(I'm the one who made the original reply about teachers.) My comment was based on observations of my SO, who is a high school biology teacher. She legitimately

(I'm the one who made the original reply about teachers.) My comment was based on observations of my SO, who is a high school biology teacher. She legitimately does not have to work at all for the great majority of the summer if she doesn't want to. I understand this may vary a lot by school district and location, and of course even if you don't have to work over the summer there are still benefits to doing so.