[Jeff31187]

It may help to understand where others may be coming from, at least in my view. Teachers get to work 7.5 hours/day officially, get a week off for Easter, two weeks off for Christmas, almost 3 months during the summer, and a couple of personal days during the school year. With the possible exception of the personal days, none of this needs to be earned. On the other hand, those of us in other professions work 8 hours/day officially and generally begins with 2 weeks of vacation, with possibly more to be earned depending on performance. We can’t make our co-workers go sit in a corner or send them to the principal’s office if they step out of line: we have to find a way to deal with them. Also, many other professions don’t have powerful unions to fight for them. I know teachers sometimes stay later than the official hours; so do other professions. I know teachers sometimes bring work home; other professionals do as well. So when some teachers complain (I have a couple in my family) about how much tougher they have it than other professionals, many would say they’re not experiencing anything that other professionals don’t. Another thing I think teachers face, especially elementary teachers, is that the material that is being taught is (or should be) common knowledge. Some believe that if they know it, they can teach it. After all, look at all of those who are doing the home-schooling method. No one’s trying ‘home-doctoring’ because what a doctor learns is not common knowledge and the skill is more obvious. I know this may sound demeaning or unfair, but I think this may be a common perception. For what it’s worth, I do admire you and others in your profession, as I certainly wouldn’t have the patience to do it.

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Name : Jeff31187, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 32, City : Franklin, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : Systems Analyst, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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