[QUOTE=Teryn;2129466]I understand this and have taken this into account. It is great for those who need this type of schedule. But, I would like to work all year long right now and be paid as such. I work as a middle school Spanish teacher for 10 months, part-time as a Spanish instructor at a community college during the year and then full-time during the summer, all the time while managing my tutoring company. It's just so much and so many hours!
And even though I teach for 10 months, I am working 10-15 hour workdays during that time and getting paid for 9 a day. I wish governments would realize this. I love teaching with all of my heart and am a great teacher, I just wish we were more respected and paid better. 
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I agree with this too - my step-dad is not a teacher and always says how great I have it, but I get to work at 7:30 don't leave till around 4 usually, and take hours worth of grading home each night - and trust me middle school writing can be torture to read and grade
My step-dad leaves his job and it is behind him for the day. I honestly think for the most part, the only people who will validate what you do and how much time you spend that is "unpaid" are other teachers. My best friend gets two months paid vacation time at her job (which is two weeks less than I get for the summer), makes more than me, spends
less total hours working each day and doesn't take work home, but I'm the one with the cushy job. You have to love what you do!!