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[quote=Anonymous]I think the poster is explaining that the school hours for teachers used to be more aligned for the school hours for students.  This might be true if a teacher teaches in the same school that their kids attend.  I teach in a neighboring district (much higher pay than the district where my DD attends).  I drop her off at the before school care program at 7am and commute to my school (I have to be there by 7:45).  I pick her up from after-care because I work 2-3 hours after school grading, planning , meetings, etc.  So even though I work 7 paid hours each day, I still have to pay for before and after school care just like other working parents because I work as many hours (or more) than they do.  Even if I worked in the same district as my DD, I'd have to do the same thing.  I hope I can save the childcare money once she goes to MS b/c as a single parent, it is killing me to pay appr. $375/month for it.  I have the dilemma in the summer of trying to find a job that pays enough to break even after paying for childcare/camp.  If I am lucky enough to be chosen to teach summer school, I drive my DD to my parent's house nearly an hour away so I can work for the half day of summer school.  I haven't found another job that pays as much as summer school though and I don't get picked for it each year.  I do tutoring but it isn't a guaranteed income which is what I need.[/quote]

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