My kids start school at 8:40 and go until 3:05. So…hold on a minute…that’s 6 hours and 25 minutes…right?
But how many months do they go to school? We get out around June 20th and go back to school around Sept. 4th.
Laura
6.5 hrs.
They start the Tuesday right after Labor day and finish June 13th.
My kids start at 845 and get out at 330. They start the second to last week in August and get out around June 12th or so.
ETA: CHERYL B: I LOVE YOU!! I couldn’t have said what you said any better. AMEN to that!!!
6 hours and 10 minutes. 8:30 - 2:40
and Tad 2d: MAKE OUR TEACHERS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE THE ONES TRULY LEADING AMERICA…WATCH US CHANGE THE WORLD.
Really? Did the read the post below that says how much money these teachers are already making and they have the NERVE to stand on a picket line?!! I say fire every damned one of them; get new teachers in there and these picketers can get what they’re giving - NOTHING!
Teaching is a profession just like any other profession. If you don’t like the work and/or the pay, get out. DO NOT stand on a picket line and think I have to get on your soap box just because you CHOSE a profession where you only work 8 months out of the year!
7 hours exactly and we are in school 172 days our of the year. So there are 193 days (including weekend, holidays, and summer vacation). Personally I would want to go to 190-200.
I’m not going to get on my soap box.
6 hours and 40 minutes. WAY too long. My school day was 6 hours which was long enough to fit in plenty of learning, art, music, gym and recess. My son doesn’t get home until 4 pm - soon it will be dark 30 minutes after he gets home. He gets 40 minutes a day to play outside during recess. I have no problem at all with a 5.75 hour school day.
8 hours a day with the exception being Wednesday only 6 hours and 15 minutes for teacher planning.
from start to finish it’s about 7 hours. 8:15 start, 3:04 dismissial. but half an hour to 45 minutes for lunch and one half hour recess (they used to get 2 fifteen minute ones but just changed that)
(K-6) - 6 hours 35 minutes
Includes a 40 minute lunch & recess, plus a second 15-20 minute recess for the lower grades.
(7-9) - 7 hours 10 minutes
Includes a 25 minute lunch, no recess, 3-5 minutes between classes, 46-47 minute classes
(10-12) - 7 hours 17 minutes
Includes a 40 minute lunch, no recess, 5 minutes between classes, 51 minute classes
I’m not a teacher, nor is my husband. I’m an involved parent and volunteer in the schools and community.
I want to point out that terribly failing schools are often a result of a large number of failing parents. Teachers have no control over kids not showing up to class, refusing to do their work, living in poverty, having home life troubles, etc.
Someone mentioned the an outrageous $71k salary - considering the COL of the area, that isn’t a lot of money.
My husband makes under $50k which is sufficient in the area that we live. We have a small home, one car, pay the bills on time. He was offered a job just outside the Chicago metro area, with a raise (to $54k) to go with it. When I looked at the COL difference, I realized to be able to live within a reasonable distance of his new workplace and maintain our modest standard of living, he would need an absolute minimum of $95k. He turned down the job.
My daughter is 3.5 and goes to a public preschool program for children with special needs for 6 hours a day Monday-Friday. I think the older kids go a little longer, but I couldn’t tell you exactly how long. I do know that my daughter’s teacher is amazing. She works very hard for the kids in her classroom. She is usually at the school working until 7 every night. She buys school supplies and snacks with HER own money and does not get reimbursed. She is the best special needs teacher at this school, was the one to found this program, has numerous degrees and still does not get paid what she deserves. I think this is true for many teachers.