Gee brucie - only 2247 hours? Thats conservative.

...and petr, when everyone in the entire province is your boss (admin., school boards, provincial ministries, college of teachers, taxpayers and parents) you need July and Aug. or you would burn out trying to please everyone. How many bosses do you have?

I actually enjoy teaching, its the political flak and the jealousy regarding our time off that is irritating. Teachers have a huge responsibility and we need the support of the public just like the HEU does. Since the public doesn't seem to support us, we need to support each other.

I'd like to see if you could stand in my shoes for even one day (or the shoes of an LPN or a technician). Last week, four different children disclosed abusive situations in their homes (2 physical and 2 sexual). I know it sounds exagerrated but its true. How would you handle that? I handled it but now I need a vacation. I can hardly wait until July. If it weren't for that time, I would not have the time needed to "re-charge my batteries" and get ready for a whole new set of problems to be solved the next year.

I don't have the luxury of giving opinions about your job because its not open to public scrutiny. Sounds easy to me. Nobody to answer to but yourself. No responsibilities but to yourself. How much did you make last year? How much did your education cost? How many lives did you save or protect? Ask an LPN about his/her job. They are the ones that hold your hand when you're dying and there's no one else around.
Thanks for the support. I'll pass it on to the other teachers. Lets hope your children never need a little something extra from the teacher or the LPN (I'll also tell the HEU about your comments).

By the way, I also have a business. I don't make much money but the tax breaks make it well worth it! Don't try to tell me that you have no tax advantage.

So you have to collect and report PST and GST - Well I have to collect and account for school fees, class photos, field trips, and a number of other fund raisers. That not supposed to be part of my job either.

But I missed the most important difference between private business and public sector workers. You create and control your workplace, we don't.