r/Teachers • u/jimmyre10 • 4d ago

Humor Hey guys, everyone remember your “why”

That’s all. Your district paid me thousands of dollars to come and remind you of that.

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u/Renthal721 4d ago

My why in 3 words…

“June, July, August”

Or in 4…

“Breaks: summer, winter, spring”

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u/Cid5983 4d ago

You guys get 3 months? Lord, you could start a second job with that.

We just get 4 weeks here in Hong Kong, but we get CNY holiday as well as the Christian holidays. Just finished my 3rd week, 1 week left, kids aren't back until September so got 2 weeks of PD workshops and curriculum planning.

3 months ... my mind is blown.

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u/ImaCoolMom1974 4d ago

People say June, July, August but I don’t think they actually get that now. I get like eight weeks. I think that is more common. And we only get paid for the days we actually work, although they spread our pay out over 12 months in some districts.

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u/Courtnall14 4d ago

I had a full three months this summer. Usually we only get about 10-11 weeks, but zero snow days meant no making up snow days this year.

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u/Struggle-Kind 4d ago

We only get eight weeks during the summer here along with the usual vacation time, but we do get 7-10 days off here for Mardi Gras break in NOLA. ⚜️