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But remember that 52 hours per week is only over 42 weeks of the year, as teachers get 10 weeks off in the summers.

Assuming 55 hours per week for 42 weeks, that's 2310 hours of work.  For those that work 52 weeks per year, that compares to about 44.5 hours work per week.  So you aren't working more total hours, but you have a compressed schedule where you have a much more concentrated schedule for 42 weeks, but have 10 weeks off each year.

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Teacher here -- I want to say that I somewhat agree with you.  I do feel I would be underpaid if I worked 52 hours a week as some of my colleagues do. But the summers off do make up for it somewhat.

However, right now with a MA and 15 years' teaching experience my salary is around $80,000.   Even if I were to accept an 11 month or 12 month position, it would only rise to $89,000 or $97,000.   That's a good salary for the teaching field, but it isn't what a lot of my similarly educated friends are making now with 15 years' experience.[/quote]

Define “similarly educated.” $90-100k is pretty good for someone with a liberal arts degree. It’s not like you have an MS in a STEM field.

Regardless, schools reduce class load on teachers. I think spending more money on hiring more teachers, so they can add another hour of prep time each day, would be a better move than paying teachers more. A $10-20k bump wouldn't address burnout.[/quote]

Is $90-100k really that low for someone with just an MS in any STEM field? I have a social science grad degree and make in this range as a mid career government employee. I didn't think it was that bad[/quote]

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