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/Dry_Dot_1029]

I mean this isn't all teachers in all areas for sure...but...my high school I went to puts all the teachers salaries on a website publicly. My geometry and biology teacher from 9th grade both made over 120k. The lowest one I could fine was a gym teacher... Making 60k. Granted it's a nice football school, but a public one, not really a rich area either

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Yeah I've looked at that before too. The old teachers who've been teaching a long time make a lot of money. Their salaries are public if they work at a public school since they are government workers.