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Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!
Posted by job seeker on 6/18/09

I see that teachers are not in the same situation in the south,
where it is the 'old way' of poor pay/conditions.

Mark, you made some great points. The reason everything is so
good now for teachers is because of the unions (and the opposite
for those non-unionized.)

There are few jobs out there that offer the security and
pension, protections, etc. of a teacher. If you work for the
post office you get protections, but the pay is not that good.
Work for Walmart of Joe & Joe Law Firm or other corporation, you
are 'at will' and can lose your job easily. I've worked in 9-5
jobs, and you get 2 weeks vacation a year, which is very hard.
Where else do you get as much time off as a teacher?

I can sympathize with teachers in NC or wherever where they have
none of these benefits and perks, but the teachers in my area
who complain about not having enough money or having to work an
extra 15 minutes....I'm sorry, that is not right.

And yes, young women (mostly) are flooding into the education
degree program. To get a BA in education is not that difficult,
and most other professions require a Masters. I have seen
student teachers at my school who could not spell, and who
frankly did not seem to have talent. (I understand they are
young, but still they just did a bad job controlling the class
and creating a lesson.) So yes, the level of teachers will go up
because it has become a very desirable situation, and more and
more talented people will be choosing teaching instead of
marketing, accounting, computers, etc.

Posts on this thread, including this one

"the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by job-seeker.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by Elena.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by pixie.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by Marina.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by WEK.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by SpecEd Teacher.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by Mark.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/17/09, by Mark.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/18/09, by job seeker.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/18/09, by NC teacher.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/18/09, by mark.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/19/09, by Marina.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/19/09, by NC teacher.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/19/09, by kate.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/19/09, by mark.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/20/09, by julia.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 6/20/09, by Catsister.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/01/09, by mel.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/14/09, by teaching in PA.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/14/09, by Compared to what?.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/14/09, by mark.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/14/09, by anon.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/14/09, by sped.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/15/09, by PA Teacher.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/16/09, by sped.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/20/09, by maybe I'm bitter.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/20/09, by deal with it.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/21/09, by Sympathetic.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/21/09, by deal with it.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/21/09, by sped.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/21/09, by maybe I'm bitter.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/21/09, by sped.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by No one gets a "contract" here.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by Pa Teacher.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by Joe.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by let me clarify.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by Not as easy in ALL states.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by Elena.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by let me clarify once again.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/22/09, by Oh New York.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/23/09, by Joe.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/23/09, by Clarification.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/23/09, by Elena.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/23/09, by don't like tests.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/23/09, by NBCTer.
Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!, 7/23/09, by Clarification.

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