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I thought teachers spent much of the summer break maintaining certifications and incorporating new school regulations into their lesson plans for the next year.
by lovich 5y ago
I thought teachers spent much of the summer break maintaining certifications and incorporating new school regulations into their lesson plans for the next year. I don’t think it’s a 3 month break for them
- rhexs 5y agoMost teachers absolutely do get a 3 month break. They’ll have a few workshops at most.
- samplatt 5y agoPeople in here seem to be using "most" to mean "people I know personally". To add another data point, every teacher I know uses at least a third of their "break" for lesson planning. Usually more.
- mellavora 5y agomy sister was a teacher for 20-odd years, then she went through a Ph.D. program in education theory, and now teaches teachers. So below is not based on "knowing one or two teachers", but on knowing how teachers are trained/certified and what professional standards are. Most teachers work hard over the summer, it isn't a break. Pay isn't great. And a certain mainstream political group puts significant effort into demonizing the profession and destroying the pay/benefits packages... which matters, because in public schools, the politicians hold the purse strings.
- loeg 5y agoMy teacher friend usually gets a full-time summer job at a college prep program, totally unrelated to his school-year employer. (Anecdote.)