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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]60 hours a week x 38 weeks = 2280 hours per year.

40 hours a week x 52 weeks = 2080 hours per year.

A full time year round employee who works 44 hours a week works the same amount as a teacher.  Most professionals I know work this and then some.  I get the exhaustion that comes from long days with other people's children, but the amount of complaining is really unwarranted.[/quote]

Most professionals I know make way more money than teachers do, as in twice or even three times more than the average teacher. OP at 65,000 makes more than most teachers I know. [b]The average among the teachers I know is more like 50-55,000 and most of those have 5+ years experience[/b] and advanced degrees as well. You could (possibly) be correct that, over the course of the year, other professionals may put in more hours than teachers do but it is nowhere near 2-3x more hours spent working to make the pay at all comparable. Not a fair comparison. Teachers are woefully underpaid.[/quote]

Ok, I agree that teaching sucks, but Prince William County starts beginning teachers at $50,000.  We win no points by exaggerating things.  There's plenty to legitimately complain about. [/quote]

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