Teachers with 2 or more job s

[Anonymous]

I was surprised to see son’s history teacher bartending this weekend. How common is it for teachers or staff members in PWCS to work second, or even third jobs during the school year? I would imagine this impacts their ability to focus on students and lesson planning, let alone having much needed down time on the weekends?
according to my DS teacher lives in one bedroom apartment alone.

[Anonymous]

It is VERY common for teachers to have second or third jobs. Have you seen the pay scale? They start in the 40s. You try finding a decent 1-bedroom apartment at that salary. Let alone buy a car, pay for insurance, pay for food AND pay off student loans... All for a thankless job where we're attacked at every turn. I used to tell people I was a teacher, and I said it with pride. Now I just make up something.

[Anonymous]

I don't have a 2nd job, but I don't tell people I'm a teacher, either. Parents are just vicious.

[Anonymous]

Its either a 1BR or a bunch of unpredictable roommates like a 20 year old college student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is VERY common for teachers to have second or third jobs. Have you seen the pay scale? They start in the 40s. You try finding a decent 1-bedroom apartment at that salary. Let alone buy a car, pay for insurance, pay for food AND pay off student loans... All for a thankless job where we're attacked at every turn. I used to tell people I was a teacher, and I said it with pride. Now I just make up something.

Puleeezze. The average individual income for PW is $48,000. The average PWCP school teacher is $57,000. Stop it with the slave wages bullshit.

[Anonymous]

I live in FCPS and never had a second job only because I’m married to someone who’s not a teacher. All of the single or young teachers I know have another job even if it’s just tutoring. The main thing that’s changed is I also don’t tell people I’m a teacher now if I can avoid it. There is a lot of hate out there.

[Anonymous]

I always wanted to be a teacher.

I only pursued a teaching credential after I was married and my spouse made enough to pay the bills.

Every young teacher I work with has multiple income sources--whether coaching a high school team each season, tutoring privately outside of school, bartending on weekends, nannying in the summer...it's hard when you're first starting out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is VERY common for teachers to have second or third jobs. Have you seen the pay scale? They start in the 40s. You try finding a decent 1-bedroom apartment at that salary. Let alone buy a car, pay for insurance, pay for food AND pay off student loans... All for a thankless job where we're attacked at every turn. I used to tell people I was a teacher, and I said it with pride. Now I just make up something.

Puleeezze. The average individual income for PW is $48,000. The average PWCP school teacher is $57,000. Stop it with the slave wages bullshit.

When would a first year teacher ever be paid the "average"? It is a pay scale. You start at the bottom and hopefully move up year by year through the steps.

Sounds like you are a prime example of why we need teachers. That and your nasty potty mouth. What an ugly person you are, PP. No wonder people don't want to be teachers anymore if they have to deal with people like you.

[Anonymous]

Almost all of the early career teachers I know have a second job, especially the single ones

[Anonymous]

I did some second job until I was 40. Either tutoring or waitressing. I have a masters degree.

[Anonymous]

I had a second job for the first 5 years after I graduated college. And I’m not a teacher. The DC area is expensive to live in and I had student loans to pay back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is VERY common for teachers to have second or third jobs. Have you seen the pay scale? They start in the 40s. You try finding a decent 1-bedroom apartment at that salary. Let alone buy a car, pay for insurance, pay for food AND pay off student loans... All for a thankless job where we're attacked at every turn. I used to tell people I was a teacher, and I said it with pride. Now I just make up something.

Puleeezze. The average individual income for PW is $48,000. The average PWCP school teacher is $57,000. Stop it with the slave wages bullshit.

When would a first year teacher ever be paid the "average"? It is a pay scale. You start at the bottom and hopefully move up year by year through the steps.

Sounds like you are a prime example of why we need teachers. That and your nasty potty mouth. What an ugly person you are, PP. No wonder people don't want to be teachers anymore if they have to deal with people like you.

Nope, my brother is a 4th grade teacher and is 29 years old making $100K at with mcps. My child’s tutor at 34 is making $120K in DC.

[Anonymous]

To add to my previous comment above, he says he is out the door always by 3:30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is VERY common for teachers to have second or third jobs. Have you seen the pay scale? They start in the 40s. You try finding a decent 1-bedroom apartment at that salary. Let alone buy a car, pay for insurance, pay for food AND pay off student loans... All for a thankless job where we're attacked at every turn. I used to tell people I was a teacher, and I said it with pride. Now I just make up something.

Puleeezze. The average individual income for PW is $48,000. The average PWCP school teacher is $57,000. Stop it with the slave wages bullshit.

Curious, if that’s your opinion then why are you bothered by teachers working a second job (which may take away from their capacity to teach). I think they know their own finances better than you know theirs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To add to my previous comment above, he says he is out the door always by 3:30.

Does he teach in one of the tougher schools?