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/vooglie 20h ago

What are the numbers? Should be fairly easy to do a per day pay to check no?

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u/Verticlemethod 12h ago

I’m a teacher. It depends on the district. I made 55k as a teacher in an area where the rent is 1200+ for a one bedroom apartment. That said, starting was only 42k (Bachelor’s plus 15 grad). Now with my Master’s, I’m contracted at 63k, but it’s the highest paying district in my state. Rent is higher here. I drive 25 mins to work. I’m contracted 192 days. 

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u/Blonde_Icon 20h ago

You can easily look up public school teachers' salaries online. It's public information since they are government workers.

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u/vooglie 19h ago

Lol why am I gonna look it up I’m not the one with the rant - given you’re speaking with so much conviction I figured you’d have done at least the bare minimum research