WEEK 3 - Peeing. Yes, peeing.

Teachers can't exactly leave the classroom with students unattended, no matter what the age of the student. This means that if a teacher has to go to the bathroom, he or she is sort of out of luck. At Washburn, we have 5 minutes between each class, but this really isn't enough since there are always students who stay late to ask a question or discuss some issue. Also, at Washburn we have 1 staff bathroom for 2 whole floors. That means that there is only 1 toilet for maybe 40 or more people, and there is always a line to wait for the bathroom. It is no wonder that teachers have the highest rates of urinary tract infections. What other job inhibits your ability to go to the bathroom so much?

Technically, we can call down to the office to have someone come up and watch our class while we go to the bathroom, but then you run the risk of losing instructional time, or you have to create individual work on the spot that students can work on while you are out (and even with individual work, students always have questions). Many teachers just decide not to deal with it, and just hold it until they have a break.

My hours for week 3:

Sun	9/2/2012	5:45 PM	7:45 PM	2
M	9/3/2012	8:00 PM	10:45 AM	2.75
T	9/4/2012	7:15 AM	6:00 PM	10.75
		10:30 PM	12:00 AM	1.5
W	9/5/2012	7:15 AM	6:00 PM	10.75
		7:15 PM	9:15 PM	2
Th	9/6/2012	7:30 AM	5:15 PM	9.75
		9:00 PM	10:00 PM	1
F	9/7/2012	7:45 AM	4:30 PM	8.75
Sat	9/8/2012	11:30 AM	12:30 PM	1
	Total			50.25