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Agree, they get paid about the same as I do as a nurse and I work weekends, holidays, all summers, have had my arm broken by a drug addict, puked on, urinated on, disimpacted elderly, changed colostomy bags, been yelled out by patients, doctors, family members, worked 30+ hours in a row in snowstorms, and usually never get a lunch break on a normal 13hr shift.  But I didn't pick my job for the money.  I have held hands with people as they die alone and scared.  I have helped many people in many years, just as teachers help kids and that is why I am a nurse.  I would never be able to like or live with myself if I was a lawyer.  I may have more money but I sure wouldn't be happy.  I don't demand a doctor pay scale because I didn't go thru the years of schooling they did, nor do I want that pressure for myself.

Teachers work hard no doubt but they get paid well here and have A LOT of vacation days a year. They get to spend every summer and holiday with their kids.  I think there may only be 10 weeks a year, they are working 5 full days.  It is very hard to appreciate the ones that feel entitled to more like the above poster.  
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You chastise a teacher for putting himself/herself above others, yet you turn around and do the same thing. Let me return the favor. As a teacher, I work on weekends, holidays, and all summer. I have been attacked by a student. threatened by parents and students, puked on, urinated on, had boogers wiped on me, worked 30 plus hours with and without snowstorms, and sometimes do not get a lunch break. Similarly, I did not pick my career for the money. I picked it because I truly enjoy working with children. Whether or not we "get paid well and have A LOT of vacation days a year" is up for debate. You fail to realize that just because we do not have to report to the worksite on those days does not mean that we are not working. We also spend our summers writing lesson plans, attending professional development sessions, taking classes to keep our certification, working second jobs to meet financial obligations, and completing other tasks that we cannot complete during the school year. You are also completely off in your thinking that there is only 10 weeks a year that we work five full days.

Yet, I do not feel entitled and do not believe that I should receive the same pay as some of the other professions mentioned. However, I do believe that there should be appreciation for ALL professionals who commit to doing their jobs well. That includes nurses, doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers, policeman, firemen, the McDonald's worker, etc.[/quote]

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