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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers are not well compensated compared to other college-degreed professionals.  Stop saying they got 2 months off. We do, but without pay. They spread the measly pay over 12 months if you elect that but you aren't getting paid to not work.

If my spouse didn't make a very good living I could not afford to do this job, support my children, and live in this area.

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The point people try to make when they point out teacher salaries is that it is not an annualized salary. If you were to annualize it, the comp is much higher and comparable to other professionals. There are also opportunities to work year round (summer school/camp/tutoring) that would also bring that salary up. And, that would be the right way to compare comp of teachers vs. other professionals. But this is all stupid. APS is to blame here and they should have known that teachers were not going to sign up for a measly extra $1k.

It's been a hard year for everyone so I don't blame teachers needing a break at all. But also, teachers  discussing how hard this year has been should remember how terrible it has been for families too. If you are a public school parent, your work situation was god awful too AND you very likely had a significant cut to salary this year for fewer hours worked. For example, my sister is a pediatrician and made only half her comp this year because she had to stay home to help kids with school and couldn't find proper care/help because she was considered high covid risk. Many of these families were desperate for the 5 days school normalcy even if it was summer school because their kids desperately need. And now most of the academic focus summer programs are totally booked. Even worse, some families gave up their spots when APS came out bullish on summer and lost deposits. APS and Bridget Loft in particular are to blame. She needs to go. [/quote]

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