Do you support the U.S. teacher strikes?

[V-r0cK]

I have a close friend that's a grade school teacher and this is what he tells me: (At least for some teachers in Canada)

- He makes +$100k/yr, but starting can be as low as $80k/yr
- He gets summers off with pay, he still gets the same yearly pay but he gets more during the months he works while less during the summer)
- He gets great benefits
- Teaching is ridiculously easyyy (yes you need to know your stuff) but he says he teaches the exact same thing every year, so its not hard at all if you've been doing the same stuff every year, giving/marking the same test/work etc..

So yea, he loves being a teacher and once you're in, you're pretty set and easy doing the same thing every year. Also scantrons makes marking even easier. And that's just being a grade school teacher. College/University professors get it even better!

Can't say the same for teachers in the US, but if its anything remotely similar to my friend then they have it pretty good too.

I do I feel bad for teachers that teach in the 'rough' neighborhoods.