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Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by musicale on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:08PM (#21142589)
I'm somewhat baffled as to why "work to rule" is considered a sort of strike or protest.

If two parties have already agreed that one will perform a certain amount of work and another will pay a certain amount of money, it is unreasonable for either side to demand more than what the other side agreed to.

A contract becomes meaningless if one side can arbitrarily adjust the terms.

Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by minikites on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:46PM (#21142782)
The massive power imbalance between employer and employee is the main factor here and the driving motivation for labor unions.
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by randogogogo on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @11:36PM (#21143377)
So much more than that even, so many are teachers must feel compelled to do what they must for the sake of their students. I know it's incidental, but the extra effort I see my own kids' teachers putting in without financial incentive is incredible. Education is a business where a lot of "employees" probably aren't doing the calculations around their pay-per-hour but rather are focused on the accomplishing the things necessary for their students success.

Maybe that's a long winded way of saying that I suspect a lot of teachers are bleeding hearts and do not closely manager their time or monetary budgets closely.

Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @11:30PM (#21143322)
It's not about one side arbitrarily adjusting the terms; it's about both sides realizing that they have a shared interest in keeping the organization running. It's just not feasible to write an employment contract that fully encompasses the work needing to get done.
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by learnstats2 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:18AM (#21144512)
If you are not sure in advance what you are going to want teachers to do, then this might just be an excuse to exploit them.
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday October 03, 2019 @11:26AM (#21148088)
Ensuring that a class gets taught well isn't just a matter of standing up in front of them from 8 to 3; any teacher can tell you about the amount of random surprise work that needs to get done at a school. You can call that work exploitation if you want, but the bottom line is still that someone has to do it.
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by learnstats2 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:29PM (#21152952)
Again: you're asking a teacher to cover roles other than teaching.

That's not good for anyone.

Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by ikeyany on Thursday October 03, 2019 @12:42AM (#21143786)
Feasible for whom?
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday October 03, 2019 @11:30AM (#21148144)
For anyone, which is why work to rule strikes are such a well-known concept. Nobody in any industry can do it.
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by sjg007 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @10:46PM (#21143072)
It represents the dichotomy between contracted work and what it actually take to do the job.
Re:The myth of the teacher pay gap? by kamaal on Thursday October 03, 2019 @02:29AM (#21144294)
Remove 'contracted' and it applies to any work, or any day job in general.

Including software. It is also one of those reasons why the 40 hour work week is mostly a myth.