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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a middle school teacher, but my answer is that it really depends on a lot of things.  Prep load is huge. So is class size.  The years I've had four preps, I've worked solid 6 day/60 hour weeks.  I would go into school every Sunday and put in a solid work day just to keep up in addition to getting to school early every day and brining work home in the evenings.  Also, how long you have been teaching the prep matters.  Refining the wheel vs. reinventing.  I'm finally teaching just a single prep and would say I work about 50 hours/week.  I get to school between 6 and 6:3.  I do leave at contract time, but bring work home and work another hour or two in the evenings.  I typically only put a couple of hours in on the weekends now.  Subject matters a lot too.  Moving from ELA to social studies was a huge plus for me in terms of work-life balance.  IMO, teaching is never going to be 40 hours/week, but 60 is unsustainable in any field, but around 50 is reasonable for a professional. [/quote]

I’m a middle school teacher and agree with this. I will say it’s pretty common to see teachers move from elementary up to middle or high school but most don’t move down.[/quote]

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