[Jay.]

Teachers take a lot of their work home with them, producing presentations, stuff to teach, tests etc. It's far more than a 9-5 job. I know that new teachers usually don't leave the school building until gone 8 because of the amount of work to do.

They also teach a vast amount of children, not just one class. I doubt they don't do any work through week breaks etc. with the amount of essays and tests to mark etc.

I remember my teacher telling me that they are paid for the months that they are there, but the salary is spread out across the year, so that they don't go penny-less over the summer. So they are only being paid during term time, so to speak.