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[quote]Many years ago I did exactly that.  It was great having summers off in addition to all the other holidays. In total, you get around 15 weeks off each year. This blows away the private sector, and don't get me started on the pension! I've been living off mine for the past 25 years and hope to be around for another 25. Overall it's a great field to be in if you work in a rich county like MCPS.[/quote]

I don't even know where to begin with this post.

1. If you've been living off your pension for the past 25 years, you are ancient.  And I say this as a career-changer with 25 years of teaching under my belt who "lost out" on the good plan. Retirement, back in the day, was close to 80% of your salary.  MCPS also kicks in a bit more toward retirement, which is not the typical case for other counties that don't have the strong tax base.

2. This once rich county is quickly crumbling.  What was once middle to upper class is now the great divide between the halves and have nots. Young teachers are not staying, as this profession is a revolving door due to its ridiculous demands.  But the county loves this b/c it doesn't have to invest in pensions. The ancients are a dying breed - and again, I say this as one who should really be an ancient.

3.  Your attitude doesn't match mine, however, as you don't address the hardships teachers face on a daily basis.  You appear to only fancy your pension.  Bear in mind that people entering the profession aren't feeling that way.  In fact, some new teachers don't make it past the first marking period. One never made it past preservice week.

Until we start to nurture our teachers - to reinforce that WE should be the ones to drive tests and not the other way around - we won't have teachers to inspire our children and grandchildren.

It's not only about the retirement.
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