No one has more time off than teachers, who don't work all Summer. The teachers I know personally all state that as a major reason for their career choice.
Teachers are only paid for the time they work. The summer is not PTO. A teacher might elect to have their salary split into 12 monthly payments, but by no means are they being paid for summer vacation.
Dice up their pay any way you want, I get 15 days off a year above and beyond statutory holidays. Teachers get ... over 50? That’s a lot of time to live that most people dont get
The difference comes in when a teacher gets sick, has to move, or gets fired on day X of the school year. Also, most school systems have mandatory training that eats into that time and is uncompensated.
A lot is said about teacher pay due to seniority, but only 1/3 make it even 5 years. It’s a vastly worse job than most assume.
> Teachers are only paid for the time they work. The summer is not PTO. A teacher might elect to have their salary split into 12 monthly payments, but by no means are they being paid for summer vacation.
In that case, people should be consistent. E.g., people point out that average teacher pay (about $60,000/year) is less than the average pay of college graduates as a whole (about $65,000/year). But if you adjust that for 10 versus 12 months, the average teacher pay is equivalent to $72,000/year. Teacher pay is either higher than public sector pay, on a per month basis, or its lower than public sector pay but offers a long summer vacation. It can't be both situationally.