days it is a lot less. It is sweet. I can study at school.

by **Richard_Benoit** on Tue May 10, 2011 11:55 am

Right on Mooloo, good for you! Look forward to even more enlightened mooloo tidbits of wisdom.