I work 40 hours a week for 48 weeks a year. Not a problem but how many hours a year do teachers work?
829884
It's true that teachers don't work during the summer, but they often get to work much earlier than others, and bring a lot of work home with them.  So I think they end up working about the same number of total hours per year as other full-time workers.  In addition, teachers are very underappreciated and get dumped on by parents and administrators all the time.
381288
I'm 27 and I went back to school last year.  It's never to late.  I have people in my class that are in their 50's studying to be teachers.
241905
12 an hour is not a good office job.\n\nYou sacrifice a lot to work in an office job.  I just landed an office job for 20 an hour.  Anything less than 16 an hour is bad.
581190
In Canada, it's $36 000.00 per year without a degree (just your teaching license) or $46 000.00 per year with a degree BA or BSc and your teaching license.  Also, if you have a double degree, or a master's degree the starting salary is even higher.  \n\nThat's much higher than $14.00 per hour.
430703
Depends where you are.  However, it seems that teaching jobs are extremely cyclical.  Basically, there's a whole bunch that start at the same time and those same ones retire at the same time.  So, at times, there don't seem to be any jobs, and other times there are several.  Right now, I think we're entering into a period where teachers are needed.  Remember also, statistics suggest that more than half of all new teachers leave the profession in the first 5 years.
689531
Teachers don't get paid much, unless they are good enough and lucky enough to teach at a ritzy private academy. So not too many people want to put up with kids all day for chicken feed, so you have to put more and more kids into one classroom because there aren't enough teachers to go around, which makes the teaching job that much more difficult and that much more unpleasant until finally no one wants to be a teacher anymore and all our kids end up ignorant and poor and so they rob you for a living.
416504
hmmmm... well, i really think that it is right about 22 hours. it is a constant in my mind, I even dream about it.. so all in all, 22 hours a day. wow! that is 154 hours a week!
91666
14 years old but only 16 hours a week, or if you 16 years old, 35 hours a week
1066451
2.15 hours per bi-weekly period.\n\n7 days = 56 hours\n26 bi-weekly periods per year.\n56 divided by 26 = 2.15 hours
158069
A teacher with 4 yrs education earns between $37,043 and $62,625. A teacher with 6 yrs ed earns between $42,258 and $73,472 Canadian.
105622
When someone gets a bachelor's degree and adds a few years to it of university-based training, then goes out into corporate America to get a job, this person can easily bring in anywhere from 35,000 to 45,000 starting salary. Teachers, however, start anywhere from 22,000 to 30,000, depending on the district they are in. Some lucky ones in a critical area (such as math, ESL, and Special Education) can get more, but generally speaking, teachers are paid far less than other people with comparable degrees and credentials.
936645
Unless you're salary, anything after 40 hours per week is considered overtime.  There are no set laws about working without a day off.
520302
I encourage each and every person who thinks teaching is an easy job to become one. Go to college, get your 4-year degree in education and a specialty (subject area, elementary, special ed, bilingual, etc.), and get a job "doing nothing." For a more detailed description of what you face, go to this question:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtVb_TJAUD4OKZrC6Y4p6tDsy6IX?qid=1006040702012\n\nDuring summer vacation, teachers...\n\n-- plan for the following year, make new centers and activities, etc.\n-- take professional development courses\n-- teach summer school\n-- teach summer courses at a nearby college\n-- spend time with their families, parenting, etc.\n-- do community volunteer work\n-- work a second job\n-- train with the National or State Guards\n\nand so on.\n\nAlso, many districts are going to the "Year-round" calendar, and therefore have only about 2 to 4 weeks, instead of 10, for summer vacation. Therefore, all the teachers do for those breaks is hurridly spend time with family and work on their plans for the next session. Teacher's official contract time is 182 days or so (1/2 year)... but that doesn't count weekends (104 days per year) so teachers really are hired on their contracts for 286 days. Teacher take lots of their work home with them, and do lots of meetings, trainings, additional college classes, etc. during the remaining "off" days (all 11 weeks... spring break is one week, 10 weeks for summer).\n\nBefore you knock teachers regarding pay, consider...\n\nTo be a teacher requires at least a 4-year college degree, and most districts now are encouraging their staff to earn Master's degrees and Doctorates.\n\nA person with a 4-year degree in Accounting STARTS at least at $40,000. In Computer Science at least at $45,000. In Chemical Engineering at $52,000. And so on.\n\nThe AVERAGE teacher, for that AVERAGE pay of $40,000, has a Master's Degree and about 15 YEARS of experience.  Most teachers start at around $25,000 to $30,000 per year. By their 15th year, it has only risen to $38,000 average (not $40,000). For those of you out there that don't quite grasp how long 15 years of experience is... if you are 25 when you graduate and get your first job, you'll be 40 years old before you see that $38,000 pay. \n\nWith 15 years of experience, the AVERAGE salaries for people with Master's Degrees (most 15-year or better teachers have a Master's) are Geologists with Petroleum companies etc. $110,000, Video Game Programmers $85,000, Video Game Animators $75,000, Buisness Services Technology Application Directors $98,000, Lawyers $95,000, etc. All you have to do is Google "average salary experience degree," and start clicking down the list.
191685
Depends on the type of teacher.  For elementary school through high school, 4-5 years.  For college, 6-7 minimum.
706722
Not at all! Teaching is a physically and intellectually challenging job, and most teachers are up to the task. Those who are not should be weeded out to seek employment elsewhere. There are many who "can't" who TRY to teach, but they "can't" do that either.\n\nChow!!
339532
Well if only my occupation would allow me to earn a helluva lot of money. In answer to your question I would work for about 45 years in a 8 hour day job (teaching for me) and then retire to a life of country living with my pets around me.
122217
There is an old saying that if you work 40 hours you get 40 hours of pay. \n\nThen on the other hand, yes, one can work too much. It all is relevant to your situation. Is there a wife, kids or other people or things that require your attention? You have to know your limits and the limits of those demanding your time.