I love being a teacher!

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe brush up on your grammar over the break.

I'm not one to point out such obnoxious, obvious errors, but I have to agree with you. Also OP, most people in the dc area make six figures and pay people to clean out their fridge, to actually have free time. I wouldn't brag too much.

And they 1) pay out the ass to have some camp babysit their kids from mid-June through August and 2) pay out the ass to have some before and after care company watch their kids during the school year.

There are trade offs. My husband and I are both teachers. He has a resource position and works 20 days over the summer. We do share a nanny for the mornings (with friends) but are home before the buses. Plus, we're off spring and winter breaks.

Healthcare is awesome. I pay $10 for a ped visit and virtually nothing for dental. And we'll end up retiring - combined - at about $160k (or more) per year. That means that if we want to work a PT job, we can make more money!

It's not about how much you make; it's about quality of life and living w/in your means.

I want my kids to know me and my husband, and in this profession, while's it's very demanding, we're BOTH available.

And where's the shame in cleaning out one's refrigerator? I'll be doing that later on today . . . b/c I have the time. And we do have a maid service every two weeks during the school year. (don't need them during the summer) So don't think all teachers are paupers.

Time to end the snark, folks! Some of us are very good at what we do and we enjoy the job and the perks!

You can have your half million (or more) and absentee parent(s). Kids remember their childhoods. I would like to be part of that memory.

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Wait! Let me correct myself!

typo! At our current stage, we could retire with a combined pension of $120K/year. It all depends on our three highest years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe brush up on your grammar over the break.

I'm not one to point out such obnoxious, obvious errors, but I have to agree with you. Also OP, most people in the dc area make six figures and pay people to clean out their fridge, to actually have free time. I wouldn't brag too much.

And they 1) pay out the ass to have some camp babysit their kids from mid-June through August and 2) pay out the ass to have some before and after care company watch their kids during the school year.

There are trade offs. My husband and I are both teachers. He has a resource position and works 20 days over the summer. We do share a nanny for the mornings (with friends) but are home before the buses. Plus, we're off spring and winter breaks.

Healthcare is awesome. I pay $10 for a ped visit and virtually nothing for dental. And we'll end up retiring - combined - at about $160k (or more) per year. That means that if we want to work a PT job, we can make more money!

It's not about how much you make; it's about quality of life and living w/in your means.

I want my kids to know me and my husband, and in this profession, while's it's very demanding, we're BOTH available.

And where's the shame in cleaning out one's refrigerator? I'll be doing that later on today . . . b/c I have the time. And we do have a maid service every two weeks during the school year. (don't need them during the summer) So don't think all teachers are paupers.

Time to end the snark, folks! Some of us are very good at what we do and we enjoy the job and the perks!

You can have your half million (or more) and absentee parent(s). Kids remember their childhoods. I would like to be part of that memory.

[Anonymous]

I love teaching too because no matter how rough it gets, nothing feels better than being in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love teaching too because no matter how rough it gets, nothing feels better than being in the classroom.

You are really amazing to me. Bravo to our great teachers out there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love teaching too because no matter how rough it gets, nothing feels better than being in the classroom.

You are really amazing to me. Bravo to our great teachers out there!

Thanks.

Believe me, it amazes me as well, sometimes, when I'm grumpy and getting ready for work at dawn. But once I'm with my students, I'm exactly where I want to be and loving it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe brush up on your grammar over the break.

I'm not one to point out such obnoxious, obvious errors, but I have to agree with you. Also OP, most people in the dc area make six figures and pay people to clean out their fridge, to actually have free time. I wouldn't brag too much.

That's a good point but do you also get 3 months paid vacation?

And can you leave at 4pm and never work weekends? Ahhh...

Teachers are not paid over the summer. And while they might leave at 4, they will do several hours of work at home. Teaching is a hard job.

+1 from a teacher

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Teaching can be incredibly exhausting and frustrating but i wouldn't really call it "hard." Mining is hard; trash collecting in a blizzard is hard; cleaning toilets is hard. The entitled parents and their spoiled kids are annoying as well as the overworked parents who never show and their poorly behaved kids but you rarely get more than 2 or 3 in your class so the sweet kids and thoughtful parents make up for it.

I don't love it like some of the teachers who have posted on here. That was a bit of a stretch bc of the factors I listed in original post but because of the perks like summer vacation (where I do get paid) it makes it worthwhile. I am home and my kiddo is next to me -- picked her up from camp early because i could-- and we are looking forward to going away in august bc we both are free.

There are plusses and minusses to every job but for those of you who love kids or young adults and value your time over your mansion, look into teaching!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teaching can be incredibly exhausting and frustrating but i wouldn't really call it "hard." Mining is hard; trash collecting in a blizzard is hard; cleaning toilets is hard. The entitled parents and their spoiled kids are annoying as well as the overworked parents who never show and their poorly behaved kids but you rarely get more than 2 or 3 in your class so the sweet kids and thoughtful parents make up for it.

I don't love it like some of the teachers who have posted on here. That was a bit of a stretch bc of the factors I listed in original post but because of the perks like summer vacation (where I do get paid) it makes it worthwhile. I am home and my kiddo is next to me -- picked her up from camp early because i could-- and we are looking forward to going away in august bc we both are free.

There are plusses and minuses to every job but for those of you who love kids or young adults and value your time over your mansion, look into teaching!

I love this OP! My teaching friends complain so much and I wonder sometimes if they stay teaching just to complain and talk down to me because my work is apparently just not as hard and, in some ways, it's not. But in some ways it's more difficult, like all jobs people do that help keep things running!

I'm glad to see a teacher love her job and her schedule.

[Anonymous]

I am always happy to hear from teachers who love their jobs! Those are the people I want teaching my children! Anyone who thinks teachers have it easy need to spend a week with them to see what goes on and how much work they do outside of school hours.

Have a great summer, OP!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love teaching too because no matter how rough it gets, nothing feels better than being in the classroom.

You are really amazing to me. Bravo to our great teachers out there!

+1 Thank goodness there are people who love teach other people's kids, including mine, because I certainly wouldn't want to. So far, we've had pretty good luck with our DCs' teachers. Can't say the same for me when I was growing up.