>Grading essays is what teachers do over summer vacation
One of the few perks of being a teacher is the extra vacation time compared to the rest of us. Cutting into that, with the typically already-poor wages, doesn't seem like a good plan.
Teachers also have many perks - summer vacation, minimal accountability, defined-benefit pensions, etc. In fact, a rather significant chunk of teacher's comp is perks, not pay, far more so than most people in the private sector.
And in-district status for their children, even if they live out of district. For a parent of 3 children living in EPA or San Jose or something, working as a teacher in Palo Alto saves basically $20k x 3 post-tax every year, vs. going to a comparable private school.
(which is why I think "people sneaking into schools with fake residence addresses" should be punished; if they're trying to send their children to another district, it should be by making a sacrifice and working in the district, vs. indirectly taxing everyone who lives in that district)
Thats an extreme case. The problem, is that after a certain point in your career it will take nothing short of that nude photo to get a teacher fired. No matter how ineffective or incompetent they are.
Teachers still have a ton of accountability. They aren't necessarily accountable to be good teachers, but there's a lot of stuff they are accountable to do. There's usually a lot of paperwork and all kinds of requirements.
Agreed: My wife is a teacher and I'm not sure I'd describe it as extra vacation rather than compensation for the unpaid overtime during the school school year, particularly since teachers have a very rigid schedule.
One of the few perks of being a teacher is the extra vacation time compared to the rest of us. Cutting into that, with the typically already-poor wages, doesn't seem like a good plan.