The Musicbanter Book Club (1995)

dac · 01-05-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RoemerMW

Not true, teachers are paid all year, even during summer break. The pay is a bit less during the time off, but they still get paid. My dad's a teacher, I know this from personal experience. The pay isn't exactly high, but it's enough to support a family and still have a decent enough retirement.

My mother's a teacher and I have talked with her about the exact mechanics of it. The school system pays you for the 180 or so days that you work. Teachers are just offered the option to spread that pay out over the year equally or do it how your dad does it... It may very state to state though. I'm not sure.

RoemerMW · 01-05-2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

My mother's a teacher and I have talked with her about the exact mechanics of it. The school system pays you for the 180 or so days that you work. Teachers are just offered the option to spread that pay out over the year equally or do it how your dad does it... It may very state to state though. I'm not sure.

Ah, sorry, when you said paid for only half of the year I though you meant that teachers are only receive payment during the time that they work, and receive no pay during the times when they aren't working. Also, many jobs have weekends or other days off so it's really only 3 months less pay than other jobs, not half a year. Sorry for the confusion.