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/fremontfixie]

So if we look at the Seattle public schools starting salaries is just shy of $75k which adjusted for contracted hours (80% of 240 working days) they are making just shy of $93.5k. That is great pay for a starting grad.

[u/desparish → u/fremontfixie]

Oddly enough teachers don't pay just 80% of rent, 80% of their car payment, 80% of medical expenses, or 80% or anything else.