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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Yup right now I have a 50 hour work week on average and that's the lowest its been when I've been full-time in the work force. Frankly it cheeses me off when I hear teachers talk all the time about how much they work, like the rest of the working world isn't doing the same.
I haven't been paid an hour of overtime since I was 20.
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You've been ripped off! But seriously there are a lot of salaried people who get a raw deal in terms of what they're expected to do for the salary they're paid.
Back to Teachers:
As a teacher you're in class hours are about 5 hours per day for 5 days a week, for about 36 weeks a year. So that equates to 900 in class hours a year (pro-D days probably go for 8, but I'm trying to keep this simple). So if the average teacher was to put in an extra 20 hours per week during school year, and lets even give 2 weeks after school ends and 2 weeks before for preparation/final marking. So say 40 weeks of 20 hours per week would be an extra 800 hours. So 1700 hours to make a teachers salary of say $50k per year works out to 29.41 an hour + benefits. I think when a teacher is younger they have to put in more work as they're learning the job and more prep time is required. As a teacher gains experience and if they're steadily employed teaching the same subject the time requirements do likely decrease as you get better at it.
Like any job though, if you don't like it and you're underpaid. Find another one. Most people usually can't find that easier and better paying job. Or they feel too much attachment to what they invested to get the position they have. Personally I used to think government jobs looked great. Now I wouldn't want it under any circumstances. You're working for the taxpayer, and he's always mad, and the people you're working for are always on short term leashes and willing to throw you to the wolves.