[JRutledge]

I can tell you as a son of a teacher, they get paid 9 months out of the year, not a full 12 months. They might have a salary, but they will not get paid for 3 months at all unless they teach summer school or pick up extra teaching opportunities that might pay some money. I do not know about anyone else, but not getting any money coming in for 3 months would hurt me. On top of that, many do not make a lot of money to begin with. Now my mother who is a college professor has opportunities to teach and make other income that a HS teacher will not have the opportunity to make. She takes extra teaching positions that might be over the weekends at satellite programs and make extra money that way. That is not something a HS teacher can do in many cases if at all. And one of the problems is that if a teacher is working a private school, those teachers usually gets less than someone teaching at a public school.

Teaching is a big sacrifice for those that choose to do it. I do not envy their position. That is why I never considered being one myself.

Peace