I'll bite. I work 0.5 FTE in a secondary school rated outstanding the week before lockdown, and 0.2 in a primary. That should give me 1.5 days off per week in theory. In practice, I check in with my y7 tutor group every day, even days off. I have supported a couple with serious safeguarding concerns to make sure that they are ok and accessing work. I speak to at least one parent per week on the phone.
I go into the primary every week to work with my bubble. I also provide work in my subject for 4 other bubbles. I have written reports on all those children, plus those not in school. I set work on a weekly basis (non core subject) for 2 classes and provide written feedback.
My secondary school requires 2 assessed assignments each half term. I would love to do live teaching, but in this area, the internet cannot support it. Some students are sharing devices with siblings and parents. One kid in my tutor group is not allowed to have a smartphone or computer. I need to ensure that they can access work too.
It takes me way more than my paid hours to do this. Don't get me wrong; I take my pastoral responsibilities very seriously. I have had to provide typed individual feedback on every task I set. Normally, I give verbal feedback for group work. 5 groups per class means 5 sets of feedback. 32 kids in a class each uploading individual work means more than 6 times more work. But I do it, willingly because I care about my students. I teach over 250 different kids just in the secondary school each week.
Do you know what? I am completely pissed off with people claiming that all teachers are lazy slackers blah blah. I'm NOT! Yes, I have sat out in my garden at lunchtime, but that is instead of running an extra-curricular club or two, I have taken only 30 minutes instead of 60 and seen my family.
Most parents have been really appreciative of my efforts and those of my colleagues. However, some have chosen to moan. Because I'm in my 3rd decade in this profession, I have the hide of a rhino. I bat it back at them: what other work would they set that was meaningful and fitted with the scheme of work? I can't do live lessons because this government's promise of super duper internet is like everything that spews from their bloated mouths: hot air. Our internet can only support one person speaking online at a time. I live with 2 uni students and a self-employed person trying to make ends meet. Yet still people want to moan.
You chose to have your kids. Take some responsibility for them and educate them yourselves. Teach them a foreign language, algebra, calculus, cooking, map-reading, local history, English Literature, reading music... No, you probably can't because you are too busy online, knocking me and my colleagues but refusing to take responsibility for your offspring. Rant over. Complain to my face, but be prepared for my reaction.