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Why do Americans work so much? Compared to Europe, Americans work much much more and take off from work/vacation much less than they do in most of Europe. I also noticed that many old people (over 65 years old !) are still working in the U.S., I even saw people that are 80 working as h*ll. In Europe, and probably most other countries, very few people work after 65. Why is it like this in the U.S., that people work a lot, goes on vacation less - some even don't, ( don't enjoy their lives outside work)?
Why do Americans work so much? Compared to Europe, Americans work much much more and take off from work/vacation much less than they do in most of Europe.
Why?
Americans don't have anything else better to do with their lives.
Because America is not a socialist state. Europeans get all sorts of "benefits" from the government that Americans don't.
I wouldnt mind providing services to our senior citizens. I feel sorry for old people who have struggled their entire lives and still have to work in their 70s and 80s-that's really sad.
Teachers in many European countries are much more overwork/underpaid than their American counterparts. In the U.S. teachers get about 16 weeks of much needed time off.
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In the U.S. teachers get about 16 weeks of much needed time off.
Amen to that Glad you're on our side. There are many who think us teachers are lazy and don't need this time off. Teach for a week, and you'll see that you need all that time off, lol.
When you are given the chance to make an extra effort and potentially enjoy better "stuff", people tend to do it. When you are told you can work 20 hours or 60 hours and this is all we are going to let you have, they tend to work 20 hours and say "screw it!".
Teachers in many European countries are much more overwork/underpaid than their American counterparts. In the U.S. teachers get about 16 weeks of much needed time off.
That is 100% not true. In Scandinavia (and I believe most of Europe), teachers are off the whole summer, which is 10 weeks, and also 3 weeks off Christmas/New Year break, 1 week off from Spring break, 1 week off from Easter break and 2 weeks off from other holidays = 17 weeks.
They also have paid sick/vacation days. However, I don't know if U.S. teacher gets paid more or not.
Amen to that Glad you're on our side. There are many who think us teachers are lazy and don't need this time off. Teach for a week, and you'll see that you need all that time off, lol.
you need an education. american't schools are in session 180 days, europe and asia go b/t 15-30 days more EACH YEAR. Even at just 15 days/year times 12 that's an entire school year that american't kids are under-educated.
and this doesn't include snow or swine flu days that aren't made up. Or the districts that need to make up time so they extend the school day by literally 2mins a day to make up that time instead of having whole day instruction. What really are they going to learn in that extra 2 mins? what a complete joke.
the american't school system is so outdated and what keeps it that way? teachers unions.
you guys always say it's always "about the kids" but when it really comes time to do something about it it's no, no , no.
the school year is still based on a farming society that has no basis in reality. All you teachers ever do is whine, whine, whine, the avg. teacher in my state retires in their mid to late 50's with gov't pension and health insurance, far better than most.
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Glad you're on our side. There are many who think us teachers are lazy and don't need this time off. Teach for a week, and you'll see that you need all that time off, lol.
