Comment on Paid Leave Olympics

• Mirshe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Teachers in the US definitely do NOT “take the summer off”, as someone who has an SIL that’s a teacher. That time winds up getting filled with lesson planning, adapting to new curricula, meetings with administration to discuss new curricula or books, and usually working a second job because your school is, most of the time, not paying you to do any of that.

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  • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It definitely depends on the type of teacher. My mom is a teacher but for her current job doesn’t need to do much planning so does get it off

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Teachers do not get free healthcare. I have no idea why you’re even suggesting it.

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  • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What’re you talking about? I didn’t say anything about healthcare or health insurance. But I will say now, full time public school teachers do get health insurance usually

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I said it. You responded to it. I guess you responded without reading.

      And as someone with the same insurance they give to the local teachers and is thousands of dollars in medical debt over just two years, comparing that to the French healthcare system is laughable.

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      • aidan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I said it. You responded to it. I guess you responded without reading.

        What? Again. I did not say teachers get free healthcare before. Why are you so hostile? I feel like you get the impression that you either want to view anyone who disagrees with you as dumb or a villain.

        Anyways, you said:

        Cool, can I take a third of the year off here in America and still keep my job?

        Otherwise, I think I’ll take the lower pay plus all the days off and the free healthcare.

        To which I responded:

        Depends on the job, that’s what a teacher does, and the average teacher salary is double the median french salary

        Because yes, a teacher does get a third of the year off.

        And as someone with the same insurance they give to the local teachers and is thousands of dollars in medical debt over just two years, comparing that to the French healthcare system is laughable.

        $30,000 of debt? If not you still made a profit.

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