I just started substitute teaching in a very large American city. A city so large and desperate for substitute teachers they constantly make national news. I am going to start my masters of Education program in the spring and wanted to get a feel for the land before I become a teacher here in a year.
I have been subbing for a few weeks now and it’s been going great. I received an automated email stating I was over due on a huge list of training videos. I emailed the department on how to clock in and get paid for the videos and a week later (today) I finally received a response stating that I will not be getting paid and every employee is required to watch these videos.
Not sure if it matters but the video titles are:
Back to School Health Protocols
Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation
Supporting Transgender, Non-binary and Gender Non-conforming Students
Suicide Prevention and Awareness
And other similar material.
What’s the best way to handle this? Honestly I don’t want to spend 16 hours of my free time watching these videos and it’s not okay that they require thousands of employees to do this unpaid. I also enjoy teaching and don’t want to rock any boats here or hurt any of my future employment opportunities.