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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's so hard working 7 to 3 and not having to pay for aftercare, vacation care, or summer camps.

Oh wait, if you did that like the rest of us it would probably make your balance better.[/quote]

People who criticize teachers while have no clue what teachers do really should stop proving that they have no idea what they are talking about. [/quote]

Seriously.

My contract hours are 7:45 to 3:45 with a half hour lunch break (which usually ends up being about 20 minutes if anything). I usually arrive at school around 7:30 and find myself leaving around 4:30. There have been days I have stayed until 5:30 or 6. Several times a month I have after school meetings or IEP meetings which require me to stay until around 5:30 or later. Professional development days we have to stay until 5. There is no overtime. I often bring work home with me and sometimes will find myself going in on a Saturday or Sunday in order to set up and prep. Especially if we end up having meetings on Monday mornings.

Our school year for the kids runs from August 12 to June 6th. But teachers have to be there much earlier to undergo training and to prep their classrooms. As a first year teacher at the school I am at I had to arrive by July 31st. Some teachers work ESY and summer programs or have second jobs that they work over the summers.

There is a rumor that our school may become a year round school. But I am not sure how credible that is. And yes, teachers have to find and pay for childcare and aftercare and make arrangements for childcare on professional days or days that may be different if they are working for a school that has a different calendar then their child's school. They also have to find childcare for days they stay late. They also have to find care for the time before and after the school year ends when teachers need to be there but students are not. And many teachers work in the summers, so they still have to find summer care.

Not complaining. Just stating what it actually is like as compared to whatever reality that poster is living in.[/quote]

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