1. dEbbie says:

   August 5, 2012 at 3:20 pm

   i just wonder how many other professions require you to provide materials to work with? Require you to take classes without reimbursement? teachers work 10 months and get paid for just that! how would a two month unpaid leave each year fit into your budget?

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   • School Matters says:

     August 6, 2012 at 6:21 am

     Teachers unquestionably work very hard, provide their own materials and are required to take continuing education courses and they deserve to be recognized for those facts. However, there are other professions that do require continuing education (imagine your doctor never learned another thing after medical school!). I don’t think that unpaid leave is quite accurate either as teachers are paid their salary over 12 months. Nonetheless, I hear what you are saying and the facts on the info-graphic do support your general frustration that teachers are overworked, underpaid and under-recognized. The big question is what can be done?

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2. Joyce says:

   October 5, 2012 at 8:59 pm

   I am a teacher and my salary is based on the 10 1/2 months that I work. However, for budgeting reasons, I choose to earn less money every paycheck so I can receive the remainder of my salary during the 1 1/2 months of my summer. I do not earn a salary for the time when school is out. Please make that clear in the future.

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   • School Matters says:

     October 10, 2012 at 7:49 am

     Thanks for sharing your experience! We will keep it in mind for the future.

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