shmoel: I am not envious of rebbeim and morahs, if i was, i wouldnt have hesitated to become one myself. And when one has a perk at a job it should not come at the expense of paying customers. I want to know that if i am paying for 10 months of school, that i get it (which we don’t) I have alot of respect for rebbeim/morahs, and its not their fault that there is alot of parents that are disappointed with the amount of days off.
Whiteberry: Thank you for your response! you are right that i work for a frum company and that is why i have off for yom tov itself. For chol hamoed and the many other days that the schools give off, i have to use my vacation days and when i use those up, i must pay a babysitter. And once again you are correct that, b”h i have parents, in laws, and siblings – who have jobs or if not, they have, ky”h, their own brood and cannot watch my children. Neices and nephews- too young to babysit. Neighbors – actually not that many that i would trust with my children and the ones that i do trust, are working. Besides, isru chag is not my main concern as my husbands kollel doesnt start on isru chag so he is watching them today.
DaasYachid: I’m sure some rabbeim/morahs do use their days off to tutor or try to get some temporary job to earn some more money. However, believe it or not, i have very similar responsibilities as as they and i dont get that time off, i still work a part time job at night and yes, without that part time job, i would not be able to pay my tuition and mortgage as well as the many other bills. Yes, that “measly” few hundred dollars that i or others would make from working those extra few days, is for tuition. Its very likely that others do the same.