I confronted a teacher that I know with the “summers off” argument, and that lying sack said he didn’t get paid for that time. Meanwhile, he is always complaining about being broke because the taxes are so high. He’s right about the taxes because he lives in the PRNJ, but I wonder if he realizes that those taxes are paying for his $80K salary and free health care?
How can you blame a teacher for what they make? They don’t personally set the salary scale . The salary is determined between negotiations of the teacher union and the school board ( either appointed or elected in individual districts ) . THE TARGET IS THE SCHOOL BOARD. It is only natural for a person wanting a teaching job to apply to districts that pay a lot of $$.
BTW, teachers don’t get paid for the summer .They are paid for a 180-85 day year and it is not their fault how much they make .
I’ve confronted teachers with the time off argument as well and have gotten the same response. I think that is really lame and remind them that their pay for 9 months is more than most professionals make in a year. Teachers in my area get $50 to $75K per year so extrapolate the $75K for 9 months to 12 months and effectively they would be making $100K a year if they worked 12 months. I don’t begrudge teachers trying to make a good living and the good ones do work hard but I just wish they would acknowledge that relative to other professions, they get a lot of perks and their pay, if broken down by the hour is pretty damned good.