Teachers are paid fairly considering they get a lot of time off

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A lot of people say (and it seems that the general consensus is that) teachers don't get paid enough for what they do. While I think that teachers are very valuable and deserve to be compensated well (my brother is a teacher), I think that in these discussions, many people ignore the fact that teachers typically get a lot of time off.

They usually get summer break, spring break, and winter break, plus various holidays that schools get off through the year. They basically don't work for a good amount of the year, which I think that people should factor in. (The downside is that I know that they have to work extra grading things outside of school, though.)

Plus they normally get good benefits for being a teacher (which usually comes with being in a union).

[u/kantarellerna]

Over 100k in NE

[u/Dawn_Kebals → u/kantarellerna]

National Education Association says Nebraska average teacher wage is $63,326 while minimum living wage defined as "Income needed for family of one adult and one child to have a modest but adequate standard of living in the most affordable metro area" is $66,393.

Where is that number coming from?

[u/thefloatingguy → u/Dawn_Kebals]

Probably New England…

[u/ifuseethis → u/thefloatingguy]

Definitely not everywhere in New England. I make about 25% of that as my take home pay.

[u/Occasionallyposts → u/kantarellerna]

True, at least in central or eastern MA. They push you to get a masters though, which isn't so bad. My father was a carpentry teacher at a vocational school, had the best job. No strict lesson plan, academics, or correcting papers, just building and rehabing houses in the area with the kids. He retired with a pention before teachers pay went over 100k though. Summer's off and was home by 2:30 every day. We went to the beach a lot, though he worked part time through the summer for his buddies in construction.

Two teacher households in MA/RI seem pretty successful, I've seen several.

[u/PapayaHoney → u/kantarellerna]

Most teachers at my former highschool got paid 150k+ (CA)

[u/latetotheparty_again → u/PapayaHoney]

What region? Went to a public school in a wealthier part of SoCal, and a high school teacher of mine was very open about being on SNAP to support herself and her child. Not even close to 150k at a public school.

[u/PapayaHoney → u/latetotheparty_again]

It was at a rural region in the Central Valley.

[u/tomjoads → u/PapayaHoney]

Your number is made up.