They have little paid leave because they have summers and other holidays off, and as for answering emails - welcome to having a job in America. When you factor

They have little paid leave because they have summers and other holidays off, and as for answering emails - welcome to having a job in America. When you factor that they only work 2/3 of the year, the value of their pension and healthcare teachers actually make a considerable amount of money. That being said I’m not sure what the right amount is - I put a great deal of value on education - then again the best private institutions probably pay less than public ones at the k-12 level