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Anonymous wrote:All of in laws are teachers and they do not have 2nd and 3rd jobs. They take the entire summers off and seem to always be on vacation. Their kids all go to private schools (thanks to FA or grand parents I don't know which) and live in small houses in nice areas.

I do t think any of them have ever had a second job. They seem to be doing great.

They don’t take the summers off. They are effectively unemployed because their next contract starts in August.

I’m sincerely glad they are doing well. Teachers should be able to have comfortable lives, so it’s great to hear of the ones who are. When all teachers can live in “small houses in nice areas” and have enough money to send kids to private schools, then we are getting somewhere. Right now, that doesn’t seem to be the norm.

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Anonymous wrote:One of my kid's swim coaches is a middle school teacher in MCPS. This coach puts in at least 13 hours a week at the pool coaching on top of planning practices. I'm worried about burnout with that on top of teaching!

It’s only for one season.

Anonymous wrote:All of in laws are teachers and they do not have 2nd and 3rd jobs. They take the entire summers off and seem to always be on vacation. Their kids all go to private schools (thanks to FA or grand parents I don't know which) and live in small houses in nice areas.

I do t think any of them have ever had a second job. They seem to be doing great.

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

The above is a troll post. Teachers do not make this much unless they've been doing it for 35 years or more. Also, teachers do not have "off" in the summer. They are furloughed and have no job during that time.

Not the above poster, look at licensed teacher salary.. Not a troll. This area pays their teachers very well.

This area does better than most areas, but we should do better still. I know very few professions in this area in which someone with a graduate degree has to work 20 years to break six figures.


Ok- so my sister is in Loudoun. I’m looking at the salary scale you just sent, and it does appear that a teacher in Alexandria stands to make $100K- after 19 years. So… there’s that.

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1187

Also, a Masters +30 gets there even quicker. I do believe that in most areas, teachers are grossly underpaid, but in NOVA, they have competitive salaries.

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

The above is a troll post. Teachers do not make this much unless they've been doing it for 35 years or more. Also, teachers do not have "off" in the summer. They are furloughed and have no job during that time.

Not the above poster, look at licensed teacher salary.. Not a troll. This area pays their teachers very well.

This area does better than most areas, but we should do better still. I know very few professions in this area in which someone with a graduate degree has to wait 20 years to break six figures.

Ok- so my sister is in Loudoun. I’m looking at the salary scale you just sent, and it does appear that a teacher in Alexandria stands to make $100K- after 19 years. So… there’s that.

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1187

Also, a Masters +30 gets there even quicker. I do believe that in most areas, teachers are grossly underpaid, but in NOVA, they have competitive salaries.

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

The above is a troll post. Teachers do not make this much unless they've been doing it for 35 years or more. Also, teachers do not have "off" in the summer. They are furloughed and have no job during that time.

Not the above poster, look at licensed teacher salary.. Not a troll. This area pays their teachers very well.

Ok- so my sister is in Loudoun. I’m looking at the salary scale you just sent, and it does appear that a teacher in Alexandria stands to make $100K- after 19 years. So… there’s that.

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1187

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

The above is a troll post. Teachers do not make this much unless they've been doing it for 35 years or more. Also, teachers do not have "off" in the summer. They are furloughed and have no job during that time.

Not the above poster, look at licensed teacher salary.. Not a troll. This area pays their teachers very well.

Ok- so my sister is in Loudoun. I’m looking at the salary scale you just sent, and it does appear that a teacher in Alexandria stands to make $100K- after 19 years. So… there’s that.

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/1187

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

The above is a troll post. Teachers do not make this much unless they've been doing it for 35 years or more. Also, teachers do not have "off" in the summer. They are furloughed and have no job during that time.

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

The above is a troll post. Teachers do not make this much unless they've been doing it for 35 years or more. Also, teachers do not have "off" in the summer. They are furloughed and have no job during that time.

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First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.



My sister is a first grade teacher with a masters and 23 years in. She’s not making $100K.

Anonymous wrote:First grade teacher making $100k. And summers OFF! Life is good.

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Anonymous wrote:It is VERY common for teachers to have second or third jobs. Have you seen the pay scale? They start in the 40s. You try finding a decent 1-bedroom apartment at that salary. Let alone buy a car, pay for insurance, pay for food AND pay off student loans... All for a thankless job where we're attacked at every turn. I used to tell people I was a teacher, and I said it with pride. Now I just make up something.

Puleeezze. The average individual income for PW is $48,000. The average PWCP school teacher is $57,000. Stop it with the slave wages bullshit.

When would a first year teacher ever be paid the "average"? It is a pay scale. You start at the bottom and hopefully move up year by year through the steps.

Sounds like you are a prime example of why we need teachers. That and your nasty potty mouth. What an ugly person you are, PP. No wonder people don't want to be teachers anymore if they have to deal with people like you.

Nope, my brother is a 4th grade teacher and is 29 years old making $100K at with mcps. My child’s tutor at 34 is making $120K in DC.

Nope. I’m a master’s + 30, and I’ve been teaching 15 years. I have yet to make $100K. He’s probably doing extra stuff- coaching, summer school. In DC, she deserves what they pay her. Why else would she work there?

Same. I'm also M+30, teaching almost 20 years and just broke $90 this year on the scale.

I’m also totally sick of the fact that even though I’m more educated than everyone I know, and even though they all make more than I do, they all tell me all summer long how good I’ve got it.

Different strokes. You can go out into private industry and work 50-60 hours a week for 49-50 weeks per year with no job security, no pension, and expensive benefits like the rest of us!