Education / Teaching thread

brandon8283 said

In the old system, the summer is 8 weeks long.

In the new system, it's 6 weeks long.

You can still get a temp summer job for 6 weeks.

The teacher's regular rate of pay on the other two intersession weeks should still beat the tourist season server rate for the 2 weeks lost.

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Intersession jobs in my parish paid between $30 and $35 an hour. However it was usually limited to between 25-30 hours of work a week. As a server in a non-touristy Shreveport, I averaged $40-$50 an hour and could work up to 60 hours a week if I wanted.

The money is not even close, but I am a fan of the shorter summers and "leveled calendar" or year round or whatever you wanna call it.

Teachers are the most underpaid profession in America by a big margin. We should be starting teachers at a professional rate, $80K or more. They shouldn't have to wait tables and tend bar to supplement their income.