Yeah, my mom never worked less than 50 hours a week during that 9 month contract.

She was at work at 7 most mornings, and never-- ever-- home before 4:45 in my memory. She also worked an additional 2-4 weeks a year completely UNPAID in order to set up her room for various things, or to mothball for the summer, etc.

Average teacher pay here is something approaching median income for the state, which is probably pretty good... particularly when you add in the benefits package.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.