What nobody ever seems to remember (or conveniently leave out) is that most teachers work summer jobs and/or are taking classes to meet requirements. Not a single one of my teacher friends--at least those in their first fifteen or so years (the time it takes to get to ~$70k with master's degree)--has the whole summer off. And those school-year "vacations"? Yeah, those are mostly spent catching up.
I've got engineering, weather tech, nursing, and many other friends who have 5-6 weeks of vacation, work fixed schedules without taking work (physical or emotional) home, and who make just about twice what we make.
Again, not complaining, but anyone with foresight can see we're heading for an education crisis that has foundations similar to those that created the recession seven years ago and unless the middle class begins to focus less on eating its own and more about strengthening itself and the abilities of its members to prosper, America will be eaten alive.
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