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C'mon, you do not write new lessons plans every year...when i say "tweak" that is what i am refering to. I am not saying that teachers do not work hard....simply that it isn't that bad of a job. The pay is decent, the time off is good, there is a pension and benefits are good. Plus, did I read health insurance after retirement? Do

Wandering, At $1,520/day it would be $30,400/month. However, there are only 9 months that you work for a total of $273,600. There are not 32 months in a year. Baby sitters can only watch a certain number of children a day....besides we are trying to get rid of the teachers that look at it like a baby sitting position.

Teachers do get 3 months off, that is one of the benefits of the job. I realize during the school year there may be extra time spent preparing lessons plans, etc....especially in the first few years of the job. After that there are tweaks to old lesson plans used. Most people these days that are college educated with professional careers have to do