re: Give teachers a raise....Nah.

My sister and my bro in law are both teachers in Cobb County public schools.

My sister is 34 and makes $70K working 10 months out of the year with all government holidays and a week off every few months. She has tremendous benefits. When she left Atlanta Public Schools after four years because it got so bad and she admitted the kids there were hopeless and a lost cause (that was tough for her), APS cut her a check for $15K for unused sick and vacation pay. She leaves work everyday at 5 but she’s the last one to leave; other teachers make fun of her for staying late.

My bro in law is a football coach and he also makes $70K a year. He doesn’t really teach; he’s an assistant teacher in a class for kids with learning disabilities and goes around the class helping kids one on one during class. But he does work his arse off. He has June off but otherwise he works 11 months a year. In fall and during spring and summer workouts he comes home late, like 10, 11, midnight, over in the morning. He works 7 days a week, breaking down film on Saturdays and meeting with coaches on Sundays for game planning. When not in football season or workouts he has it easy and leaves by 4.