Another story of a WH and an LBS

[newmama]

there are online calculators to determine the child support...

but I am impressed that your principal is helping you so much! And it is awesome that he taught your class for a bit to see what you are dealing with. When I had the 52 students, they couldn't afford to hire another teacher but they gave me 2 more assistants. I still did all the planning and the legal IEP paperwork. I asked for one full planning day each month as well as 2 hours for 3 days per week to do paperwork.

I was able to prepare a month's worth of plans for teaching and then prepare all of my IEPs. It really sucked. If it happened now, I would stick to my 8 to 4 schedule, and if I couldn't get my work done, I would say " I can't get this done in time. please help." Sounds like you are doing that!

I was too afraid back then to say "no I won't stay past 4:00 or take home 3-8 hours of work each week." But now that I have a child, it seems a little easier! (to say NO.) I hope it is for you, too!