Private school teacher salary

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not worried about teacher salaries at our private school. They have great students, summers off, and they get crazy generous financial aid for their kids.

Teacher here. I wanted to disabuse you of some of your claims. I'm a ten-month employee, so I do not get paid year round. That means I have to budget my money all year to cover my expenses. It's not like I get a two month paid vacation. Second, my summers are devoted to required professional development training, preparation for courses I teach (especially new ones or ones I want to propose), and the continuation of work from committees I'm on year-round (which are independent of the courseload I teach). Third, my school, the tuition for which is almost $60k, does not offer generous financial aid for the children of faculty or staff.

There is no way you are spending two solid months working 40
Hours a week in professional development.

No, I spend 50% of my own personal time during the summer working unpaid, including writing 20+ college recs. I work 50+ hours a week during the school year teaching, prepping, grading, advising students in my homeroom, answering parent and student emails, completing departmental and committee work, attending weekly meetings (most of which are after my daily work hours), and chaperoning dances.