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Rob Kamphausen said:
technically, they work 70-80% of a generic business man. using that, it seems like they are on the same wage scale.



The good ones are underpaid. Summer vacation? Offset that with the fact that most teachers take work home EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

My wife was 17-year teacher and rarely took this so-called three month summer vacation. She was always taking classes, setting up her fall schedule, teaching summer school.

What's always lost in this argument is that people want to look at the vacation issue. Hey, let's look at the teaching profession in terms of its VALUE TO OUR SOCIETY. You put your children under these people's guidance daily for 9 months a year. Does not that amount of responsibility deserve a concomitant salary?

Jim

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