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Bleh. Having done things like tutoring and America Reads that required lesson prep, I was at least aware of that issue. Teachers work hard. That being said, the perception of it being an easier job with fewer hours might also come from summer break? People probably fondly remember their breaks as kids, frolicking about freely in the sun, and probably assuming that their teachers got to do the same thing. Now, I'm sure most teachers teach summer school or do other work in the summer, including preparations for the next school year, but again, like all of your exhaustive lesson preparation, this is work most people don't see. No excuse for the lousy pay, insert snarky rant about teacher pay versus, say, professional athlete pay, here.