West Virginia Teachers on Strike, still make sure hungry students are fed

[RoadRunner79]

I have been averaging about 2700 hours for the last three years.  Average for the US is ~1740 I believe. I get called out on weekends and nights.  I’m salary, so I don’t clock in, but I started keeping track of my hours after a couple of 22 hour days about 3 years ago.  The schedule you described would be a welcome break!  You may want to be careful with your assumptions!   Also, I think that people often overestimate their time, if not specifically keeping track.  I know I tended to remember the 65-70 hour weeks a lot more than the 50 hour ones, before I started keeping track.  

It’s not that I don’t think teachers work hard, but I don’t think your description is typical either. It could differ by area, and certainly would be different by subject. I know that most of my teachers had one or two free periods in high school (one may have been a study hall). Although I could certainly see an English teacher grading papers taking more time; perhaps an extra 4 hours a night....  this wasn’t constant.

Again.... I’m not bashing teachers.  Just saying, that comparisons which don’t account for hours are not correct.

By the way..what do you teach?

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You may also note, that the teachers around here, make quite a bit better in a lot of places, than what was cited for Arizona.

Ohhhh ohhhhh can I play "My Life is Harder Than Yours"? I wanna play the kidney failure card more often.

Not what I was going for... I grant that many people have a harder life than I.  I actually have a blessed life (although I'm not without my problems).    I work hard, and sometimes I wonder if all the money is worth it.  I could still be very comfortable and work a lot less, have less stress (would probably be healthier).  But there are rewards for what I do as well.