Current school schedules in most places are ending the teacher year in mid-June and beginning the teacher year in mid-August. AND the two months between are UNPAID time off. The last year before I retired, I kept track of the hours I spent outside of my contract in the school building doing my job, attending meetings, and taking classes in order to maintain my credentials. I was stunned to realize that I had given a full free month of extra work to the school system.I loved what I did for 31 years, but I never got used to hearing people sound off about what an easy job I had. By the way, the second year out of college, my daughter was making $ 10,000 more a year renting cars than I was making after 31 years as an educator.
Current school schedules in most places are ending the teacher year in mid-June and beginning the teacher year in mid-August. AND the two months between are UNPAID time off. The last year before I retired, I kept track of the hours I spent outside of my contract in the school building doing my job, attending meetings, and taking classes in order to maintain my credentials. I was stunned to realize that I had given a full free month of extra work to the school system.I loved what I did for 31 years, but I never got used to hearing people sound off about what an easy job I had. By the way, the second year out of college, my daughter was making $ 10,000 more a year renting cars than I was making after 31 years as an educator.