9 Reasons You Should Appreciate Your Teachers May 5 is National Teacher Day and marks the beginning of Teacher Appreciation Week.
Here are nine reasons you should be more appreciative of teachers.
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Teachers make 14% less than other professions that require similar levels of education.
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90% of teachers spend their own money on their students and classrooms. 3.
The average salary for public school teachers in 2011-2012 was $56,643.
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Low salary is the most common reason people leave their teaching occupation.
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At least 20% of public school teachers have a second job outside of education.
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Teachers work an average of 10 hours per day and a total of 52 hours per week.
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Their contracts don’t include work outside of school, which can include up to 16 hours grading assignments on the weekends.
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Retirement only makes up 14% of teachers leaving schools, with 59 being the average age of retirement.
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Researchers have found that teacher’s jobs are just as stressful as firefighters and pilots.
