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Originally posted by winneythepooh7
I think this is a BS remark. Most teachers I know don't really "get off" in the summertime. In the summertime, they often have to take courses. Also, I don't think teachers are paid enough for what they have to go through. Try dealing with horrible parents and horrible kids all day long, and being blamed for it all.... I don't think many people can do it. My mom is a retired teacher and she woke up at 4AM every day, was at school by 7AM at the latest and stayed up until 11 at night working on lesson planning. I think ANY time off teachers get is well-deserved and I don't think I even hit the tip of the iceburg of what they go through. I knew someone was going to make that comment too!!!!
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The good teachers don't take the summers off...just like the good teachers are constantly going to classes to learn new techniques, going to workshops, etc.
However, there most definitely are teachers that take the summers off. Not every teacher put through the commitment that your mother did.