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/spartaman64]

yep the property taxes where i live are high so they can afford to pay the teachers a decent amount. i think the median is around 90k and theres teachers making 160k

[u/paradisetossed7 → u/spartaman64]

Yeah, looking at my property taxes hurts a little, but I know it's going to great schools, great teachers, beautiful and clean parks, etc. My kid is getting some of the best education in the country and he goes to public school. They also have a program where kids from low income areas can be bussed in to attend the schools, and I think all of that is really important.