<p>*As a high school teacher I spend a lot of unpaid summer time grading research papers (I teach a two-year class.), planning lessons for the new year, going to training and mentoring students working on a required IB project. I don’t get paid for any of it. Yes, I don’t have to get up at 4:50 every morning in the summer and work a straight 9-10 hours daily plus additional time during the weekends and a number of evening nights. For the last three months the required training I have been taking doesn’t allow me to return home until 8:30 pm three nights a week. Yes, today I was able to leave at 3:30, so I am home now.</p>
<p>Please don’t assume that teaching is an easy gig. *</p>
<p>Wow…you do a lot. 
My three SILs are teachers, and they admit that they don’t do anything “school related” over the summer. One even takes on a summer job. Good for you!</p>