I think a big difference is that babysitters hang out with your child and make sure they’re okay when the parents are away.

Sure, teachers do that for children, too, but with much more purpose, and in an educational setting.

I think what a lot of people may not know, or might forget, is that teachers are working many unpaid hours. Whether it’s hours of grading after school, using their own money to purchase supplies for which they aren’t compensated, and coming in a few hours before the school day to prepare for lessons. 

They don’t have much “on the clock time” to work on said things.