I imagine they get as many days of vacation as there are days between the end of a school year and the start of the next? I’m asking because I’m doing some career exploration.
I am a teacher in the state of TN. In our city, we are on 9 weeks. We get a week’s vacation for Fall Break; we’ll be out on the 19th through Jan 5th for Winter Break. We’ll have another one in the Spring – one week and then summer. I usually teach through the summer. Summer school starts at 7:30 am and ends at 12:00. I still have time to do what I want to do. Summer school lasts through early July and I have about 6 weeks before school starts again. I find that enough time for me to get rested. In addition, we have our sick and personal days.
I’m a teacher. We get summers off as well as all national holidays, seasonal vacation weeks and snow days (up north). The only day we don’t get off with the kids is election day.
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Many of the days that kids are off the teachers have to work.
A week (sometimes 2) before school starts teachers have to report to work.
HOW to become a Teacher
Read this:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
The traditional route to becoming a public school teacher involves completing a bachelor’s degree from a teacher education program and then obtaining a license. However, most States now offer alternative routes to licensure for those who have a college degree in other fields. Private school teachers do not have to be licensed but still need a bachelor’s degree. A bachelor’s degree may not be needed by preschool teachers and vocational education teachers, who need experience in their field rather than a specific degree.
You’ll need a BS in Education or whatever grade/subject you want to teach.
That’s a 4-year degree.
Pros:
You’ll never be bored.
You get to see children improve at something.
You can make your job better by how much you put into it.
You have creative control over how you teach.
You get summers off.
You get 2 weeks off at Christmas.
You get 1 week off in the Spring.
You’ll get insurance and salary enough to live on your own.
You will learn how to be an adult.
You will learn how to set boundaries and take care of yourself.
Cons:
It’s VERY demanding emotionally, and mentally.
Depending on the age you teach, kids will eat you alive if you don’t know how to handle yourself.
You’ll need to spend some of your own money for supplies.
You won’t earn enough to buy a home unless you marry someone who also has a full-time, good-paying job.
Unlike many of your friends who work in offices, you barely have enough time to pee, or make a phone call.
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I teach.
I am a teacher in the state of TN. In our city, we are on 9 weeks. We get a week’s vacation for Fall Break; we’ll be out on the 19th through Jan 5th for Winter Break. We’ll have another one in the Spring – one week and then summer. I usually teach through the summer. Summer school starts at 7:30 am and ends at 12:00. I still have time to do what I want to do. Summer school lasts through early July and I have about 6 weeks before school starts again. I find that enough time for me to get rested. In addition, we have our sick and personal days.
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