Teachers in NC Receive a Pay Cut

Teacher in NC received a 1/2% pay cut in their May and June checks. While 1/2% doesn't seem like a lot, it set me back 100 this month, and it will set me back 100 again next month. For the decrease in pay we will receive 10 hours of time off; however, we must take the 10 hours off during noninstructional days. So basically the 10 hours that we receive aren't really worth anything because who would want to take a teacher workday off. Those are the best days ever. We actually get to go off campus and have a 1 hour lunch, and most importantly we don't have to plan our trips to the potty around our class schedule.

But back to the issue at hand, the government took a noticeable slice out of our checks this month: Are we angry? Are we protesting? Nope. Not really. The general consensus around the school was, "Well, at least we have a job."

Yes, Ill admit when I saw my check dwindle from 2200 to 2100, It stung a little. However, I walked across the hall to a coworker, and we groaned a little, and joked a little. In the ended, we decided that it would be all right. We would forgo manicures and pedicures, a few Friday nights at Applebees, but in the end it didn't break us. I mean, hey, if I can survive a classroom full of 31 15 and sixteen year old boys, I can survive 100 pay cut.