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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In addition to the above comments, it’s what they’re trained to do...it’s what they know and are presumably good at. What do you propose they do instead when their degree is in teaching?[/quote]
That’s fine. But:

[b]Why go to school to become a teacher when it’s common knowledge they are an underpaid profession? And then complain constantly. [/b]

If it is such a passion, then don’t complain.

Is this not true? I mean, sure teachers should make more, I agree, but they’ve been complaining about it since I was in school 20 years ago. Nothing has changed so the complaining has been for nothing. Tax payers don’t want to pay more.

So either be a teacher because it’s a passion, fully knowing you’ll be underpaid, or stop complaining. [/quote]

Speaking for myself, I don't complain about the pay because yes I was well aware of it before I decided to become a teacher. I figured summers off were worth it.   What does massively depress me is the amount of hours that this job takes.  I didn't bargain for that.  And yes, I heard teachers complain about being overworked but truthfully I just assumed they were exaggerating. [/quote]

ETA, I always find it a little strange when teachers complain about lack of pay, like non-teachers I think to myself "Gee didn't you know it before going into this profession?"  What I complain about and believe this is well warranted is the lack of planning time.  I think many people who go into teaching do not truly understand what kind of hours teachers have to put in.  Yes, we get a lot of time off too, but for the majority of time we're putting in 12 hour days and that's just too much when trying to raise a family and have a life of your own. [/quote]

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