Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries

Posted by njteacher on 8/02/07

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Don't quit if you love it. Come to South Jersey where you will be
appreciated for your knowledge and efforts with administrator
support, a supportive union,good kids and parents & a salary with
which you can handle comfortably. We are in need for good middle
school teachers.I am yr 13 of teaching and got a 6,000 increase.
Our new teachers begin at above 48,000 with an MA.Next yr my
raise is 7000.00 and I only have a BA.

On 7/28/07, Karline Raphael wrote:
> On 3/09/06, Julie wrote:
>> I am a middle school teacher and I have become increasingly
>> unhappy with teaching. I love the students and I love my
>> subject area, but I have found lack of administrative support
>> and appreciation to be demoralizing. We have to scratch and
>> claw to get a 1.6&37; raise and our superintendent took a
> 5.5&37;
>> raise. That raise happened last year which happened to be a
>> year that he cut teaming from the middle school due to
>> money... or should I say, lack thereof. Administration
>> continues to expect more and more work for less as we do not
>> keep up with the rising cost of living. It can be very
>> frustrating. The hours are very long. A teachers day never
>> ends when the students leave the school. There is always
>> grading, lessons, meetings, etc. It is a tremendous amount
>> of work with very little understanding or appreciation from
>> those outside the profession or from administration.
>
> I have a Master's Degree in Reading and have been teaching for
> four years in Miami, Fl. I will be part of the statistics...new
> teachers leaving within five years. My students loans far
> exceed what I earn in a year...even with a Master's Degree! I
> am considering going to college for a R.N. Degree. True, the
> nursing field is stressful in its on way, but, at least you get
> paid for the stress!
> Additionally, the discipline problems, lack of regard for
> teachers from parents, and pressure from FCAT just further
> propels me to leave. Most other fields, if one obtains a
> Master's Degree, you earn an additional $10,000 or more. Here
> in Florida, teachers with a Master's Degree only earn an
> additional $3,000. Most teachers therefore, do not obtain this
> higher degree. Most teachers with at least one dependent will
> earn about $3,000 on a tax return.
> No wonder math was not my strong point! I took out student
> loans totaling about $25,000 to see a salary increase of
> $3,000. I'm still kicking myself...!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 10/23/02, by Jackie Malecek.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 3/09/06, by Julie.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 7/28/07, by Karline Raphael.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 8/02/07, by njteacher.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 10/14/07, by ncteacher.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 11/03/07, by Kelly.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 11/03/07, by Kelly.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 11/12/07, by David Fassler.
• Re: Teachers leaving the profession due to low salaries , 11/21/07, by lessmoneyeveryyear.
• Re: Benefits of teaching overseas, 11/22/07, by drew.
• Re: Benefits of teaching overseas, 12/28/07, by Shay.