Darashiva said:
Teacher's getting summers off is a complete misconception of what they do for work, at least if you're a good teacher. It's technically true that teachers have a long summer vacation, but in reality, it's not really longer than in any other profession because they have to spent a lot of their time during summer planning next year's courses and lessons, not to mention curriculum. In addition, the reason teachers have a relatively high hourly wages is because they have to work outside their normal working hours planning lessons, grading tests and so on. If a teacher has on average around 30 hours of lessons a week, he or she has to spend at least another 10-15 hours every week planning that stuff during what is technically their freetime. And yes, I know exactly what I'm talking about since I am a teacher, though not in the US. |
Teachers in the US don't have to do all that. Curriculum and all that is decided for them. If they want to do elaborate lesson plans or do stuff that's not in the text books, that's completely their choice. They get the summer off unless they're doing extra things like summer school. They're getting paid alot considering the time they get off and it's office work. I have a friend who works in IT for the school system and I asked him about this topic. They're just wanting to get paid alot for their job and they're using an appeal to emotions "getting grossly" to get it. Alot of them work an extra job during the summer for extra money or something to do. They don't have to buy a new car every year or have a huge house or brand name everything. Alot of people like to live beyond their means and they feel like the they're not making enough.
