>> My daughter has 8 weeks off at best. The rest of the summer she is attending meetings, and working on her lessons plans for the year. Not to mention how she stayed after school today, meeting with administrators, to see how they could improve their math program. She does that many days.<<
I'm sorry but I did the same as an office manager for a Psychiatrist and worked 12 months out of the year. My hubby works 10 hour days and gets two weeks off a year, if he is lucky. He is paid 50,000 for 50 weeks a year.
Teachers can moan all they like, they have it pretty plush next to a person in the business world.
>>As a teacher, I would think you would understand. What grade do you teach?<<
I teach 3rd and 5th.
3rd and 5th grade? That's quite a load. I didn't know elementary teachers could teach two grades at that level.