8 month or so a year job. Plenty of holidays. Home by the afternoon.
Why do “public employees” deserve to make 2 and 3 x what private sector workers do?
Welcome to the pain that is post-U.S. 3rd world here we come...
180 days a year is mandated face time with students. That does not include the weeks worth of meetings prior to the "first" day of school nor does it apply to committee meetings after school hours. Then, of course, there are the "Parent Teacher conferences" which run for three days 'till 8:00 PM, twice a year. And then there is the "ad hoc" conference when Johnnies Mom shows unannounced and expects to talk NOW. At the end of the day you still have papers to correct so you take them home and spend several hours after dinner doing that little chore.
Since the district has put a computer on every teachers desk, they expect head count for attendance & lunch to be entered by 8:00 AM so the ladies in the office can send it on to Central Office. Since you no longer use a grade-book all those grades you finished last night need to be entered into your computer to "automate" the report-card. Most teachers did that during class room face time, I did it from home because my wife thought she was there to teach not do data entry chores. As per usual when things get "computerized" you wind up with more paperwork, more time spent on scut work, and less time spent actually doing your job.
Still want to sign up? That three month summer vacation is down to a scant two and the district requires all staff teachers to aquire additional teaching credits on their own time (kiss that two months good bye!). You get enough additional credits and you'll have to declare a major and now you're in night school working on a Masters degree (you can always see your family on weekends).
My wife taught for 40 years for only one reason, she loved the kids and the way they lit up when they caught a new idea. She made principal and quit after two years to get back to the classroom because she missed the kids.
You should walk a mile in her shoes before offering an opinion.
Regards,
GtG
PS She was in the union because the district was a closed shop. She was the building rep for a couple of years. She entered into a lawsuit against the union because they were diverting dues to political contributions with out members consent. It takes stones to teach!