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1. 22 days ago on Luann

   I’m thankful for my family.

2. 24 days ago on Luann

   I guess color ink ran out…LOL

3. 24 days ago on Luann

   Well, at least that annoying child is not there to spoiled dinner…so far.

4. over 2 years ago on Luann

   Hahaha!!! I need to use that one in the future.

5. over 2 years ago on Luann

   I’m starting to hate this arch

6. almost 3 years ago on Luann

   It amazes me how deep everyone gets about this comic strip. By the way, I do mean that in a good way. Love this community.

7. about 3 years ago on Luann

   that is true… too bad I did not have the time actually explain what you just declared. This leads me to another thing… that I’m not going to go into extreme details… but that is the “Side Investment” that all teachers make during their supposed break. Professional development, taking extra classes to be better qualified and try to climb the salary steps, yet many of us need to invest money and time. You are right WE ARE NOT sitting BBQing all summer long.And yes… our paychecks get a differential taken off to cover for the summer months, otherwise, we only get pay for 10 months… basically there is no salary for summer, unless deducted from our total salary.

8. about 3 years ago on Luann

   yeeeaaah… lots of career funerals.

9. about 3 years ago on Luann

   Well said… I’m also a teacher, 19 years on the job. At one point I did reconsidered my choice of career

10. about 3 years ago on Luann

    It is actually!! Our local school district and the neighboring school districts have tremendous teacher shortages due to many reasons, including student behavior, rapidly changing technology, and low pay, low pay, low pay, low pay…. did I mention low pay? Teacher lifetime expectancy is now 5 years… in our school district alone, we need 227 teachers!!! And NOBODY wants to teach because of the malarky teachers need to go through.Local colleges and universities in my area report that students enrolling in Teacher Education courses have dropped 86%!!While teachers get automatic pay raises and long summer holidays, the money is not enough and many teachers end up getting part-time jobs to supplement their income during the summer and beyond. Also teaching is one of the most stressful jobs in the U.S. Teachers’ work duties extend well beyond the school day hours. Many teachers also have crappy marriages (NOT ALL OF THEM) due to those extended hours. A teacher works 14 hour days. Some school sites are open on the weekends so that teachers can catch up on planning, preparing lessons, assessment grading, etc.