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Re: "the myth of underpaid teachers" no longer true!
Posted by Compared to what? on 7/14/09

    There is NO doubt that teachers are better paid now than ever
    before; however, when compared to other industries, we lag behind.

    My brother, whom I love dearly, is a union electrician and makes
    about $80,000 a year. I'm not saying he's not worth it, but
    think about it, though. Many teachers (I'm glad you are
    appreciate of what you have in PA.) still start out at around
    $30,000 and when you compare that salary to, say, a secretary
    with little or no education past the 12th grade, we are still
    underpaid. (And I've worked as a secty. so don't go there.)

    Yes, we get summers (most of the summer) and holidays off.
    That's great. But I don't agree that we work from 8-3 and
    that's it, because it's not. If you are working just 7 or 8
    hours per day, then you're not doing your job right or you're
    using the same lessons year after year and your kids are bored
    to death.

    Nice to know, though, that things are good in PA.

    On 7/14/09, teaching in PA wrote:
    > You are absolutely right...as a teacher I get upset when I
    > hear other people (and they are usually teachers) complain
    > about how underpaid we are. In my opinion...it is WAY TO EASY
    > to become a teacher. I do consider teaching a profession, but
    > there is no other profession that I know of where students
    > right out of college can jump right in. I graduated from
    > college and spent three years working with at risk kids, and I
    > went back to get my teaching certificate.
    >
    > I was recently hired at a public school at the age of 25...and
    > the lifestyle I now have compared to the lifestyle I had prior
    > to teaching is a thousand times better. Think about this...my
    > fiance and I both teach...we are both extremely young. I
    > teach in the state of PA and my starting salary is 43,000 with
    > a bachelor's degree, and my fiance's starting salary at her
    > public school is 44,000. COMBINED we are making close to
    > 90,000. We are currently taking grad classes together working
    > towards our masters degrees, and when we complete it right
    > before our 3rd year of teaching our salary bumps up to 54,000
    > and 56,000...just three years into teaching! imagine if I
    > were to be like everyone else and begin teaching at the age of
    > 21 or 22...I would be making 54,000 by the time I'm 25.
    >
    > Summers off (and don't let teachers try to fool you with the
    > notion that they work on grad school stuff during that time)
    > and big breaks during winter and spring...teachers are being
    > paid very very well. And do not forget that many school
    > districts will actually PAY FOR their teachers to obtain their
    > masters degrees and doctorates. The school district benefits
    > when their teachers take graduate courses, and tuition for my
    > fiance and I are 100&37; paid for. No other company that I know
    > of would pay 100&37; for a professional's graduate school.
    >
    > Benefits are better than anyone else's, and there is the
    > teacher's union that will always support us and make sure that
    > we are more than adequately compensated. The myth that
    > teachers are underpaid needs to be stopped...My fiance and I
    > are just started our educating careers and combined make
    > almost 6 figures. And dont even get me started on our
    > retirement!!! it's the best in the land...and if you teach
    > (especially in the state of PA, you know exactly what I'm
    > talking about)
    >
    >
    > On 6/17/09, job-seeker wrote:
    >> Hi. I'm throwing this out for discussion......
    >>
    >> Years ago, teachers were considered underpaid, overworked,
    >> generally a lousy profession. But this seems to be a thing
    >> of the past.
    >>
    >> Since teachers have been unionized, they have a pretty
    >> good situation. Benefits, pension, tenure, union lawyers,
    >> paid training, long vacations...As for salaries, in my
    >> state (new hampshire....a rural state) the average salary
    >> is $50,000.
    >>
    >> To become a teacher, you only need a bachelors in
    >> education. This is why the job market is flooded with
    >> teachers and it is no longer easy to find teaching
    >> positions.
    >>
    >> Getting a teachers contract in a public school is VERY
    >> desirable, not what it used to be! Any thoughts?

     
     

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