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Oh! And apart from only working for half a year, we don't have to pay taxes.
Seriously, you should come join us. We have poker on Friday nights where we sit around laughing maniacally about how our grand scheme to rip off the taxpayers is working out perfectly.
Oh! And apart from only working for half a year, we don't have to pay taxes.
Seriously, you should come join us. We have poker on Friday nights where we sit around laughing maniacally about how our grand scheme to rip off the taxpayers is working out perfectly.
No one ever said teachers didn't pay taxes. My point is why should tax payers as a whole pay teachers, politicians, and anyone else paid by tax payer money for time they are not working???
No one ever said teachers didn't pay taxes. My point is why should tax payers as a whole pay teachers, politicians, and anyone else paid by tax payer money for time they are not working???
Most teachers do not get paid during summer- most teachers get 10 paychecks per year. Some choose to receive 12 smaller paychecks instead of 10 slightly larger paychecks; either way it is the same amount.
What I don't get is why everybody is unhappy about teachers (most of which are public servants who work hard for not very much money) and not demanding action when it comes to politicians and their corporate buddies (most of which are not doing anything positive for the public and make ridiculously larger sums thanks to nicely-designed legislation). I am also concerned about where our tax dollars are going, but I think that venting about teacher salaries is seriously misdirected. There is so much pubic money wasted on so many other things that teacher salaries should really not be a concern at all. It is simply a political tactic to keep the public from seeking real, meaningful change.
Most teachers do not get paid during summer- most teachers get 10 paychecks per year. Some choose to receive 12 smaller paychecks instead of 10 slightly larger paychecks; either way it is the same amount.
What I don't get is why everybody is unhappy about teachers (most of which are public servants who work hard for not very much money) and not demanding action when it comes to politicians and their corporate buddies (most of which are not doing anything positive for the public and make ridiculously larger sums thanks to nicely-designed legislation). I am also concerned about where our tax dollars are going, but I think that venting about teacher salaries is seriously misdirected. There is so much pubic money wasted on so many other things that teacher salaries should really not be a concern at all. It is simply a political tactic to keep the public from seeking real, meaningful change.
Teachers are paid a salary based on a year. The salary should be based on the number of days they are working.
I am totally and very vocal against what the politicians make and their benefits. If it involves tax dollars being wasted/misused then I am against that too.
Teachers are paid a salary based on a year. The salary should be based on the number of days they are working.
Well, teachers may get paid for a certain amount of days per year contracted, but they spend a lot of time outside of the days they get paid preparing lessons, doing professional development, taking courses to keep up.
Well, teachers may get paid for a certain amount of days per year contracted, but they spend a lot of time outside of the days they get paid preparing lessons, doing professional development, taking courses to keep up.
Seems teachers think they are the only ones who work above and beyond 40 hrs that are on salary wages.
Here's a little bit of perspective:
Dems excoriate Rep. Sean Duffy for ‘struggle’ on Congressional salary - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110330/pl_yblog_theticket/dems-excoriate-rep-sean-duffy-for-struggle-on-congressional-salary - broken link)
Ok. Lets look at this. You subtract 104 from 365 that = 261 days. I will use my sister in law as an example she is contacted for a total of 190 days. So when you subtract the 190 days from the 261 that equals 71 days off...that is a problem. The average person in the US gets 13 days off. Teachers are off and not working for almost a total of 17.75 weeks (give or take a bit and depending on the contract). 17.75 weeks that are paid by the tax payer. See the problem????
Still not the teacher's problem... not their decision how many days they work. Most districts are set up on a system that was instituted in the 1800's when kids had to be at home in the summer to help out on the farm. That's why we continue to have summers off. Most teachers would agree that we would prefer to work year-round, but getting the general public to part with tradition is another story all together. You can't have it both ways.
No, they are still working. Just because there is no school doesn't mean teachers are not working.
Exactly. There is lesson planning, professional development, room set-up, etc.
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