> > However, you won't get paid during the summer months if you were a high school teacher. I've got some relatives who teach. I believe they have to put enough away in savings each year to get them through the summer.
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> My aunt teaches in a private elementary school. They aren't paid for the summer either. However, as I understand it, in most of the schools she's taught in, they can opt to have the weekly paycheck amount adjusted so that they *will* receive paychecks throughout the summer, and it all works out even by the end of the year. I imagine it's better to get the money sooner and save it, but those who aren't good at saving money can force themselves to save it in that way.

My mom works at a private high school, and they have a choice to be paid on the 10-month plan or the 12-month plan. If I had that choice, and I took the 12-month plan, that would make so excited to get a paycheck every two weeks even though I wasn't working.

However, most teachers *do* work during the summer. They spend hours creating their lesson plan for the following year, making changes in the curriculum, etc.

Ell"I was going to be a teacher until I hit my sophomore year of college"myruh