{"id":40249,"date":"2015-06-16T10:35:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=40249"},"modified":"2015-06-16T10:35:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:35:47","slug":"why-teachers-deserve-their-summers-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/education\/why-teachers-deserve-their-summers-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Teachers Deserve Their Summers Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/teacher-article.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-40252 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/teacher-article.jpg\" alt=\"teacher-article\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a>The school year is practically done. Have you thanked your child\u2019s teacher for the dedication they put into the past ten months of educating your child?<\/p>\n<p>If more often than not when you see a teacher you think, \u201cWell at least in your job you get your summers off\u201d &#8211;blogger Laura Goodman, a recently retired educator, sheds some light on the reality of the profession.<\/p>\n<p>Summer vacation isn\u2019t fully here yet. And even then, it\u2019s always a nice idea to say thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Read \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/boilsdown.com\/2015\/01\/19\/why-teachers-deserve-their-summers-off\/\">Why Teachers Deserve Their Summers Off<\/a>\u201d on Laura\u2019s blog, \u201cBoils Down to It.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The school year is practically done. Have you thanked your child\u2019s teacher for the dedication they put into the past ten months of educating your child? 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