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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like other professions, teacher are free to look for another job, but they don't due to summers off, snow days and similiar schedules to their own kids. So, the benefits outweigh the job fulfillment. Accept it.[/quote]

Yes. My friends who are teachers complain or vent but at end they always say “ but I don’t want to give up my summers with Larlo and Larla. “

I just feel like[b] all jobs there are trade offs[/b]. I get paid extremely well, can flex my clients, and can go for a coffee whenever I want. I do not get summers off, if I take a snow day I do not get paid, I have no employer retirement - only  what I personally save. Ironically, I started out in elementary Ed years ago but changed my mind. I wonder if I had pursued the career if I would have enjoyed and stayed the course. I do think it’s a hard profession in today’s parenting climate though— I’ll agree to that!![/quote]

Agree with all of this, especially the bolded.  
I really think it's harder for teachers now; parents have access to every grade and assignment and hover more now and contact the teachers constantly. Teaching driven by standardized tests has got to be maddening. Plus all of the criticism from people who don't have teaching degrees or experience thinking they are experts. [/quote]

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