tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16852711.post113391660146010296..comments2023-06-21T02:43:26.232-05:00Comments on THE MEDIAN SIB: The Balanced Calendar and Steve GillCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684253587216306249noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16852711.post-1137460492671786942006-01-16T19:14:00.000-06:002006-01-16T19:14:00.000-06:00Thanks for the mention, but perhaps your math is a...Thanks for the mention, but perhaps your math is a little off when it comes to teacher work days each year. Tennessee state law requires 180 days of instruction, and also provides for about another 10 days of in-service days by teachers. That comes to 190 work days per year. Oh, but the law also gives teachers 10 days of vacation from that required set of work days, giving us the figure of 180 days a year. That comes out to about 9 months a year.<BR/><BR/>http://www.state.tn.us/education/sa200day.htm<BR/><BR/>Math can be pretty simple, if you break it down.<BR/><BR/>And as to not being paid for the months you don't work, that pretty much holds true for most folks. You don't get paid when you don't work. Nevertheless, the average teacher pay in Tennessee is higher than the average pay for most Tennesseans, who work ALL YEAR. There are great teachers who get paid much less than they deserve, while others get paid much more than they deserve. You can thank the teachers union for that.<BR/><BR/>Finally, the survey of teachers that led to the proposed balanced calendar clearly implied that teachers would get more time off. And the primary argument for the plan has been to give teachers "more time off." It won't, but apparently a lot of your fellow teachers bought into the idea.<BR/><BR/>We will be talking about this topic Tuesday morning, and you are welcome to chime in.<BR/><BR/>Steve Gill<BR/>WWTNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com