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This past year as a teacher, I often found myself in my classroom at 5:30 am getting ready for the school day. (School started at 8:20) and often times not leaving until 4:30 or 5:00 pm. Then, go home eat dinner, and grade papers the rest of the night. So on an average day, I might put in anywhere from 15-18 hours. It's worse for coaches.

I see why you quit being a lawyer. You are not very convincing.

I see the teachers go to school every day. It is about 30 minutes ahead of the students, if that. And they are all headed out of the school very soon after the final bell. I'd love to go against you in a trial with your contention that teachers put in 15-18 hours a day.

If you had bothered to read all my posts you would have read that it was not typical for teachers to be in that early. You would have read that I had six different classes (i.e. six different subjects) to prepare for everyday, and that I was a first year teacher. If you would have continued to read my posts, you would have also found out that I admitted that it may not take as much time this year because I still teach six classes, but I have only 4 subjects I will teach, and I have the benefit of a year of experience.

I don't know what the typical teacher puts in each day, I can simply say that in my first year as a teacher I put in anywhere from 15-18 hours a day.

As for wanting to go up against me in court, I am still licensed to practice law, come find you a case in OK and get special permission to practice here and we will try the case, that is if you are attorney. If you are not an attorney, then you have no clue what your talking about and should simply quit talking out of your a*s.

I see the teachers go to school every day. It is about 30 minutes ahead of the students, if that. And they are all headed out of the school very soon after the final bell.

You see all teachers go to school, or just the teachers at one particular school? You watch them every single day?

None of the teachers get there more than 30 minutes before the students? All of the teachers leave right after the final bell? Is this a bell for students or for teachers? At our school, the last bell rings 35 minutes after the students leave, to tell the teachers they may leave then if they wish. Some do, many don't.

Do you notice whether or not the teachers are carrying anything when they leave, such as papers to be graded at home? Do you know what the teachers do after they leave school?

Especially when my children were small, I left school when teachers were dismissed to be with my children, but after my children were in bed I frequently worked until midnight or later grading papers or planning.

Do you think all teachers are like the teachers in this particular school? Do you have any evidence to back up any of your contentions, or should we just take your word that you have nothing to do most days but watch the teacher parking lot at some school?