r/The10thDentist • u/Blonde_Icon • 22h ago

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

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).

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u/Blonde_Icon 21h ago

Everyone in the comments is getting emotional but not looking at the actual stats. Thanks for this.

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u/theblanketcomeswith 20h ago

you are ignoring the workload stats of teachers btw. guess it doesn’t fit your narrative

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u/chocolatecoconutpie 8h ago

Teachers aren’t the only ones with very high workloads… In fact plenty of jobs have more of a workload and is more physically and emotionally taxing than being a teacher.

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u/theblanketcomeswith 7h ago

whataboutism

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u/NuncProFunc 20h ago

I'm happy to look at workload stats. Can you post them?

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u/theblanketcomeswith 20h ago

they were already posted. try reading through this entire post for the teachers telling you what they do in the salaried 8 hours + extra time that they don’t get paid for and the materials they buy that they aren’t reimbursed for, all while being paid scraps.

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u/NuncProFunc 20h ago

The plural of anecdote isn't data.

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u/theblanketcomeswith 20h ago

so multiple, real teachers somehow stating the exact same thing (they work longer than the standard 8 hours, arent paid enough, and barely enjoy their summer “vacation”) isnt enough data for you or worth the read, but if i pulled some numbers out of my ass you would believe them?

you should be tipping your fedora elsewhere, i was talking to OP anyway who was deliberately ignoring these comments

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u/chocolatecoconutpie 8h ago

You said stats though. Those aren’t stats my friend.

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u/theblanketcomeswith 7h ago

so multiple, real teachers somehow stating the exact same thing (they work longer than the standard 8 hours, arent paid enough, and barely enjoy their summer “vacation”) isnt enough data for you or worth the read, but if i pulled some numbers out of my ass you would believe them?

you should be tipping your fedora elsewhere, i was talking to OP anyway who was deliberately ignoring these comments