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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get a summer job and it won’t be a problem. I’d agree to make 30% less money if I had summers off. [/quote]

Oh yes, the “summers off” statement. [b]When you work 60+ hours a week at a job that provides absolutely no down time and no flexibility[/b], those UNPAID summers become the only break you get.

And many of us end up working job #2. It’s not like we are lazing around the pool.

And on topic: please don’t get me anything. I’m a professional and I’m simply doing my job. [/quote]

Sorry, this still doesn't fly. You have multiple long weekends, 1-2 week winter break, federal holidays, 1 week spring break -- all during your PAID months of the year. And while you will likely say you are still working during all of those days off, don't expect us to believe all or even most teachers are.  For "no flexibility" and "no down time," there are an awful lot of teachers MIA the last weeks of the school year.

Teachers don't seem to realize or acknowledge that there are a lot of other professions in which people work 60+ hours a week YEAR ROUND and don't get every Federal and religious holiday and two weeks around Christmas/New Year's. Paid leave benefits vary widely. Fed Gov't is very generous. Some private companies, extremely stingy - literally 5 vacation days and 5 personal days (which includes sick leave) even with 20+ years work experience.[/quote]

PP is talking about a different kind of down time and flexibility. During the school day, teachers often don’t have breaks for several hours at a time. Getting a three minute break to take some deep breaths or go to the bathroom just isn’t possible during those hours. And spring break doesn’t = flexibility. My husband can sort of shuffle responsibilities around to leave work early if needed; I cannot. It’s easy to say “hey just get a substitute” if you want a day off, but imagine trying to get your projects done if it was a random person off the street covering for you. The detailed instructions you gave to leave take hours of preparation. It is very much not a flexible job.

Also, very little work is being done right now. I am a teacher and desperately trying to get the kids focused and on task but it’s like herding cats. I wish academic expectations were higher (I cannot believe school goes beyond the deadline to input grades) but no teacher can make these days as academically valuable as other days. It’s much better for a teacher to use their leave at the end of the year, i promise!

I am grateful for summer breaks and spring breaks, for sure. I’ll never downplay how great it is that I can be home with my kids during the summer.  But that doesn’t mean that teaching is a flexible job with plenty of down time. [/quote]

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