TN_Volunteer73

Teachers work 180 days a year teaching...

They have 14 days of teachers conferences

that is 194 days a year...

http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fb/yr03avesalpubst01.asp

The Average teachers salary is $37,431

194*8=1552 hours

That would be $24.24/hour

so THE AVERAGE TEACHER MAKES ALMOST $10/HOUR MORE THAN THE AVERAGE WORKER IN TN.)
This also includes PAID LEAVE, (Sick, Paid days off).



The Average income in the private sector in TN $33,270 working 2196 hours (full time employment) or 15.16/hour


Teacher's pay is out of line with the private sector... BUT NOT THE WAY YOU ARE LEAD TO BELIEVE.

Actually you are incorrect because:

I based the Teachers Work Hours on an 8 hour day... Teachers only Work 6.5 hours a day... They have a 7.5 hours at school, with a 1 hour LUNCH BREAK.. So this means that they would have to take home 7.5 hours of work form School every week, or 1.5 hours every day for the $24.24/hour calculation to be incorrect...... Plus we would also have to subtract their Sick leave, and Personal Paid leave from that also.

I took the Salaries of the AVERAGE TN WAGE EARNER. and the AVERAGE TEACHER.

You see the AVERAGE TN WAGE EARNER WORKS OVERTIME...

This overtime was included in the Average Workers salary, so actually Teachers earn MUCH MORE than $10/hour than the AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR WORKER in Tennessee..

So Who Deserves the Raise more... THE AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR WORKER

SO GIVE THE MONEY BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS OF TN..