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Just because teacher’s don’t spend their summers in the classroom doesn’t mean their job is easy by any stretch of the imagination. The handy infographic below offers a few statistics on teachers. While we know that there are many exceptions to the rule (on either end of the spectrum!), many of you will relate to the life of a teacher described here. So, just how many hours do teachers really work?TRANSCRIPT
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How Many Hours Do Teachers Really Work?By Katie Lepi on September 7, 2013
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We have a couple of friends who are married. One is a teacher, and one is not. The non-teacher
is always poking fun at the teacher – seemingly mostly in jest- saying that the teacher doesn’t
work a lot, gets out of work so early, and doesn’t have to work in the summer- the teacher has it
so…. Easy! Right? Wrong.
Just because teacher’s don’t spend their summers in the classroom doesn’t mean their job is easy
by any stretch of the imagination. The handy infographic below offers a few statistics on teachers.
While we know that there are many exceptions to the rule (on either end of the spectrum!), many
of you will relate to the life of a teacher described here. So, just how many hours do teachers
really work?
The Average Teacher…..Earns $49,000 per year
Works 9 months
Teaches 8 hours per day
Arrives early or stays late by about an hour
Spends 3-5 hours daily planning, grading, communicating with parents, attending
meetings, etc.
Spends 2-4 weeks per year participating in continuing education
Spends 3 weeks per year planning curriculum
Spends 4 weeks per year getting ready for the new school year
Is this accurate for you? Do you spend more or less time on the aforementioned activities? We’d
love to hear from you!
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JosainSeptember 8, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Interesting. As a 9 year middle school teacher with M.Ed. in Tucson, Arizona, I am making $15K/yr. less than the
“average” teacher.
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GinSeptember 22, 2013 at 7:46 am
Teachers continually have additional requirements mandated to them either from administration or from the district.
This is in addition to planning and preparing for your individual daily lessons. My work day is endless. It is hard to
carve out time for your personal life. If you don’t give up part of your summer to prepare ahead of time, you pay for
it dearly once school starts. It can make the beginning of the year overwhelming.
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JoeSeptember 28, 2013 at 9:39 pm
I am always intrigued by the “getting ready” or “preparing” time. Who doesn’t have that in any job? If I added
“prepare, sending emails or educating myself” to my schedule well I would have a 60-80 hour week with no
summer vacation. I have numerous friends who are teachers and they have no problem enjoying their time off.
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