03-20-2018, 12:25 AM
quote:You make a good point, terracore.
Originally posted by terracore
My sister has a masters degree and works in education on the mainland. She complains about her pay, but on the other hand she only works about 8 months out of the year. I don't know what teachers make here (I didn't read any of the articles) but if the amount is calculated on a per-hour-worked basis, does it seem more fair then? When I was in school many of the instructors considered their summers off, spring break, winter break, plus every holiday in between to be a sort of "benefit" to be calculated into their "compensation" much like airline workers endure lower pay for flight and other travel benefits.
With the shortest amount of instructional days in the school year, in the nation, plus the 21 sick days and the vacation days (vacation days when you already only work 8 months?)
School days are also among the shortest in the country.
School starts at 8am and gets out at 2pm, with a 15 minute recess and a 30 minute lunch period. Take out the 4, 5 minute "passing" times (moving from class to class) and you are down to 4 hours and 55 minutes a day
I know that immediately, someone will claim that teachers spend dozens of hours a week before and after school hours prepping/grading, etc, but the fact is, that right here in Hawaii, that is a rarity.
My kids rarely had any homework assignments at all, even in high school. (Very recent experience here) The teachers also get 1 prep periods each school day in which to do these tasks. Since there are only 5 classes per day, this means that a teacher only has 4 classes a day. Recall back to when you may have went to high school and had 7 classes in an 8 hour day and 190-200 days of instruction a year.