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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Again I think only a tiny fraction will leave. J[b]obs with summers off [/b]don’t grow on trees. The ones that can afford to just stop working were probably considering that anyway.[/quote]

Teachers do not get summers off. They are contract employees, with contracts that run from August to June. In June, they must surrender their keys and ID cards, and are [b]not paid [/b]during the summer months. ("Summers off" would be paid leave).  In the fall, they return under a new contract. Please get it right.

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You don’t work in the summer. You have summers off. Paid or unpaid, doesn’t matter. You aren’t working. You are off. It is a huge perk for a professional career. Why is this such a touchy topic? [/quote]

Jealousy [/quote]

In DC a teacher can now make almost $120k.  Given that they're on a 10-month contract, on an annualized basis that's close to $144k (=$120/10*12).  Plus you get off at 3pm, plus all that vacation, plus all that job security.  With so many other folks having recently lost their jobs and/or being forced to go back to work, is it any wonder why some of us are getting tired of the constant whining by teachers?[/quote]

You need to have taught at least 21 years and have a PhD to get paid close to $120k.  And after that you do not get an increase in pay for the rest of your career unless they renegotiate the contract.  You really think working 21 years and having a PhD shouldn't get you $120k in this region of the country?  [/quote]

Nobody is saying that an annualized salary of $144k is not justified, PROVIDED that such teachers go back to actually teaching this fall.[/quote]

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