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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 489743" data-attributes="member: 983">When I taught, I was contracted till around June 10th.&nbsp; Back in August 10th (we started way too early, that’s another story).&nbsp; You know what I did those two months?&nbsp; Worked construction to make teaching financially viable.&nbsp; Now I know there are trade offs and I got a good Christmas break.&nbsp; But my only flexibility in the year was summer.&nbsp; Week long elk hunt?&nbsp; Not happening.&nbsp; Family vacation other than school holidays or summer were out.&nbsp; It’s easy to throw stones, but those sweet things everyone wants to point out also have downsides.&nbsp; If it’s such a sweet gig, go do it.&nbsp; Reap the time off, fill that fat pension (I know so many retired teachers with winter houses down south….wait maybe not).&nbsp; Get you Christmas off.&nbsp; Spend your 3 months blubbering at the lake basking in the sun with your wallet full.&nbsp; The fact is, you dont teach for money.&nbsp; The retirement should be solid given your overall earnings aren’t great.&nbsp; The time off I view as part of the compensation.&nbsp; But I know most of the people who talk poorly about it wouldn’t last a day in the classroom.&nbsp; Parents today, and thus their kids, have made teaching less than desirable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Accountability should be there, that I agree with.&nbsp; It starts at the community level.&nbsp; If my school was as bad as some of those stats show, I’d expect full board meetings.&nbsp; My guess is they’re pretty empty but the bars are full of folks complaining about the schools.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 489743, member: 983"] When I taught, I was contracted till around June 10th. Back in August 10th (we started way too early, that’s another story). You know what I did those two months? Worked construction to make teaching financially viable. Now I know there are trade offs and I got a good Christmas break. But my only flexibility in the year was summer. Week long elk hunt? Not happening. Family vacation other than school holidays or summer were out. It’s easy to throw stones, but those sweet things everyone wants to point out also have downsides. If it’s such a sweet gig, go do it. Reap the time off, fill that fat pension (I know so many retired teachers with winter houses down south….wait maybe not). Get you Christmas off. Spend your 3 months blubbering at the lake basking in the sun with your wallet full. The fact is, you dont teach for money. The retirement should be solid given your overall earnings aren’t great. The time off I view as part of the compensation. But I know most of the people who talk poorly about it wouldn’t last a day in the classroom. Parents today, and thus their kids, have made teaching less than desirable. Accountability should be there, that I agree with. It starts at the community level. If my school was as bad as some of those stats show, I’d expect full board meetings. My guess is they’re pretty empty but the bars are full of folks complaining about the schools. [/QUOTE]

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