You do, though. If you choose to.
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A teacher is just like any other job. Most people can take home work or work 50 hours a week if they choose to. My mentality is you get these 40 hours and that's it. Work smart, not hard.
I've found that the ones that work longer hours are less organized or saavy when it comes to technology and things take them longer.
It's all about how they plan their time.
People are still choosing the profession:
As of Aug. 4, the school district had 280 instructional vacancies, compared to 525 at the same time last year. The district tweeted Tuesday — a week before classes are set to begin — how it was recruiting teachers, media specialists and counselors.
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The teachers that are underpaid are the old ones, unfortunately, 10 years of experience and only making a few hundred dollars more than someone that started in last year.