I just need to vent for a minute because I am so incredibly frustrated with how educators are expected to operate.

I've been carrying an overloaded teaching schedule since the beginning of the school year. More

students, more grading, more classroom management, more responsibilities, and absolutely no additional hours in the day to accomplish any of it.

And yet, here we are, well into the school year, and I still haven't received the additional

compensation associated with that workload. The paperwork has been submitted. I've continued showing up and doing my job. My regular paychecks have come through without issue. But apparently, getting the additional compensation processed is another story entirely.

I understand that payroll has procedures and timelines. I understand that there may be contractual

provisions governing when additional compensation is issued.…