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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Plenty of jobs require hard work and long hours.  I don’t think teachers work harder than many other professional careers, most of which are salaried with unlimited work hours.  Teachers get every holiday (plus several days surrounding said holiday) and summer off.  That is a benefit no other job has- paid or unpaid.  My DH works many holidays (in addition to M-F, sometimes all weekend, but always at least some weekend work, as well and has never been able to take off more than 7 consecutive days. [/quote]

Then can we agree teachers also have it hard? I also work M-F, and all weekend, just like your DH. I worked 4 full days over spring break, and even more over the last winter break. I’ll work 3-4 weeks of my 7 unpaid weeks of summer writing curriculum, recommendation letters, etc.

I don’t need people to think my job is harder. I’d be content if I could be respected for the fact it is hard. This thread is filled with people who refuse to accept that, for reasons I simply don’t understand.[/quote]

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