Bendira wrote:I know several high school teachers and one college professor.
Oh, well I'll just shut up right now, then. You know one college professor (which is irrelevant to a debate about schools), and "several" teachers. How many is "several", by the way? More or less than 94?
Bendira wrote: The college professor gets insane amounts of time off etc.
If he's a professor, his "time off" would be when he does his research, yes? Publish or perish.
Also: we're talking schools, in case you've forgotten.
Bendira wrote: The high school teachers get varying time off. One works during the break, and another takes courses.
So they both work, just in different capacities.
Bendira wrote: The point is though, during this break you get to actually choose what you do, unless your meeting requirements for whatever your state mandates.
In 15 years time when you're old enough to work, you'll be in situations where you get to choose between doing A or B, unless your boss tells you to do C. That's part of work.
Bendira wrote: This is still more time off
Except it isn't time off, since you're working.
Bendira wrote: than anybody with a real career gets,
Just because you've got a chip on your shoulder about your teacher doesn't mean teaching isn't a real career. It's a very rewarding career, actually.
Bendira wrote: who dosn't have the luxury of being able to take courses to better themselves or go back to college when they feel like it to get another degree.
Most professional jobs give you the opportunity to take unpaid leave for further training. Some jobs even pay you to do so.
