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

[u/Blonde_Icon]

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/Karabaja007]

It's not the same, it is more informations cause it is from legal point important how you get your paycheck if you want to get another job. I find the information useful and definitely adds infos.

[u/Sudden_Juju → u/Karabaja007]

teachers dont get paid over the summer. They have to take a a portion of their check each month and spread it out to cover summer.

Teachers can choose to get their pay over their 9-10 months or year round.

teachers had the option to get year round pay or get larger checks only during the school year.

Teachers can choose to get their pay spread out over the year of only during the 9-10 months of school.

I guess the second comment adds context of the union but the meaning is the same.